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Squad number —, club colours

Virgil van Dijk

PlayerNED Home-grown —
173 Current ability
175 Potential ability
£64,323,000Estimated value
£180,000Weekly wage
21Caps

Attributes

Technical

  • Corners− —
  • Crossing− —
  • Dribbling− —
  • Finishing− —
  • First touch− —
  • Free kicks− —
  • Heading− —
  • Long shots− —
  • Long throws− —
  • Marking− —
  • Passing− —
  • Penalties− —
  • Tackling− —
  • Technique− —
  • Versatility− —

Mental

  • Aggression− —
  • Anticipation− —
  • Bravery− —
  • Composure− —
  • Concentration− —
  • Consistency− —
  • Decisions− —
  • Determination− —
  • Dirtiness− —
  • Flair− —
  • Important matches− —
  • Leadership− —
  • Off the ball− —
  • Positioning− —
  • Team work− —
  • Vision− —
  • Work rate− —

Physical

  • Acceleration− —
  • Agility− —
  • Balance− —
  • Injury proneness− —
  • Jumping reach− —
  • Natural fitness− —
  • Pace− —
  • Stamina− —
  • Strength− —
15–2011–146–101–5Not recorded▲ ▼ change across versions

Change against FM19 Release, the previous version of this game. A value the earlier database did not record is marked newly recorded, not an increase from zero. A + marks a value this version records and the earlier one does not; a ! marks a stored value outside the 1–20 scale, which is left unsubtracted.

Positions

  • GKgoalkeeper—not recorded
  • DLdefender_left—not recorded
  • DCdefender_central—not recorded
  • DRdefender_right—not recorded
  • DMdefensive_midfielder—not recorded
  • MLmidfielder_left—not recorded
  • MCmidfielder_central—not recorded
  • MRmidfielder_right—not recorded
  • AMLattacking_mid_left—not recorded
  • AMCattacking_mid_central—not recorded
  • AMRattacking_mid_right—not recorded
  • STstriker—not recorded
  • WBLwing_back_left—not recorded
  • WBRwing_back_right—not recorded
Competency on the game's 1–20 scale. A dashed ring is a position with no recorded competency.

Best roles

FMDB calculation
Best roles for the strongest position
Role Duty Suitability
———

The FMDB's own figure, not a game scouting star: the weighted mean of the recorded attributes for each role, on the source's own 1–20 scale, with a role's key attributes counted 2× its preferable ones. Roles are offered only for positions with a recorded competency of at least 10, and a role scored from under 70% of its attributes is withheld rather than published from a handful of values.

Personal information

Full name
—
Common name
—
Date of birth
1991-07-08
Nationality
Holland
Other nationalities
—
Birth city
Breda
Height and weight
—
Youth club
—
Agent
—
Languages
Dutch, English, German

Club contract

Squad
—
Squad number
—
Type
—
Squad status
—
Joined
2018-01-01
Contract start
—
Expires
—
Weekly wage
£180,000
Estimated value
£64,323,000
Transfer status
—
Asking price
—

Joined is the club-join date on the person row. Contract start is the date the current contract was last signed, as the modern export records it; CSV-era versions record only the join date. Type comes from person_contract_detail where the version decodes it.

Player profile

Current ability
173
Potential ability
175
Home reputation
160
Current reputation
171
World reputation
150
Personality
—
Media handling
—
Favourite squad number
—

Ability and reputation are stored on the game's internal scale, which runs to about 200, and shown unchanged; the stars in the header are that figure out of five.

Home-grown and training

Exported; UI pending
Trained in Days Since
———
Home-grown at club
—
Home-grown in nation
—
Trained in the EU
—
Qualifies as
—

Modern exports include training days and recorded trained status. This panel has not integrated them; eligibility must respect the recorded rule and location type.

Personality

  • Adaptability 18
  • Ambition 18
  • Controversy 13
  • Loyalty 8
  • Pressure 15
  • Professionalism 12
  • Sportsmanship 12
  • Temperament 15

Personality is stored on the same 1–20 scale as the attributes. A dash is a value the export did not record.

Feet

  • Left foot —
  • Right foot —

Goalkeeping

No goalkeeping attributes recorded

Shown only when at least one value in player_goalkeeper_attributes is recorded.

Across versions

Recorded
Virgil van Dijk current and potential ability across versions0100200 FM11 RFM13 RFM15 RFM17 RFM19 RFM21 RFM24 RFM26 UCurrent ability, FM11 Release: 68 Current ability, FM11 Update: 68 Current ability, FM12 Release: 110 Current ability, FM12 Update: 110 Current ability, FM13 Release: 118 Current ability, FM13 Update: 127 Current ability, FM14 Release: 127 Current ability, FM14 Update: 137 Current ability, FM15 Release: 135 Current ability, FM15 Update: 135 Current ability, FM16 Release: 138 Current ability, FM16 Update: 141 Current ability, FM17 Release: 150 Current ability, FM17 Update: 155 Current ability, FM18 Release: 159 Current ability, FM18 Update: 159 Current ability, FM19 Release: 171 Current ability, FM19 Update: 173 Current ability, FM20 Release: 178 Current ability, FM20 Update: 180 Current ability, FM21 Release: 180 Current ability, FM21 Update: 180 Current ability, FM22 Release: 180 Current ability, FM23 Release: 181 Current ability, FM24 Release: 178 Current ability, FM26 Release: 183 Current ability, FM26 Update: 179 Potential ability, FM13 Update: 151 Potential ability, FM14 Release: 151 Potential ability, FM14 Update: 151 Potential ability, FM15 Release: 151 Potential ability, FM15 Update: 151 Potential ability, FM16 Release: 147 Potential ability, FM16 Update: 149 Potential ability, FM17 Release: 159 Potential ability, FM17 Update: 165 Potential ability, FM18 Release: 167 Potential ability, FM18 Update: 167 Potential ability, FM19 Release: 174 Potential ability, FM19 Update: 175 Potential ability, FM20 Release: 182 Potential ability, FM20 Update: 184 Potential ability, FM21 Release: 184 Potential ability, FM21 Update: 183 Potential ability, FM22 Release: 183 Potential ability, FM23 Release: 183 Potential ability, FM24 Release: 183 Potential ability, FM26 Release: 185 Potential ability, FM26 Update: 185
Current ability 173Potential ability 175
Recorded ability in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. Negative potential codes are listed in the data table, not plotted as fixed abilities.
Virgil van Dijk current and potential ability across versions
VersionCurrent abilityPotential ability
FM11 Release68-7
FM11 Update68-7
FM12 Release110-7
FM12 Update110-7
FM13 Release118-7
FM13 Update127151
FM14 Release127151
FM14 Update137151
FM15 Release135151
FM15 Update135151
FM16 Release138147
FM16 Update141149
FM17 Release150159
FM17 Update155165
FM18 Release159167
FM18 Update159167
FM19 Release171174
FM19 Update173175
FM20 Release178182
FM20 Update180184
FM21 Release180184
FM21 Update180183
FM22 Release180183
FM23 Release181183
FM24 Release178183
FM26 Release183185
FM26 Update179185
Virgil van Dijk weekly wage across versions£0£350K FM11 RFM13 RFM15 RFM17 RFM19 RFM21 RFM24 RFM26 UWeekly wage, FM15 Release: £19,999 Weekly wage, FM15 Update: £19,999 Weekly wage, FM16 Release: £45,000 Weekly wage, FM16 Update: £45,000 Weekly wage, FM17 Release: £65,000 Weekly wage, FM17 Update: £65,000 Weekly wage, FM18 Release: £80,000 Weekly wage, FM18 Update: £180,000 Weekly wage, FM19 Release: £180,000 Weekly wage, FM19 Update: £180,000 Weekly wage, FM20 Release: £180,000 Weekly wage, FM20 Update: £180,000 Weekly wage, FM21 Release: £180,000 Weekly wage, FM21 Update: £180,000 Weekly wage, FM22 Release: £240,000 Weekly wage, FM23 Release: £240,000 Weekly wage, FM24 Release: £240,000 Weekly wage, FM26 Release: £350,000 Weekly wage, FM26 Update: £350,000
Recorded weekly wage (GBP) in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. The table below the chart also carries the recorded estimated value in each of those databases.
Virgil van Dijk weekly wage across versions
VersionWeekly wageEstimated value
FM11 Release——
FM11 Update——
FM12 Release——
FM12 Update——
FM13 Release——
FM13 Update——
FM14 Release——
FM14 Update——
FM15 Release£19,999—
FM15 Update£19,999—
FM16 Release£45,000—
FM16 Update£45,000—
FM17 Release£65,000—
FM17 Update£65,000—
FM18 Release£80,000—
FM18 Update£180,000£53,964,000
FM19 Release£180,000—
FM19 Update£180,000£64,323,000
FM20 Release£180,000—
FM20 Update£180,000£63,027,000
FM21 Release£180,000—
FM21 Update£180,000£63,027,000
FM22 Release£240,000£63,027,000
FM23 Release£240,000£65,000,000
FM24 Release£240,000£65,000,000
FM26 Release£350,000£0
FM26 Update£350,000£0

Attribute summary

No attribute summary chart: 0 of 6 values are recorded. A chart needs at least 3 values and 60% of the group.

0 of 6 recorded Not recorded: Pace, Physical, Technical, Mental, Defending, Shooting Derived by thefmdb by averaging the attributes listed below. The Football Manager database stores no such summary.
Attribute summary — every value, including the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValueCoverage
Pace Not recorded 0 of 2 recorded — not enough to average
Physical Not recorded 0 of 6 recorded — not enough to average
Technical Not recorded 0 of 5 recorded — not enough to average
Mental Not recorded 0 of 9 recorded — not enough to average
Defending Not recorded 0 of 5 recorded — not enough to average
Shooting Not recorded 0 of 3 recorded — not enough to average
Axis Mean Coverage
Pace—0 of 2 recorded — not enough to average
Physical—0 of 6 recorded — not enough to average
Technical—0 of 5 recorded — not enough to average
Mental—0 of 9 recorded — not enough to average
Defending—0 of 5 recorded — not enough to average
Shooting—0 of 3 recorded — not enough to average

Percentile wheel

No percentile distribution has been built for this version.
Axis Percentile Measured against
Pace—all players · 0 of 2 attributes — not enough for a percentile
Physical—all players · 0 of 6 attributes — not enough for a percentile
Technical—all players · 0 of 5 attributes — not enough for a percentile
Mental—all players · 0 of 9 attributes — not enough for a percentile
Defending—all players · 0 of 5 attributes — not enough for a percentile
Shooting—all players · 0 of 3 attributes — not enough for a percentile

Injuries

2 recorded
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
damaged foot
pectoral strain

Each bar runs from the recorded start date to the recorded return date; bars of 30 days or more and of 90 days or more are coloured.

Injury history from player_injury, most recent first
Injury From Returned Side Severity Flags
damaged foot2017-01-222017-07-01not set0—
pectoral strain2012-03-302012-05-25not set1—

Bars are the recorded absence; amber is over three weeks, red over two months. severity is a raw number from the source.

Clauses and bonuses

None recorded
Clause Amount Applies
———

Recorded clauses come from person_contract_clause and clause_type. Modern person_contract_bonus rows, where a contract has them, are counted here and wait for clause-specific interpretation before any amount is shown.

International

Youth level pending
Senior caps and goals
21 caps
Under-21
—
Youth
—
Declared for
—
Eligible for
—
Debut
—
First goal
—

Caps, goals, previous nations, debut and first goal come from person_international_record where the version exports it; debut and first-goal dates are decoded in FM24 and rarely elsewhere. Versions without the table show senior caps from the player row only. Eligibility lists the nations person_nationality marks eligible-for. No export establishes youth-level records. Missing fields stay blank.

Honours

Partial export
—

FM24 exports achievements with event codes and date precision in starting_person_history and starting_person_history_date. Other versions remain unsupported, and this panel still needs validated event interpretation. A club spell during a winning season does not prove a personal medal. The awards panel below shows recorded placings.

Career

1 marked current
Career spells from staff_history
Club Role From To Status
Willem IIPlayer—2010-06-30Ended
FC GroningenPlayer2010-07-012013-06-30Ended
CelticPlayer2013-07-012015-09-01Ended
SouthamptonPlayer2015-09-012018-01-01Ended
LiverpoolPlayer2018-01-01—Current
Career apps and goals
213 (18)
Clubs
5
Loans
0
First professional contract
—

Career appearances and goals combine the recorded player_history rows this page has checked do not overlap: every detail row, plus a summary row only where no detail row covers the same season at the same club. The clubs count is the distinct clubs in the career spells above. The date of a first professional contract is not derivable from the earliest history row.

Season record

Season record

One row per season as the export recorded it. A transfer fee is shown where a figure was stored; where the source recorded only a sentinel — "Undisclosed fee", "Unknown fee" — that sentinel is printed instead. A fee of zero is a fee of zero, not a missing one.

Season-by-season record from player_history.
Season Club Division Apps Goals Transfer fee Joined Left
2009–10 Willem II Eredivisie — — Undisclosed fee — —
2010–11 FC Groningen Eredivisie 2 0 Unknown fee — —
2011–12 FC Groningen Eredivisie 23 3 Unknown fee — —
2012–13 FC Groningen Eredivisie 32 2 £2,547,249 — —
2013–14 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 36 5 Unknown fee — —
2014–15 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 35 4 Unknown fee — —
2015–16 Celtic Ladbrokes Premiership 4 0 £12,000,000 — —
2015–16 Southampton English Premier Division 34 3 Unknown fee — —
2016–17 Southampton English Premier Division 21 1 Unknown fee — —
2017–18 Southampton English Premier Division 12 0 £72,000,000 — —
2017–18 Liverpool English Premier Division 14 0 Unknown fee — —

Similar players

FMDB calculation
Player Club Match
———

Nearest recorded attribute profiles among 30 players in English Premier Division within 15 current ability, compared on the attributes both record. Not a whole-database search. The match is the mean absolute difference over those attributes expressed against the 1–20 scale; an attribute only one of the two records is left out rather than counted as a gap of fourteen.

National-team spells

No national-team spells recorded

Nothing in person_nation_contract for this person, although 21 international appearances are recorded on the player row.

Bans and absences

Bans and absences from person_ban
Type From To Matches Competition Nation
——————

Awards

0 recorded
Season Award Placed
———

Likes and dislikes

In the export
Favoured clubs
—
Disliked clubs
—
Favoured people
—
Disliked people
—

Other relations

Typed relations from person_other_relation
Target type Target Rating
clubWillem II1
clubFC Groningen1
nationHolland1

Familiarity

Familiarity from person_familiarity
Target type Target Level Linked
clubSouthampton22No
nationEngland36Yes
clubLiverpool14No
nationHolland84No

Preferred moves

Needs mapping
Bit 15—Bit 43—Bit 60—

The source records preferred moves as bits. Names need a validated export mapping.

Data wishlist for this page

18 data pointsWhole site
  • person_days_at_location, person_trained_status Training days and recorded home-grown status Exported; UI pendingThe modern schema includes days, age bands and trained-at-club or trained-in-nation relationships. Rule codes and target kinds must be respected; these rows do not prove eligibility under every competition rule.
  • person names, date_of_birth, height_cm, weight_kg Names, birth date, height and weight Now liveRecorded identity and measurements are displayed; missing values stay blank.
  • export_meta.reference_date Age at the in-game date No reference dateThe base .dat source does not store an authoritative reference date. Birth year alone cannot establish an exact age.
  • person_nationality, person.declared_nation_uid Additional nationalities and declared nation Now liveSecond, third and resident nationalities with their source relationship labels, and the declared nation, are displayed where the version exports them; CSV-era versions say so.
  • person_contract_detail, person_club_status Contract type, squad status and explicit unattached status Partial exportContract type is displayed where contract_status is decoded (FM24); the FM26 exports carry the column as NULL on every row. squad_status has no lookup table and has_no_club is not yet used; a missing contract is not evidence of free agency.
  • playing-time promises and market status Playing-time promise, transfer or loan listing and asking price Needs source dataThese facts are not established by the current contract-detail or club-status columns.
  • person_contract_clause, person_contract_bonus Contract clauses and bonuses Partial exportRecorded clauses are displayed. Starting-contract bonus rows are counted with their raw type codes; cash and misc need clause-specific interpretation before any amount or condition is shown.
  • agent identity and representation Agent Needs source dataThe current catalog has no agent identity or representation relation.
  • player attribute tables and PlayerRoles Role suitability Now liveFMDB calculates its own weighted attribute scores for competent positions, with coverage thresholds; these are not stored scouting stars.
  • attribute tables in the previous version of the same game Attribute changes since the previous version Now liveComparisons distinguish a changed value, newly recorded data, missing data and off-scale values.
  • player and person_club_contract across versions Ability, potential, value and wage across versions Now liveCharts use recorded values after identity checks in each target database. Missing values and coded potential are not invented chart points.
  • person personality attributes; preferred_move.bit_index Personality, media handling and preferred-move labels Needs validationPersonality scores and move bits are recorded. Validated labels and era-specific mappings are still missing.
  • person_international_record Senior and under-21 goals, caps and debut details Now liveSenior and under-21 caps and goals, previous nations, debut and first goal are displayed where the version exports them; CSV-era versions fall back to senior caps from the player row. Youth categories are not established.
  • starting_person_history, starting_person_history_date Personal honours and milestones Partial exportFM24 achievements include record_type, job, flags and date precision. Other versions remain unsupported; the page still needs validated event interpretation. Club membership in a winning season does not prove a medal.
  • player_history Career totals and recorded season history with fees Now liveTotals use bounded history and exclude overlapping summary rows. Coverage depends on the selected player and version.
  • player attribute vectors within a bounded division cohort Similar players Now liveFMDB compares shared recorded attributes within the documented ability band and candidate cap; this is not a whole-database search.
  • award_history_winner and person relationship tables Recorded awards, liked and disliked clubs and people Now liveOnly resolving identities are linked; missing relationships remain missing.
  • explicit youth and first-professional-contract events Youth club and first professional contract Needs source dataAn earliest career row, current contract start or forced initial contract date does not establish either fact.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.