player · data as of 2026-09-20 03:52 UTC
Virgil van Dijk
Be the first in the standsDefenderage 356' 5"
Netherlandscurrently Liverpool
Netherlandscurrently LiverpoolCareer goals
74
all competitions, from the season archive · club 63 · country 11 — season by season in The Record below
Career appearances
678
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
1g 1a
counted live from our own match timelines
Team trophies
12
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, and one of the greatest defenders in Premier League history, he is known for his strength, leadership, speed and aerial ability. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs
World Cup 2026 · goal log
Virgil's goals, counted from our own match timelinesInternational goals in our archive
9 goals across 9 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 2018–20269 of 13 — the remainder (mostly friendlies) is not yet in the archive.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 |  Japan | D2–2(n) | 51' | FIFA World Cup | Arlington |
| 2025-10-12 |  Finland | W4–0(h) | 17' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amsterdam |
| 2025-06-10 |  Malta | W8–0(h) | 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Groningen |
| 2023-10-16 |  Greece | W1–0(a) | 90' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Athens |
| 2022-09-25 |  Belgium | W1–0(h) | 73' | UEFA Nations League | Amsterdam |
| 2021-10-11 |  Gibraltar | W6–0(h) | 9' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rotterdam |
| 2019-03-21 |  Belarus | W4–0(h) | 86' | UEFA Euro qualification | Rotterdam |
| 2018-11-19 |  Germany | D2–2(a) | 90' | UEFA Nations League | Gelsenkirchen |
| 2018-10-13 | Germany | W3–0(h) | 30' | UEFA Nations League | Amsterdam |
Honours
12 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
UEFA Champions League
2018–19
Ballon d'Or
Premier League×2
2019–20, 2024–25
| Team honours12 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 2018–19 | Liverpool | |
| Premier League | ×2 | 2019–20, 2024–25 | Liverpool | |
| EFL Cup | ×2 | 2021–22, 2023–24 | Liverpool | |
| Scottish Premiership | ×2 | 2013–14, 2014–15 | Celtic | |
| FA Community Shield | ×1 | 2022 | Liverpool | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 2021–22 | Liverpool | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2019 | Liverpool | |
| Scottish League Cup | ×1 | 2014–15 | Celtic | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 2019 | Liverpool | |
| Individual honours47 | ||||
| Player of the year · 11 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | ||||
| Celtic Players' Player of the Year | 2013–14 | |||
| Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year | 2019 | |||
| Liverpool Fans' Player of the Season Award | 2018–19 | |||
| Liverpool Players' Player of the Season Award | 2018–19 | |||
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | 2018–19 | |||
| Premier League Player of the Season | 2018–19 | |||
| Premier League Player of the Year by Northwest Football Awards | 2019 | |||
| Southampton Player of the Season | 2015–16 | |||
| UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season | 2018–19 | |||
| UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award | 2018–19 | |||
| Teams of the season · 31 | ||||
| FIFPRO World 11 | ×5 | 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 | ||
| ESM Team of the Year | ×4 | 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24 | ||
| PFA Team of the Year | ×4 | 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2024–25 | ||
| IFFHS Men's World Team | ×3 | 2019, 2020, 2022 | ||
| UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season | ×3 | 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 | ||
| UEFA Team of the Year | ×3 | 2018, 2019, 2020 | ||
| PFA Scotland Team of the Year | ×2 | 2013–14, 2014–15 | ||
| FIFA Men's World 11 | 2025 | |||
| IFFHS World Team of the Decade | 2011–2020 | |||
| Premier League Fan Team of the Season | 2024–25 | |||
| The Athletic European Men's Team of the Season | 2024–25 | |||
| The Athletic Premier League Team of the Season | 2024–25 | |||
| UEFA Champions League Team of the Season | 2021–22 | |||
| UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament | 2019 | |||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| Alan Hardaker Trophy | ×2 | 2022, 2024 | ||
| 2026 FIFA World Cup Superior Player of the Match award | ||||
| IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade | 2011–2020 | |||
| Sports Illustrated Premier League Team of the Decade | 2010–2019 | |||
The Record
season by season · 78 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Shots | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 678 | 74 | 20 | 589 | 69 |
| 2026 | Champions League | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | FIFA World Cup | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Friendlies | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Premier League | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Champions League | Liverpool | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | Community Shield | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | FA Cup | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Premier League | Liverpool | 38 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| 2025 | Preseason | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | World Cup qualifiers | Netherlands | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2013 | FC Groningen | 62 | 7 |
| 2013–2015 | Celtic F.C. | 76 | 9 |
| 2015–2018 | Southampton F.C. | 67 | 4 |
| 2015–now | Netherlands | 95 | 13 |
| 2018–now | Liverpool F.C. | 272 | 27 |
Youth & development spells — 2 more
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | 0 |
The Stands
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