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Virgil van Dijk
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Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional soccer player born in 1991 who has become one of the most prominent defenders in modern football. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in his position and has played for top European clubs, making him an important figure in professional soccer.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Breda
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2024
- Field of work
- association football
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Liverpool F.C.
- Position played
- defender
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Netherlands
- Mass
- 92
- Image
- 20160604 AUT NED 8876 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 195
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- date of birth
- 1991-07-08
- name in native language
- Virgil van Dijk
- Commons category
- Virgil van Dijk
- sport number
- 4
- start of work period
- 2011-05-01
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- social media followers
- 3252255
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:10, 24 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
Virgil van Dijk ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɪrdʑɪl vɑn ˈdɛik]; born 8 July 1991) 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.
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