Virgil Van Dijk

Today is Virgil Van Dijk’s 31st birthday and for it I wanted to bring back some of his best moments. 

From his debut against Everton back in January 2018 where he played a dominant game and where he scored his first goal in his first game to give Liverpool the sun in the FA Cup Merseyside Derby. The score was 2-1 and what a mark he left for his future, from then we all knew. 

Then he went into having a brilliant debut season at Liverpool, proving to the world why the Reds pud so much money for him. In his first season, he playing in his first ever Ucl Final. He played well, fighting off Ronaldo but unfortunately losing the game due to some goalkeeping mistakes. 

After this, he began to really show that he is the best defender in the world. 2 dominant seasons in the centre half role led to everyone looking at him as a beast. Playing in his second Ucl Final in 2 years he played an amazing game, making goal stopping tackles to keep a clean sheet. 

The next season, winning the league with the Reds and once again keeping up with his world-class status. However, an ACL injury came across him in October 2020 leading to him missing the rest of the poor 20/21 season where Liverpool finished 3rd. 

Coming back into the 21/22 season, it looked like he had never left. He came back into brilliant performances against top sides. He won 2 trophies last season and finished 2nd with Liverpool in both the Ucl and the Pl. 

What a player! Many more years left for Big Virg at Liverpool.