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Virgil van Dijk Net Worth, Annual Salary, Wiki, Age, Height, Pic, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Virgil van Dijk Net Worth, Annual Salary, Wiki, Age, Height, Pic, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More. Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, Van Dijk is known for his strength, leadership and aerial ability. He is the only defender to win the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award and runner-up for the Ballon d’Or and FIFA Men’s Player of the Year. After starting his professional career with Groningen, Van Dijk moved to Celtic in 2013.

With Celtic he won the Scottish Premiership and was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year and won the Scottish League Cup in both of his seasons with the club. Second. In 2015, he joined Southampton before signing for Liverpool in January 2018 for £75 million, a then world-record transfer fee for a defender. With Liverpool, Van Dijk reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter. He was named PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season in his first full season. Van Dijk later won the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup and helped end the club’s 30-year league title drought by winning the 2019–20 Premier League.

Virgil van Dijk Biography & Wikipedia

Van Dijk is a powerful centre-back who also plays for the Netherlands national football team. Although he was runner-up for the Ballon d’Or and FIFA Men’s Player of the Year awards, he remains the only defender to win the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. Van Dijk made his professional debut for Groningen in 2011 but joined Celtic in 2013. The Dutch star footballer won the Scottish Premiership in two seasons with the club and was also named PFA Scotland Team of the Year. He also won the Scottish League Cup in his second year with Celtic.

After some of his great performances, van Dijk became famous among his followers as “the best defender”. His abilities were recognized by various teams and in 2015, he joined Southampton. He then moved to Liverpool and signed a massive £75 million deal with them in 2018, a record-breaking transfer fee for any defender in football history. After joining Liverpool, he improved his game further and reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2018 and 2019 consecutively. The Dutchman won the 2019 UEFA Champions League final and notably won the tournament for his team. Finally after a long time he won FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup for his team.

Virgil van Dijk Net Worth, Salary & Income

Virgil Van Dijk has an Estimated net worth of $22 million. He currently has a 4-year contract extension with Liverpool FC. The deal is currently worth over £45.76 million. In addition, he will earn £11.4 a year from the club. He is currently the club’s second highest paid player behind Mohamed Salah. The Dutch footballer is a Nike sponsored athlete. Additionally, he is affiliated with EA for their FIFA video game. In 2019, Van Dijk was featured as a cover star for the FIFA 20 video game.

In December 2017, Virgil signed a record-breaking transfer deal from Southampton to Liverpool worth $79 million. Making him the most expensive defender at the time. Naturally, fans and critics questioned the high price, but over time, the Dutch international has come to prove that he is worth every penny, as he has become one of the greatest centre-backs of this generation, if not of all time. The contract was due to expire in 2024, but in August 2021, after returning from a long injury layoff, he signed another long-term commitment with the club until 2025.

Net Worth £63 million
Age 30
Salary $15.5 million (2021-2022)
Sponsors Nike, EA Sports
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Virgil van Dijk Professional Football Career

Van Dijk made his full international debut for the Netherlands on 10 October 2015 in a 2–1 win over Kazakhstan in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier. He was handed the captaincy of his country by manager Ronald Koeman on 22 March 2018 and his first match as captain was a 1–0 home friendly defeat to England the following day. On 26 March, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 win over European champions Portugal at the Stade de Genève. On 13 October, he scored in a 3–0 win over 2014 World Cup champions Germany in the UEFA Nations League.

More importantly, he equalized in the next match against Germany, assistant coach Dwight Lodeweges sent him a small paper note at halftime with a request to go ahead in the last minute of the game. The goal enabled the Netherlands to win the group stage of the Nations League. He later led his country to the final where they lost 1–0 against Portugal. In May 2021, van Dijk ruled himself out of the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 to allow enough time to recover from a long-term injury since October 2020.

Virgil van Dijk Football Career Statistic

Club information

Current team Liverpool
Number 4

Youth career

2009–2010 Willem II
2010–2011 Groningen

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Groningen 62 (7)
2013–2015 Celtic 76 (9)
2015–2018 Southampton 67 (4)
2018– Liverpool 143 (14)

National team

2011 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2011–2013 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
2015– Netherlands 50 (6)

Virgil van Dijk Personal Life, Wife & Relationship

Van Dijk usually uses his first name on the kit. According to his uncle Steven, this was due to a family feud with his father, Ron Van Dyke, who abandoned his family during Virgil’s childhood. Virgil is married to childhood sweetheart Ryk Nuetgate and they have four children.

Virgil van Dijk Bio & Wiki

Full Name: Virgil van Dijk
Nickname: The Dyke; VVD
Born: 8 July 1991 (age 31 years)
Place of Birth: Breda, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Occupation: Football (Soccer) Player
Current Team: Liverpool F.C.
Jersey Number: #4
Playing Position: Defender
Height: 6 ft 4 in (193 m)
Weight: 92kg (203 lbs)
Strong Foot: Right
Parents: Ron van Dijk (father);
Hellen Fo Sieeuw (mother)
Wife: Rike Nooitgedagt
Children: Nila van Dijk (Daughter)
Net Worth: $20 million

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