Since moving to Liverpool for £75million, Virgil van Dijk has had a huge impact at the club, helping the Reds win their first league title in 30 years and a sixth European Cup.
Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch football player who currently plays for Liverpool and is the captain of the Netherlands national side.
Widely renowned for being one of the world's best defenders in today's game, Van Dijk is the only defender to have won the prestigious UEFA Men's Player of the Year award. He also came runner-up in both the Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Men's Player award in 2019.
Starting his professional career at Groningen, Van Dijk made the switch to Scottish giants Celtic in 2013, where he won consecutive Scottish Premiership titles and the Scottish League Cup in his final season at the club.
In 2015, he joined Southampton before making the move to Liverpool in January 2018 for £75million - a world-record transfer fee for a defender at the time.
Recognised for his ball-playing skills, strength and leadership qualities, Van Dijk featured in both the 2018 and 2019 UEFA Champions League final, winning the latter.
In his first full season at Liverpool, Van Dijk was crowned both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season.
After securing the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2019, he helped Liverpool end their 30-year title wait, winning the 2019/20 Premier League.
He was part of the Liverpool sides that won the 2022 FA and Carabao Cups, and scored the winning goal in the 2024 Carabao Cup final.
After making his international debut in 2015, Van Dijk was given the Netherlands captaincy in 2018 and a year later led them to the UEFA Nations League final, where they finished runners-up.
Moving to the Premier League
Becoming a key part of Liverpool
Captaining his country
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