Virgil van Dijk has been named Defender of the Season for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League.
Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk has won the Defender of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign.
The 28-year-old Dutchman was a colossus as the Reds won their sixth European Cup, and was named man of the match following his imperious performance in the decider in Madrid. Van Dijk also scored key goals on the way to the final, using his height and presence at both ends.
Defender of the Season top ten
1 Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 349 points
2 Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax, now Juventus) – 205 points
3 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – 29 points
4 Andy Robertson (Liverpool) – 16 points
5 Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) – 14 points
6 Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham) – 12 points
7 Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) – 8 points
8= Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham) – 5 points
8= Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) – 5 points
8= Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) – 5 points
Van Dijk's 2018/19 in numbers
Honours: UEFA Champions League, Premier League runner-up, UEFA Nations' League runner-up
Individual accolades: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season, PFA Players' Player of the Season, Liverpool Players' and Fans' Player of the Season
UEFA Champions League
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1080
Clean sheets: 5
Goals conceded: 12
Goals: 2
Assists: 2
Domestic league
Appearances: 38
Goals: 4