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Alexander-Arnold VS van Dijk
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) vs Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool FC): career goals and assists, per-90 output, season-by-season form, scouting ratings and transfers, side by side.
DEFENDER • ENGLAND
Trent
Alexander-Arnold
AGE 28CLUB REAL MADRIDHEIGHT 180 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
DEFENDER • NETHERLANDS
Virgil
van Dijk
AGE 35CLUB LIVERPOOL FCHEIGHT 195 CM
PLAYER FILE
Player Bio
ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
PROFILE
VAN DIJK
Trent Alexander-Arnold
FULL NAME
Virgil van Dijk
7 Oct 1998
DATE OF BIRTH
8 Jul 1991
England
NATIONALITY
Netherlands
180 cm
HEIGHT
195 cm
Defender
POSITION
Defender
SCOUTING
Scouting Report
TA
SCOUTING
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Ability rating84 / 200
PotentialCan Polish Skills
Injury riskSomewhat
VV
SCOUTING
Virgil van Dijk
Ability rating92 / 200
PotentialUnlikely to Improve
Injury riskVery Unlikely
CAREER DATA
Career Stats On Record
ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
CAREER ON RECORD
VAN DIJK
24
GOALS
63
509
APPEARANCES
720
96
ASSISTS
15
31,479
MINUTES
46,973
7.30
AVG RATING
7.26
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
01
Goals By Season
GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27
02
Player Profile
RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES
ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
VAN DIJK
03
Assists By Season
CREATIVITY
04
Goal Contributions
CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS
05
Match Rating
AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON
06
Minutes Played
WORKLOAD PER SEASON
STAT BATTLE
Every Metric
Output
24ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
GOALS
27.6%72.4%
63VAN DIJK
96ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
ASSISTS
86.5%13.5%
15VAN DIJK
120ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
60.6%39.4%
78VAN DIJK
509ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
APPEARANCES
41.4%58.6%
720VAN DIJK
31,479ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
MINUTES
40.1%59.9%
46,973VAN DIJK
EFFICIENCY
Per 90 Minutes
PER 90 • 31,479 MINUTES
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goals0.07
Assists0.27
Goal Contributions0.34
Shots1.30
Key Passes2.22
Successful Dribbles0.74
Duels Won3.16
Tackles + Interceptions3.09
PER 90 • 46,973 MINUTES
Virgil van Dijk
Goals0.12
Assists0.03
Goal Contributions0.15
Shots0.91
Key Passes0.30
Successful Dribbles0.16
Duels Won5.40
Tackles + Interceptions2.16
SEASON BY SEASON
Every Season
2026/27SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
TATrent Alexander-Arnold
England / Real Madrid
21
0
2
2
647
7.20
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
35
5
1
6
3,015
7.27
2025/26SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
TATrent Alexander-Arnold
Real Madrid / England
34
0
5
5
1,798
6.88
VVVirgil van Dijk
Liverpool FC
54
8
3
11
4,851
7.27
2024/25SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
TATrent Alexander-Arnold
England / Liverpool FC
60
6
8
14
3,708
7.28
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
68
7
1
8
5,824
7.26
2023/24SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
TATrent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool FC / England
39
3
9
12
2,703
7.34
VVVirgil van Dijk
Liverpool FC
53
4
2
6
4,072
7.35
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
TATrent Alexander-Arnold
England / Liverpool FC
60
3
13
16
3,998
7.30
VVVirgil van Dijk
Netherlands / Liverpool FC
60
5
1
6
5,055
7.12
BREAKDOWN
By Competition
ALEXANDER-ARNOLD • 12 COMPETITIONS
Premier LeagueEngland • 9 seasons
299APPS
18GOALS
64AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 9 seasons
83APPS
3GOALS
12AST
La LigaSpain • 2 seasons
36APPS
0GOALS
5AST
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 5 seasons
21APPS
1GOALS
2AST
FA CupEngland • 9 seasons
16APPS
1GOALS
2AST
Carabao CupEngland • 6 seasons
13APPS
0GOALS
6AST
World CupInternational • 2 seasons
12APPS
0GOALS
0AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 6 seasons
9APPS
1GOALS
0AST
VAN DIJK • 13 COMPETITIONS
Premier LeagueEngland • 12 seasons
355APPS
31GOALS
8AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 11 seasons
91APPS
7GOALS
5AST
Scottish PremiershipScotland • 3 seasons
74APPS
9GOALS
0AST
EredivisieNetherlands • 2 seasons
52APPS
0GOALS
0AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 9 seasons
27APPS
3GOALS
0AST
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 5 seasons
25APPS
2GOALS
0AST
Europa LeagueEurope • 3 seasons
22APPS
2GOALS
1AST
World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 3 seasons
21APPS
3GOALS
0AST
JOURNEY
Career Path
TA
3 TEAMS
Trent Alexander-Arnold
TEAMS
EnglandClub • 2018–2026 • 8 seasons
Real MadridClub • 2025–2026 • 2 seasons
Liverpool FCClub • 2016–2024 • 9 seasons
TRANSFERS
Liverpool FC→Real Madrid1 Jun 2025 • 10M €
Liverpool U18→Liverpool FC1 Jul 2016
VV
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
TA
0 LATEST ITEMS
Trent Alexander-Arnold
No recent videos or posts.
VV
6 LATEST ITEMS
Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk has been named on the @FIFPRO World XI shortlist 🙌tweet • Liverpool FC • 2 Nov 2026
✦'Very disappointed' - Virgil van Dijk's reaction to #LIVARS 💬
🔗tweet • Liverpool FC • 1 Nov 2026
✦“What a fixture.” 👊💬
Virgil van Dijk looks ahead to Sunday's meeting in his #LIVARS programme notes 🗣️tweet • Liverpool FC • 31 Oct 2026
✦Treasured artefacts from the day Virgil van Dijk lifted his first trophy as Liverpool captain ❤️✨tweet • Liverpool FC • 28 Oct 2026
✦The skipper’s message: Look forward to the challenge ahead 💪🔴
Read Virgil van Dijk’s programme notes: 💬tweet • Liverpool FC • 28 Oct 2026
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