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 | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Persib Bandung | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–1999 | Groningen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Groningen | 2 | (1) |
2002–2005 | Helmond Sport | 87 | (13) |
2005–2009 | Emmen | 98 | (32) |
2008–2010 | Brisbane Roar | 50 | (25) |
2010–2013 | Adelaide United | 55 | (25) |
2013– | Persib Bandung | 20 | (17) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Indonesia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2013 |
Serginho "Sergio" van Dijk (born 6 August 1982) is a Dutch-born Indonesian footballer who plays for Persib Bandung in the Indonesia Super League. He was the top goalscorer in the 2010–11 A-League regular season and made a name for himself in Australian football for his prolific scoring tally.
Biography
He was named after the Brazilian star, Serginho Chulapa, who played for Brazil during the 1982 World Cup. Van Dijk's mother was a big fan of Brazil at the time.[1] Van Dijk is of Indo (Dutch-Indonesian) parentage.[2]
Netherlands
Van Dijk started his career at local club LTC in Assen before he was drafted in 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 at 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, he was signed to a two year contract by Queensland Roar (then operating as Brisbane Roar) after impressing the Roar scouts with his technique at the end of May against Redlands United and a Gold Coast Select XI.[3]
Van Dijk started off the season slowly, only scoring 1 goal in his first 10 matches although managing 6 assists at the time.[4] However he then silenced the critics by scoring 9 goals in as many matches (including a brace against the Central Coast Mariners).[5] On 17 January 2009, Van Dijk was the Roar's first ever player to score a hat-trick in their 3-1 win over Sydney FC.[6]
Adelaide United
On 11 February 2010, Van Dijk was signed by Adelaide United on a six-month contract for the club's AFC Champions League campaign,[7] and made his debut against defending Asian champions, Pohang Steelers on 24 February 2010, in a 1-0 win at Hindmarsh Stadium. Van Dijk made his scoring debut for the Reds in their 2-0 away win against Shandong Luneng in Match Day 2 of the Champions League campaign.[8]
On 14 March 2010, Van Dijk agreed to a 3 year contract with Adelaide United.[9] On 21 January 2011, Van Dijk scored a hat-trick in the teams 8-1 win over North Queensland Fury. Van Dijk won the Golden Boot award for the 2010-11 season with 16 goals.[10]
Van Dijk was released from Adelaide United in January 2013.[11]
Persib Bandung
In February 2013 Van Dijk signed for Indonesian Super League club Persib Bandung.[12] Van Dijk scored on his debut in a 2-1 loss to Persisam Samarinda.[13] On March 3, he scored again twice, in a 3-1 win over Persija Jakarta.[14]
Personal
Van Dijk has a clothing label called Sixlovesnine.[15]
International career
On 19 July 2010, it was reported that Van Dijk was to declare for Indonesia, the country of origin of one of his grandparents.[16] However, upon meeting with the Indonesian football authorities, he learned that in order to be able to represent Indonesia, he must earn Indonesian citizenship and give up his Dutch citizenship, as Indonesia does not allow dual citizenship. He refused to decide his international future, citing that it is difficult for him to gave up his Dutch citizenship because his wife and families are Dutch.[17] After some time, he finally decided to put off his Dutch citizenship in order to play for Indonesia. Football Association of Indonesia has announced that Sergio van Dijk is being naturalized, so he can play for the Indonesia national football team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. On 4 March 2013, he was called up for Indonesia National Team for the first time, to play in the 2015 Asia Cup Qualification. He made his debut against Saudi Arabia on 23 March 2013.
Career statistics
(Current as of 20 April 2013)
Club | Season | Division | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
Groningen | 1999-2000 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
2000-01 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2001-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Helmond Sport | 2002-03 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 0 | - |
2003-04 | 32 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 9 | - | ||
2004-05 | 27 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 4 | - | ||
Emmen | 2005-06 | 38 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 18 | - | |
2006-07 | 37 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 12 | - | ||
2007-08 | 35 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 10 | - | ||
Template:ALeague BR | 2008–09 | A-League | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 26 | 13 | 8 |
2009–10 | 27 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 13 | 4 | ||
Template:ALeague AU | 2010–11 | 30 | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 3 | |
2011–12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 2 | ||
Persib Bandung | 2013 | Indonesian Super League | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 13 | 3 |
Total | 310 | 114 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 316 | 116 | 20 |
1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)
Honours
- A-League Golden Boot: 2010–2011 with Template:ALeague AU – 17 goals
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roar add Dutch firepower
- ^ Roar’s Van Dijk admits goal drought
- ^ Queensland Roar sink Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium
- ^ Van Dijk hat-trick and Roar get their final
- ^ "Reds add fire power with Van Dijk signing". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2010–02–11.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/pertandingan/PERSIB-vs-PERSIJA-121206289
- ^ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/soccer/van-dijks-secret-career/story-e6frepmf-1111118806217
- ^ "Van Dijk heads to Indonesia". Val Migliaccio. AdelaideNow. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Sergio Van Dijk, Siap Bela Merah-Putih". Bayu Marhaenjati (in Indonesian). BolaNews. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
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External links
- Use dmy dates from February 2012
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Eredivisie players
- A-League players
- FC Groningen players
- Helmond Sport players
- Adelaide United FC players
- FC Emmen players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Indo people
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- People from Assen
- Naturalised citizens of Indonesia
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia