Virgil van Dijk Unbreakable Football Records:
- Most expensive defender transfer fee: Virgil van Dijk was transferred from Southampton to Liverpool in January 2018 for a record fee of £75 million, the highest fee ever paid for a defender.
- UEFA Men’s Player of the Year 2018/19: Van Dijk became the first defender to win the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award, beating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the prize.
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year 2018/19: Van Dijk won the PFA Players of the Year award in the 2018/19 season, becoming the first defender to win the award since John Terry in 2005.
- First Liverpool defender to win the Champions League Final Man of the Match Award: Van Dijk won the Man of the Match award in the 2019 Champions League final, becoming the first Liverpool defender to win the award in the competition’s history.
- First Liverpool defender to score in consecutive Premier League games: Van Dijk scored in consecutive Premier League games against Wolves and Newcastle United in December 2019, becoming the first Liverpool defender to achieve this feat.
- First Liverpool player to win the Premier League Player of the Season award since Luis Suarez in 2014: Van Dijk won the Premier League Player of the Season award in the 2018/19 season, becoming the first Liverpool player to win the award since Luis Suarez in 2014.
- Most consecutive Premier League clean sheets by a Liverpool player: Van Dijk played a crucial role in Liverpool’s 18 consecutive Premier League clean sheets during the 2019/20 season, breaking the previous record held by Manchester United.
- Most aerial duels won in a Premier League season: Van Dijk won 218 aerial duels during the 2018/19 season, breaking the previous record held by former Liverpool defender Duncan Ferguson.
- Most interceptions by a Liverpool player in a Premier League season: Van Dijk made 85 interceptions during the 2018/19 season, breaking the previous record held by Javier Mascherano.
- Most clean sheets by a Liverpool player in a Premier League season: Van Dijk played a key role in Liverpool’s 21 Premier League clean sheets during the 2018/19 season, breaking the previous record held by Pepe Reina.