OrcaScore
4

Defender

Virgil van Dijk

  • Liverpool FC
  • Netherlands
  • 35 yrs
  • 195 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
14
1,242 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.07
Assists
0
Average rating
7.32
Age35
Date of birth8 Jul 1991
Height195 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€15.5M
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts9 / 9
Minutes810
Rating7.28
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)5 (1)
Passes · accuracy646 · 88%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 11
Duels won45 / 57
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.36 / 0.23
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls43
Accurate crosses0
Touches759
Possession lost81
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won36
Ground duels won9
Clearances64
Ball recoveries32
Fouls won2
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets4
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)82.06
Top speed (km/h)34.94
Appearances / Starts4 / 4
Minutes360
Rating7.55
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)8 (2)
Passes · accuracy334 · 93%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0
Duels won16 / 23
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.73 / 0.20
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion12%
Headed goals1
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls13
Accurate crosses0
Touches388
Possession lost26
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won15
Ground duels won1
Clearances33
Ball recoveries15
Fouls won0
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)35.09
Top speed (km/h)34.25
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes72
Rating6.80
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy47 · 87%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 3
Duels won0
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.13 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses0
Touches54
Possession lost6
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won0
Clearances1
Ball recoveries1
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking41
Technical51
Tactical77
Defending73
Creativity47

Characteristics

Strengths

1615

National team

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
13 Nov 2026 Netherlands – Greece – – –
8 Nov 2026 Crystal Palace – Liverpool FC – – –
4 Nov 2026 Fenerbahçe – Liverpool FC – – –
1 Nov 2026 Liverpool FC – Arsenal 0–1 90' 7.3
28 Oct 2026 Liverpool FC – Chelsea 7–6 72' 6.8
25 Oct 2026 Liverpool FC – Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 90' 7.7
20 Oct 2026 Liverpool FC – Villarreal 4–3 90' 5.8
17 Oct 2026 Brentford – Liverpool FC 1–2 90' 7.5
14 Oct 2026 LASK – Liverpool FC 3–6 28' 5.8
11 Oct 2026 Liverpool FC – Manchester City 0–3 90' 6.2
4 Oct 2026 Netherlands – Serbia 2–1 90' 7.3
1 Oct 2026 Greece – Netherlands 2–2 90' 8.1
27 Sep 2026 Serbia – Netherlands 1–2 90' 7.5
24 Sep 2026 Netherlands – Germany 1–1 90' 7.3
20 Sep 2026 Bournemouth – Liverpool FC 0–1 90' 7.6

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 4 moves · total fees 103M €
  1. Transfer 84.7M €
  2. Transfer 15.7M €
  3. Transfer 2.8M €
  4. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)63
Average rating7.21
Last match rating7.31 Nov 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 10 7.21 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 Nov 2026 7.3

Last 10 matches

7.3 6.8 7.7 5.8 7.5 5.8 6.2 7.3 8.1 7.5

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Premier League Liverpool FC 9 (9) 810 0 0 7.28
2026 UEFA Nations League Netherlands 4 (4) 360 1 0 7.55
2026 UEFA Champions League Liverpool FC 3 (2) 208 0 0 6.10
2026 EFL Cup Liverpool FC 1 (1) 72 0 0 6.80

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Premier League 2026 · percentile among defenders (70 players)

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50 Tackles 32 Interceptions 70 Clearances 86 Aerials won 74 Duels won 94 Pass accuracy 76 Progressive carries 69 Rating 88

5 matches · 450 min

Virgil van Dijk: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.00
32
Interceptions / 90 min 1.40
70
Clearances / 90 min 7.00
86
Aerials won / 90 min 3.00
74
Duels won 74.1%
94
Pass accuracy 89.6%
76
Progressive carries / 90 min 1.20
69
Rating 7.36
88

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