Virgil van Dijk is a centre back for Liverpool (Premier League), aged 35. Over the 2026/2027 season, Virgil van Dijk's standout numbers are Clearances (94th percentile), Aerial Duels Won (92nd percentile), Ball Recovery (76th percentile) when measured against players in a comparable role across Europe's top five leagues.

The most statistically similar player is Rúben Dias of Manchester City in the Premier League, a 98.34% match, followed by Nathan Collins and Montassar Talbi. These comparisons weigh 9 defensive metrics on a per-90 basis and rank every candidate by percentile-vector similarity, so a match reflects a shared statistical profile rather than raw totals.