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Virgil van Dijk
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Virgil van Dijk

Footballer

Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch centre-back and captain of Liverpool and the Netherlands. He joined Liverpool from Southampton in 2018 and has helped the club win the Champions League and Premier League.

Rike Nooitgedagt
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Country
Netherlands
Club
Liverpool
Born
8 Jul 1991
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THE BACKGROUND

Career and background

As a teenager in Willem II’s academy, Van Dijk’s ambition was simply to reach its first team. Instead, his professional path took him to Groningen, then Celtic in 2013 and Southampton in 2015. He has said that this gradual route helped develop his resilience and leadership.Source: British Vogue · Virgil van Dijk interview ↗

WHO’S WITH WHOM

Relationship history

Virgil van Dijk and Rike Nooitgedagt have been together since his Groningen years, before his moves to Celtic, Southampton and Liverpool. They married in 2017 and have four children. Van Dijk has credited his wife as central to the family decisions behind his football career.

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FAMILY

Children

The two youngest children’s names and birth dates have not been publicly disclosed.

Family life

Van Dijk has described fatherhood as the point that brings football back into proportion: after a match, he returns home to being a dad. In his 2026 Vogue interview, he called Rike the foundation of family life and the person he talks to after difficult results.Source: British Vogue · Virgil van Dijk interview ↗

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