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Van Dijk started his career with Willem II before transferring to FC Groningen in 2010 on a free transfer after just one season. Van Dijk made his professional debut for FC Groningen coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Petter Andersson during the 4–2 victory against ADO Den Haag on 1 April 2011. During the 2011–12 season, Van Dijk made 23 league appearances for the Eredivisie side, scoring his first professional goal during the 6–0 defeat of Feyenoord on 30 October 2011. Van Dijk scored his second professional goal for FC Groningen on 22 January 2012 against Heracles Almelo in a 2–1 victory before scoring again the following week during a 4–1 defeat to FC Twente. Van Dijk scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season on 7 October 2012 during a 2–2 draw with Feyenoord. Van Dijk yet again scored against Feyenoord in the return fixture on 23 December 2012 during a 2–1 defeat.
Celtic
On 21 June 2013, Van Dijk signed a four-year contract with Celtic for a fee of around £2.6m.
He scored two against Ross County from headers and earned a goal of the month nomination against St.Johnstone. He was part of the defence that went 1,215 minutes without conceding a goal, breaking the 43-year-old record set by Aberdeen's keeper Bobby Clark. He won the Celtic Players' Player of The Year award.
