Sergio van Dijk
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Serginho van Dijk | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Assen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1996 | LTC Assen | ||
1996–1999 | Groningen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Groningen | 2 | (1) |
2002–2005 | Helmond Sport | 82 | (12) |
2005–2008 | Emmen | 110 | (40) |
2008–2010 | Brisbane Roar | 47 | (24) |
2010–2012 | Adelaide United | 53 | (24) |
2013–2014 | Persib Bandung | 29 | (21) |
2014 |
Sepahan | 7 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Suphanburi | 40 | (17) |
2016 | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Persib Bandung | 26 | (12) |
2018–2020 | VV Pelikaan-S | ||
Total | 396 | (152) | |
International career | |||
2013–2014 | Indonesia | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Serginho "Sergio" van Dijk (born 6 August 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the top goal scorer in the 2010–11 A-League regular season and made a name for himself in Australian football for his prolific scoring tally. Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Indonesia national team.
Early life
Van Dijk was named after the Brazilian star, Serginho Chulapa, who played for Brazil during the 1982 World Cup. His mother was a big fan of Brazil at the time.[2] Van Dijk is of Dutch-Indonesian parentage.[3]
Club career
Netherlands
Van Dijk started his career at local club LTC in Assen before he was drafted into the FC Groningen youth academy. In the 2000–01 season he played two matches (one goal) for Groningen in the Eerste Divisie, helping them to gain promotion. In the Eredivisie he did not play for Groningen and he moved back to the Eerste Divisie with Helmond Sport in 2002. In 2005, he moved to FC Emmen, where he scored 18 and 12 goals in his first two seasons. In the 2007–08 season he played at Emmen alongside his brother Danny.
Brisbane Roar
On 16 June 2008, Van Dijk signed a two-year contract with
Van Dijk started off the season slowly, only scoring one goal in his first ten matches although managing six assists at the time.
Adelaide United
On 11 February 2010, Van Dijk signed for
On 14 March 2010, van Dijk agreed to a three-year contract with Adelaide United.
Van Dijk was released from Adelaide United in January 2013.[12]
Persib Bandung
In February 2013 van Dijk signed for
Sepahan
Van Dijk signed a contract with
Suphanburi
On 30 June 2014, van Dijk signed for
Adelaide United
After two productive seasons with Suphanburi, van Dijk returned to former club Adelaide United as their Asian player for the 2016 AFC Champions League campaign.[18][19] On 9 February 2016, he made his sole appearance for Adelaide in their short-lived campaign, coming off the bench as a substitute against Shandong Luneng, in the third qualifying round play-off at Hindmarsh Stadium. Despite receiving a raucous reception from the home crowd, and producing a strong performance reminiscent of his previous spell with Adelaide, van Dijk and the Reds were barrelled out of the competition, 2–1, bringing van Dijk's contract to an end.[20]
Persib Bandung
After being clubless and trained with his former club FC Emmen,[21] he finally decided to come back to Persib Bandung[22] and was re-united with former Adelaide United colleague Marcos Flores. Due to an injury he made only four league appearances.
VV-Pelikaan-S
Van Dijk joined the Dutch league amateur club VV-Pelikaan-S.
International career
On 19 July 2010, it was reported that van Dijk was to declare for
Personal life
Van Dijk has a young son, who lives with family in the Netherlands. Regarding his future in football, van Dijk has said, "...after all these years of being overseas, it’s my eighth year now, I think it’s also time to let the family choose what the future plans are."[25]
Van Dijk also operates a clothing label with his brother Danny, called Sixlovesnine.[26]
Career statistics
Club
Club's | Season | League | Cup | International | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Groningen | 1999–2000[27] | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |||||
2000–01[27] | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2001–02[27] | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Helmond Sport | 2002–03[27] | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||||
2003–04[27] | 32 | 8 | – | 6[a] | 1 | 38 | 9 | |||||
2004–05[27] | 27 | 4 | – | 5[a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||||
Total | 82 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 93 | 13 | ||
Emmen | 2005–06[27] | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 18 | – | 38 | 18 | |||||
2006–07[27] | 37 | 12 | – | 37 | 12 | |||||||
2007–08[27] | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | 36 | 10 | |||||
Total | 110 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 40 | ||
Brisbane Roar[b] | 2008–09[27]
|
A-League
|
20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3[c] | 1 | 24 | 13 | ||
2009–10
|
27 | 13 | – | 27 | 13 | |||||||
Total | 47 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 27 | ||
Adelaide United | 2010–11[27] | A-League | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2[c] | 1 | 37 | 19 | ||
2011–12[27] | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | – | 28 | 10 | |||||
2012–13[27] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
Total | 53 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 29 | ||
Persib Bandung | 2013[28] | Indonesian Super League
|
29 | 21 | – | 29 | 21 | |||||
Sepahan
|
2013–14[28]
|
Iran Pro League
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 11 | 2 | |
Suphanburi | 2014[28] | Thai Premier League
|
14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
2015[28] | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | ||||
Total | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17 | ||
Adelaide United | 2016[27] | A-League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Persib Bandung | 2016[29] | ISC A
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23 | 12 | 23 | 12 | ||||||
2017[28] | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | ||
Career total | 396 | 152 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 434 | 162 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Indonesia' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Dijk goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 November 2014 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | East Timor |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly
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Honours
Individual
- A-League Golden Boot: 2010–11
References
- ^ "Sergio Van Dijk". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Micallef, Philip. "Van Dijk reveals Latino legacy". The World Game. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Slick Van Dijk puts his hand up – for Indonesia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hyundai A-League Home".
- ^ "Roar's Van Dijk admits goal drought".[dead link]
- ^ "Queensland Roar sink Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium".
- ^ Van Dijk hat-trick and Roar get their final[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Reds add fire power with Van Dijk signing". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Adelaide United dismantle Shandong in China". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Reds snare Van Dijk for three years". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "MVP Flores was in a league of his own".[dead link]
- ^ "Adelaide United releases Sergio Van Dijk". The Australian. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Jadi WNI, Van Dijk Kini Resmi Berbaju Persib". Simamaung.com. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Kosmina had lost the Adelaide United players, says Sergio van Dijk". Goal.com. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "LIGA INDONESIA". Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Sergio van Dijk, the new striker of Sepahan fc". persianleague.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "ช้างศึกฯดึง ไดค์ ทีมชาติอินโดฯพร้อมมาร์ซิโอ้ ร่วมทัพ". suphanburifootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Trombetta, Jordan (17 January 2016). "Van Dijk back in Adelaide". Adelaide United official website. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Sergio Van Dijk returns to Adelaide United". Football Channel Asia. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Adelaide still calls for Van Dijk". FourFourTwo. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Tak Punya Klub, Sergio Van Dijk Berlatih Di Klub Kasta Kedua Liga Belanda". FourFourTwo. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Bobotoh, Alasan Utama Sergio Van Dijk 'Pulang' ke Persib". Viva. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Val Migliaccio (19 July 2010). "Van Dijk heads to Indonesia". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Sergio Van Dijk, Siap Bela Merah-Putih" [Sergio van Dijk, Ready to be a Red and White]. Bayu Marhaenjati (in Indonesian). BolaNews. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Williams, Paul (16 February 2016). "Van Dijk: One last challenge". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Van Dijk's secret career".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Sergio van Dijk » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Sergio van Dijk at Soccerway
- ^ "Sergio van Dijk". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
- Sergio van Dijk at Soccerway
- Sergio van Dijk at National-Football-Teams.com