SOCCER PLAYER

Virgil van Dijk

1991 - Today

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Virgil van Dijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɪrdʑɪl vɑn ˈdɛik]; born 8 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known for his strength, leadership, speed and aerial ability. After beginning his professional career with Groningen, Van Dijk moved to Celtic in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virgil van Dijk has received more than 13,102,032 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Virgil van Dijk is the 1,011th most popular soccer player (up from 1,016th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 461st in 2019) and the 49th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Virgil van Dijk ranks 1,011 out of 21,273. Before him are Humberto Coelho, Peter Crouch, Pablo Aimar, Luis Arconada, Michael Essien, and Attilio Ferraris. After him are Christoph Daum, Schubert Gambetta, Arda Turan, João Cancelo, Marek Hamšík, and Sophus Nielsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Virgil van Dijk ranks 5. Before him are Antoine Griezmann, Eden Hazard, Thiago Alcântara, and James Rodríguez. After him are Ed Sheeran, N'Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Jorginho, Roberto Firmino, and Lucas Vázquez.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Virgil van Dijk ranks 426 out of 1,646. Before him are Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Frits Bolkestein (1933), Matthias Stom (1600), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Barend Biesheuvel (1920), and Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594). After him are Pieter Both (1568), Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (1634), Adriaen van der Werff (1659), Fons Rademakers (1920), Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), and Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Virgil van Dijk ranks 49. Before him are Faas Wilkes (1923), Theo de Jong (1947), Hakim Ziyech (1993), Ronald de Boer (1970), Jordi Cruyff (1974), and George Knobel (1922). After him are Rinus Israël (1942), Dick Nanninga (1949), Jaap Eden (1873), Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969), Dick van Dijk (1946), and Gerald Vanenburg (1964).

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