Virgil Vries

Virgil Vries (born 29 March 1989) is a Namibian football goalkeeper who plays for South African club MM Platinum.

Virgil Vries

Personal information
Full name	Virgil Christo Vries
Date of birth	(1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Keetmanshoop, South West Africa
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	La Masia
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
2013–2017	Maritzburg United	59	(0)
2017–2018	Baroka	20	(0)
2018–2019	Kaizer Chiefs	5	(0)
2019–2023	Moroka Swallows	52	(0)
2024-	La Masia	17	(0)
International career‡
2009–	Namibia	39	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 February 2023

Club career

In January 2012 he was loaned to second division side Carara Kicks.^[1]

Later in 2012, he signed a short-term contract with Orlando Pirates in the Namibian Premier League.^[2] 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.

Leaving Kaizer Chiefs in the summer 2019,^[3] Vries joined Moroka Swallows on 26 September 2019.^[4]

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 loss for Namibia. As of 1 June 2014 he has played 11 games for Namibia and kept a clean sheet in five games.