EPL: Van Dijk second-highest goal-scoring central defender behind John Terry

Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk has present netted 28 goals successful the Premier League, making him the second-highest goal-scoring cardinal defender successful the competition’s history, excluding penalties.

The lone subordinate up of the Dutchman successful this awesome statistic is erstwhile Chelsea skipper John Terry, who scored 41 goals during his illustrious career, according to OptaJoe.

Van Dijk achieved this feat aft scoring a extremity successful Liverpool’s Premier League 5-2 triumph against West Ham United connected Saturday.

The 34-year-old volition anticipation to surpass Terry’s long-standing grounds successful the adjacent future.

Van Dijk has been awesome since joining the Reds from Southampton successful 2018, winning some the Premier League and UEFA Champions League with the Anfield club.

He volition present anticipation to pb Arne Slot’s broadside to triumph erstwhile they look Wolves successful the Premier League successful their adjacent fixture connected Tuesday.

EPL: Van Dijk second-highest goal-scoring cardinal defender down John Terry