Virgil Vries
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Virgil Christo Vries | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maritzburg United | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luton FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2008 | Fedics United | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2011 | Eleven Arrows | ? | (?) |
| 2011–2012 | Golden Arrows | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Carara Kicks (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2013 | Orlando Pirates | ? | (?) |
| 2013– | Maritzburg United | 32 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Namibia | 24 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2016. | |||
Virgil Vries (born 29 March 1989) is a Namibian football goalkeeper who currently plays for South African Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United.
Club career
Born in Keetmanshoop, Vries joined Golden Arrows in 2011 from Namibian side Eleven Arrows, signing a three-year contract. A November 2011 blunder against Amazulu gained worldwide attention.[1] In January 2012 he was loaned to second division side Carara Kicks.[2]
Later in 2012, he signed a short-term contract with Orlando Pirates in the Namibian Premier League.[3] In January 2013 he goes to Maritzburg United F.C. in the Premier Soccer League. Since then he made 27 appearances for the club and keep a clean sheet in eight games and conceding in these games 23 goals.
International career
Virgil Vries is eligible to play for Namibia. He made his debut for the Namibia national football team on the 4 June 2011 against the Burkina Faso national football team in a 1–4 lose for Namibia. As of 1 June 2014 he played 11 games for Namibia and keep a clean sheet in five games.
References
- ↑ Golden howler! Keeper in South Africa left without a leg to stand on after disastrous own goal – Daily Mail
- ↑ Namibia: Virgil Vries Falls From Grace – AllAfrica
- ↑ Vries Targets PSL Return – Soccer Laduma
External links
- Virgil Vries at National-Football-Teams.com