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===FC Groningen=== ===FC Groningen===
van Dijk started his career with ] before transferring to ] in 2010 on a free transfer after just one season. van Dijk made his professional debut for ] coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for ] during the 4-2 victory against ] on 1 April 2011. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ado-den-haag-fc-groningen/index/spielbericht_1039451.html|title=Match report - Match report ADO Den Haag - FC Groningen, 01.05.2011 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-04-21}}</ref> During the 2011-12 season, van Dijk made 23 league appearances for the ] side, scoring his first professional goal during the 6-0 demolition of ] on 30 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-groningen-feyenoord-rotterdam/index/spielbericht_1124640.html|title=Match report - Match report FC Groningen - Feyernoord Rotterdam, 30.10.2011 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref> van Dijk scored his second professional goal for ] on 22 January 2012 against ] in a 2-1 victory<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-groningen-sc-heracles-almelo/index/spielbericht_1124702.html|title=Match report - Match report FC Groningen - SC Heracles Almelo, 22.01.2012 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref> before scoring again the following week during a 4-1 defeat to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-twente-enschede-fc-groningen/index/spielbericht_1124714.html|title=Match report - Match report FC Twente - FC Groningen, 29.01.2012 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref> van Dijk started his career with ] before transferring to ] in 2010 on a free transfer after just one season. van Dijk made his professional debut for ] coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for ] during the 4-2 victory against ] on 1 April 2011. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ado-den-haag-fc-groningen/index/spielbericht_1039451.html|title=Match report - Match report ADO Den Haag - FC Groningen, 01.05.2011 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-04-21}}</ref> During the 2011-12 season, van Dijk made 23 league appearances for the ] side, scoring his first professional goal during the 6-0 demolition of ] on 30 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-groningen-feyenoord-rotterdam/index/spielbericht_1124640.html|title=Match report - Match report FC Groningen - Feyenoord Rotterdam, 30.10.2011 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref> van Dijk scored his second professional goal for ] on 22 January 2012 against ] in a 2-1 victory<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-groningen-sc-heracles-almelo/index/spielbericht_1124702.html|title=Match report - Match report FC Groningen - SC Heracles Almelo, 22.01.2012 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref> before scoring again the following week during a 4-1 defeat to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-twente-enschede-fc-groningen/index/spielbericht_1124714.html|title=Match report - Match report FC Twente - FC Groningen, 29.01.2012 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk|publisher=transfermarkt.co.uk|accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref>


===International career=== ===International career===

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Virgil van Dijk
Personal information
Full name Virgil van Dijk
Date of birth (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team FC Groningen
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2010 Willem II
2010–2012 FC Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– FC Groningen 44 (5)
International career
2011 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2011– Netherlands U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Virgil van Dijk (born 8 July 1991, Breda) is a Dutch football player who plays as a defender. He currently plays for FC Groningen in the Eredivisie.

Career

FC Groningen

van Dijk started his career with Willem II before transferring to FC Groningen in 2010 on a free transfer after just one season. van Dijk made his professional debut for FC Groningen coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for Petter Andersson during the 4-2 victory against ADO Den Haag on 1 April 2011. During the 2011-12 season, van Dijk made 23 league appearances for the Eredivisie side, scoring his first professional goal during the 6-0 demolition of Feyenoord on 30 October 2011. van Dijk scored his second professional goal for FC Groningen on 22 January 2012 against SC Heracles Almelo in a 2-1 victory before scoring again the following week during a 4-1 defeat to FC Twente.

International career

van Dijk was called up to represent the Netherlands U21 by manager Cor Pot during October 2011, making his debut during a 2-1 defeat at home to Scotland on 14 November 2011. He made his second appearance for the U21s during a 3-0 home defeat to Italy on 15 August 2012.

References

  1. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/virgil-van-dijk/
  2. http://eredivisielive.nl/eredivisie/speler/928685/virgil-van-dijk/
  3. "Match report - Match report ADO Den Haag - FC Groningen, 01.05.2011 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. "Match report - Match report FC Groningen - Feyenoord Rotterdam, 30.10.2011 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. "Match report - Match report FC Groningen - SC Heracles Almelo, 22.01.2012 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  6. "Match report - Match report FC Twente - FC Groningen, 29.01.2012 - Eredivisie - transfermarkt.co.uk". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. "Match report - Match report NetherlandsU21 - ScotlandU21, 14.11.2011 - U21-EM-Quali - transfermarkt.co.uk". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  8. "Match report - Match report NetherlandsU21 - ItalyU21, 15.08.2012 - Freundschaftsspiele - transfermarkt.co.uk". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

External links

FC Groningen – current squad

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