How tall is Virgil van Dijk?

Virgil van Dijk's listed height is 195 cm (6'5"). He is taller than about 96% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 195 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 96% of men in the Netherlands born in 1991 (average 182.5 cm).

Dijk next to his teammates

Georginio Wijnaldum is 20 cm shorter than Virgil van Dijk (175 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team since 2015.

Stefan de Vrij is 6 cm shorter than Virgil van Dijk (189 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team since 2015.

Daley Blind is 15 cm shorter than Virgil van Dijk (180 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2015 to 2024.

About Virgil van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He was born on 8 July 1991 in Breda and began his professional career with Groningen before moving to Celtic in 2013.

At Celtic Van Dijk won the Scottish Premiership and was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year in both of his seasons, and won the Scottish League Cup in the second. He joined Southampton in 2015 and signed for Liverpool in January 2018 for £75 million, then a world-record transfer fee for a defender. With Liverpool he reached the UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter, and won the 2019 to 20 Premier League. He made his senior debut for the Netherlands in 2015 and took on the full captaincy of the national team in March 2018.

At a listed 195 cm (6'5"), Van Dijk is 20 cm taller than Georginio Wijnaldum, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), his teammate in the Netherlands national association football team since 2015. He is also 6 cm taller than Stefan de Vrij, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), who has played with him for the Netherlands since 2015.

Frequently asked

How tall is Virgil van Dijk in feet and inches? Virgil van Dijk is 6'5" tall, which is 195 cm, 76.8 inches or 1.95 m.

How tall is Virgil van Dijk compared to Georginio Wijnaldum? Georginio Wijnaldum is 20 cm shorter than Virgil van Dijk: 175 cm (5'9") vs 195 cm (6'5").

How tall is Virgil van Dijk compared to Stefan de Vrij? Stefan de Vrij is 6 cm shorter than Virgil van Dijk: 189 cm (6'2") vs 195 cm (6'5").

How tall is Virgil van Dijk compared to Daley Blind? Daley Blind is 15 cm shorter than Virgil van Dijk: 180 cm (5'11") vs 195 cm (6'5").

Is Virgil van Dijk tall for men in the Netherlands? At 195 cm he is taller than about 96% of men in the Netherlands born in 1991, whose average height is 182.5 cm.

Sources

• Virgil van Dijk on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Virgil van Dijk on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 195 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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