Virgil Vries

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

Virgil Vries
Personal information
Full name Virgil Christo Vries
Date of birth (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989
Place of birth Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Moroka Swallows
Number 37
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 32 (0)
2017–2018 Baroka 20 (0)
2018–2019 Kaizer Chiefs 5 (0)
2019– Moroka Swallows 16 (0)
National team‡
2009– Namibia 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:29, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 February 2018

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.

Leaving Kaizer Chiefs in the summer 2019,[4] Vries joined Moroka Swallows on 26 September 2019.[5]

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.

References
  1. Golden howler! Keeper in South Africa left without a leg to stand on after disastrous own goal – Daily Mail
  2. Namibia: Virgil Vries Falls From Grace – AllAfrica
  3. Vries Targets PSL Return – Soccer Laduma
  4. Vries is no keeper, cut by Kaizer Chiefs, sport24.co.za, 1 May 2019
  5. Swallows sign Chiefs discard Vries, kickoff.com, 26 September 2019
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