Virgil van Dijk, Centre-Back at Liverpool

Centre-Back · Defender

#4 Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool Premier League · England

Date of birth / Age: 8 Jul 1991 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.93 m · 92 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Centre-Back
Citizenship: Netherlands, Suriname
Joined club: 1 Jan 2018
Contract until: 2027
International: Netherlands · 95 caps, 13 goals

Date of birth / Age: 8 Jul 1991 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.93 m · 92 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Centre-Back
Citizenship: Netherlands, Suriname
Joined club: 1 Jan 2018
Contract until: 2027
International: Netherlands · 95 caps, 13 goals

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 56
Starting eleven: 56
Goals: 8
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 6
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 5,031

Starting eleven100%

56 of 56 appearances

Minutes played5,031

90 per appearance

Goal involvement8

8 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

429 matches · since 2014/15

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Back	429	39	10

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · centre-backs with 900+ minutes

World rank: #9; centre-back in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #3; among centre-backs aged 30+
In his league: 91%; of Premier League centre-backs rank below him
Finishing: +0.8; goals above expected · better than 79% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

11 Expected

10.2

85 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

3 Expected

1.9

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Premier League	Liverpool	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	298
2025/26	Premier League	Liverpool	38	38	6	0	4	0	0	3,420
2025/26	UEFA Champions League	Liverpool	12	12	2	–	2	–	0	1,080
2025/26	FA Cup	Liverpool	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	351
2025	J.League World Challenge	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	60
2025/26	Community Shield	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2026	FIFA World Cup	Netherlands	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	390
2024/25	Premier League	Liverpool	37	37	3	1	5	0	0	3,330
2024/25	UEFA Champions League	Liverpool	9	9	1	–	2	–	0	840
2024/25	Carabao Cup	Liverpool	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	267
2026	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Netherlands	8	8	2	–	1	–	0	720
2024/25	UEFA Nations League - League A	Netherlands	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	557
2023/24	Premier League	Liverpool	36	36	2	2	3	0	1	3,178
2023/24	UEFA Europa League	Liverpool	5	3	0	–	0	–	0	334
2023/24	Carabao Cup	Liverpool	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	361
2023/24	FA Cup	Liverpool	3	2	1	–	0	–	0	201
2024	UEFA European Championship	Netherlands	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	540
2022/23	Premier League	Liverpool	32	32	3	1	3	0	0	2,836
2022/23	UEFA Champions League	Liverpool	8	8	0	–	1	–	0	720
2022/23	Community Shield	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Netherlands	8	8	1	–	1	–	0	676
2022	FIFA World Cup	Netherlands	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	480
2022/23	UEFA Nations League - League A	Netherlands	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	390
2021/22	Premier League	Liverpool	34	34	3	0	3	0	0	3,060
2021/22	UEFA Champions League	Liverpool	9	9	0	–	1	–	0	810
2021/22	FA Cup	Liverpool	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	450
2021/22	Carabao Cup	Liverpool	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	300
2020/21	Premier League	Liverpool	5	5	1	0	1	0	0	371
2020/21	Carabao Cup	Liverpool	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	107
2020/21	Community Shield	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2022	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Netherlands	6	6	1	–	1	–	0	540
2020/21	UEFA Nations League - League A	Netherlands	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2019/20	Premier League	Liverpool	38	38	5	1	1	0	0	3,420
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	Liverpool	8	8	0	–	0	–	0	750
2019/20	Community Shield	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/20	UEFA Super Cup	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/20	FA Cup	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Liverpool	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2018/19	Premier League	Liverpool	38	38	4	1	1	0	0	3,385
2018/19	UEFA Champions League	Liverpool	12	12	2	–	3	–	0	1,080
2018	International Champions Cup	Liverpool	3	3	1	–	1	–	0	173
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Netherlands	7	7	1	–	0	–	0	630
2018/19	UEFA Nations League - League A	Netherlands	6	6	2	–	1	–	0	570
2017/18	Premier League	Liverpool	14	14	0	–	1	–	0	1,260
2017/18	Premier League	Southampton	12	11	0	–	0	–	0	993
2017/18	Premier League 2 Division Two	Southampton U23	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2017/18	UEFA Champions League	Liverpool	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	540
2017/18	FA Cup	Liverpool	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2016/17	Premier League	Southampton	21	21	1	0	4	1	0	1,854
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	Southampton	6	6	2	–	0	–	0	540
2016/17	Carabao Cup	Southampton	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2016/17	FA Cup	Southampton	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2018	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Netherlands	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	540
2015/16	Premier League	Southampton	34	34	3	0	2	0	0	3,060
2015/16	Premiership	Celtic	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	450
2015/16	UEFA Champions League	Celtic	5	5	0	–	2	–	0	450
2015/16	Carabao Cup	Southampton	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	259
2015/16	FA Cup	Southampton	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2014/15	Premiership	Celtic	35	35	4	2	3	0	0	3,150
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	Celtic	8	8	0	–	3	–	1	666
2014/15	UEFA Champions League	Celtic	6	6	2	–	2	–	0	540
2014/15	FA Cup	Celtic	5	5	4	–	0	–	1	401
2014/15	League Cup	Celtic	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2016	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Netherlands	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	154
2013/14	Premiership	Celtic	36	35	5	–	2	–	1	3,072
2013/14	UEFA Champions League	Celtic	8	7	0	–	2	–	0	630
2013/14	FA Cup	Celtic	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2013/14	League Cup	Celtic	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2012/13	Eredivisie	Groningen	34	34	2	–	6	–	1	2,961
2012/13	KNVB Beker	Groningen	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2011/12	Eredivisie	Groningen	23	21	3	–	6	–	0	1,962
2011/12	KNVB Beker	Groningen	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2010/11	Eredivisie	Groningen	5	1	2	–	1	–	0	191
2013	UEFA U21 Championship	Netherlands U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			717	705	76	9^*	78	1^*	5	63,348

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Premier League	342	31	6
UEFA Champions League	83	7	–
Premiership	76	9	3
Netherlands	72	9	–
Eredivisie	62	7	–
FA Cup	24	7	–
UEFA Europa League	19	2	–
Carabao Cup	17	2	–
League Cup	5	0	–
Community Shield	4	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Transfer Southampton Liverpool Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Sept 2015 Sept 2015 · Transfer Celtic Southampton Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2013 Jul 2013 · Transfer Groningen Celtic Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2010 Jul 2010 · Transfer Willem II Groningen Transfer Fee in TSH subscription

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