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Neymar VS van Dijk

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FORWARD • BRAZIL

Neymar

AGE 34CLUB SANTOSHEIGHT 175 CM

HEAD TO HEAD

DEFENDER • NETHERLANDS

Virgil
van Dijk

AGE 35CLUB LIVERPOOL FCHEIGHT 195 CM

PLAYER FILE

Player Bio

NEYMAR

PROFILE

VAN DIJK

Neymar

FULL NAME

Virgil van Dijk

5 Feb 1992

DATE OF BIRTH

8 Jul 1991

Brazil

NATIONALITY

Netherlands

175 cm

HEIGHT

195 cm

Forward

POSITION

Defender

SCOUTING

Scouting Report

SCOUTING

Neymar

No scouting data for this player.

SCOUTING

Virgil van Dijk

Ability rating92 / 200

PotentialUnlikely to Improve

Injury riskVery Unlikely

CAREER DATA

Career Stats On Record

NEYMAR

CAREER ON RECORD

VAN DIJK

299

GOALS

530

APPEARANCES

707

171

ASSISTS

35,029

MINUTES

45,878

7.85

AVG RATING

7.27

BSD has no per-match data before 2011/12, so earlier seasons are missing and these totals are floors, not official career figures.

PERFORMANCE LAB

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27

Player Profile

RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES

NEYMAR

VAN DIJK

Assists By Season

CREATIVITY

Goal Contributions

CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS

Match Rating

AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON

Minutes Played

WORKLOAD PER SEASON

STAT BATTLE

Every Metric

Output

299NEYMAR

GOALS

82.8%17.2%

62VAN DIJK

171NEYMAR

ASSISTS

91.9%8.1%

15VAN DIJK

470NEYMAR

GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS

85.9%14.1%

77VAN DIJK

530NEYMAR

APPEARANCES

42.8%57.2%

707VAN DIJK

35,029NEYMAR

MINUTES

43.3%56.7%

45,878VAN DIJK

EFFICIENCY

Per 90 Minutes

PER 90 • 35,029 MINUTES

Neymar

Goals0.77

Assists0.44

Goal Contributions1.21

Shots3.61

Key Passes3.08

Successful Dribbles4.34

Duels Won9.88

Tackles + Interceptions1.34

PER 90 • 45,878 MINUTES

Virgil van Dijk

Goals0.12

Assists0.03

Goal Contributions0.15

Shots0.90

Key Passes0.29

Successful Dribbles0.16

Duels Won5.42

Tackles + Interceptions2.18

SEASON BY SEASON

Every Season

2026/27SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

NNeymar

Brazil / Santos

2,172

7.58

VVVirgil van Dijk

Netherlands / Liverpool FC

1,920

7.41

2025/26SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

NNeymar

Santos

1,555

7.38

VVVirgil van Dijk

Liverpool FC

4,851

7.27

2024/25SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

NNeymar

No data

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VVVirgil van Dijk

Netherlands / Liverpool FC

5,824

7.26

2023/24SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

NNeymar

Al-Hilal

206

7.20

VVVirgil van Dijk

Liverpool FC

4,072

7.35

2022/23SEASON

PLAYER

CLUB

APPS

GOALS

ASSISTS

G+A

MINUTES

RATING

NNeymar

Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain

3,632

7.91

VVVirgil van Dijk

Netherlands / Liverpool FC

5,055

7.12

BREAKDOWN

By Competition

NEYMAR • 14 COMPETITIONS

La LigaSpain • 4 seasons

129APPS

68GOALS

36AST

Ligue 1France • 6 seasons

112APPS

82GOALS

48AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 10 seasons

82APPS

43GOALS

30AST

Brasileirão Serie ABrazil • 5 seasons

56APPS

36GOALS

12AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 8 seasons

37APPS

18GOALS

5AST

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOLSouth America • 3 seasons

28APPS

16GOALS

19AST

Copa del ReySpain • 4 seasons

23APPS

15GOALS

4AST

World CupInternational • 4 seasons

16APPS

9GOALS

3AST

VAN DIJK • 13 COMPETITIONS

Premier LeagueEngland • 12 seasons

350APPS

31GOALS

8AST

Champions LeagueEurope • 11 seasons

88APPS

7GOALS

5AST

Scottish PremiershipScotland • 3 seasons

74APPS

9GOALS

0AST

EredivisieNetherlands • 2 seasons

52APPS

0GOALS

0AST

International Friendly GamesInternational • 9 seasons

27APPS

3GOALS

0AST

Europa LeagueEurope • 3 seasons

22APPS

2GOALS

1AST

World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 3 seasons

21APPS

3GOALS

0AST

UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 4 seasons

21APPS

1GOALS

0AST

JOURNEY

Career Path

6 TEAMS

Neymar

TEAMS

BrazilNational team • 2012–2026 • 10 seasons

SantosClub • 2011–2026 • 5 seasons

Al-HilalClub • 2023 • 1 season

Paris Saint-GermainClub • 2017–2022 • 6 seasons

FC BarcelonaClub • 2013–2016 • 4 seasons

Santos U20Club

TRANSFERS

Al-Hilal→Santos31 Jan 2025 • Free

Paris Saint-Germain→Al-Hilal15 Aug 2023 • 90M €

FC Barcelona→Paris Saint-Germain3 Aug 2017 • 222M €

Santos→FC Barcelona1 Jul 2013 • 88M €

Santos U20→Santos1 Jan 2009

5 TEAMS

Virgil van Dijk

TEAMS

Liverpool FCClub • 2017–2026 • 10 seasons

NetherlandsNational team • 2014–2026 • 9 seasons

SouthamptonClub • 2015–2017 • 3 seasons

CelticClub • 2013–2015 • 3 seasons

FC GroningenClub • 2011–2012 • 2 seasons

TRANSFERS

Southampton→Liverpool FC1 Jan 2018 • 84.7M €

Celtic→Southampton1 Sep 2015 • 15.7M €

FC Groningen→Celtic1 Jul 2013 • 2.8M €

FC Groningen U21→FC Groningen1 Jul 2011

MEDIA

Latest Media

6 LATEST ITEMS

Neymar

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UM ROLÊ DE CARRO COM COUTINHO! 🚘💬 O carinho da nação santista, a surpresa pelo bonito gesto do Rony, a amizade de anos com Neymar Jr, a histórica foto no espelho e até uma possível pegadinha com os nossos mascotes! Procure uma concessionária Comeri GAC e faça um test drive!tweet • Santos FC • 15 Sep 2026

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A foto histórica sendo refeita por Neymar e Coutinho! 😂📸tweet • Santos FC • 15 Sep 2026

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"EU DEIXEI ELE GANHAR" 👀 Neymar Jr superou Jimmy Butler no tênis de mesa, mas o craque da NBA explicou o motivo da derrota!tweet • Santos FC • 15 Sep 2026

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É isso mesmo: Jimmy Butler e Neymar jogando tênis de mesa! 😂🏓tweet • Santos FC • 14 Sep 2026

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A foto mais lendária de Neymar Jr e Philippe Coutinho não foi dentro de campo! E o nosso novo craque contou a história dessa imagem que a nação santista reviveu durante os últimos dias! 😂📸tweet • Santos FC • 14 Sep 2026

6 LATEST ITEMS

Virgil van Dijk

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A closer look at the Virgil van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet partnership in the @SASsoftware Review Show 🔍💪tweet • Liverpool FC • 22 Sep 2026

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'Important win, keep working' 💪 Virgil van Dijk's message after our 1-0 win 💬tweet • Liverpool FC • 20 Sep 2026

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Virgil van Dijk hopes tonight's clash with Tottenham Hotspur is the start of another special journey, read the skipper’s programme notes:tweet • Liverpool FC • 15 Sep 2026

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Virgil van Dijk wants to see the Reds produce another performance full of intensity and character as we look to record three victories in a row 👊tweet • Liverpool FC • 11 Sep 2026

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Virgil van Dijk's programme notes for of our clash with Atletico Madrid:tweet • Liverpool FC • 9 Sep 2026

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Neymar VS van Dijk

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Match Rating

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Every Metric

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Career Stats On Record

Advanced Analytics

Goals By Season

Player Profile

Assists By Season

Goal Contributions

Match Rating

Minutes Played

Every Metric

Per 90 Minutes

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Every Season

By Competition

Career Path

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