Van Dijk makes his first appearance as he have been shortlisted for the all men's uefa award after helping Liverpool win the Champions League title and also uefa Europa cup. van dijk has put on a dramatic performance after making his move from Southampton to Liverpool 2018 for £75 million.
Can he really win the uefa award?
Talking about his performance even before he move to Liverpool, the 28-year-old not only kept more clean sheets than any defender in Europe's top five leagues last season, he was also the only man to play more than 1,000 minutes of football without being dribbled past.He's been an absolute rock all season, he embodies the full picture of a defender, he is known for his strength, leadership and aerial ability.
Looking at some of his performance,
Defence
Clean sheet 45
Tackle success 72%
Aerial battle lost out of 586 is 205
Errors leading to goal 1
Own goal 0
Team play
passes per match 60.27
passes 7,232
assists 2
Discipline
Yellow card offense 7
Red card offense 1
Offside keeping 72
Attack
Goals scoring 9
Headed goals 6
Scored 3 goals with his left foot
If we should look more into his performance ever since in his carrier he has being a successful player and the possibility of him winning the UEFA award is 86%.
Let see if he make the winner of the all men's UEFA award as the awards will be presented during the Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Monaco on Thursday August 29.