Football Players Whose First Name Starts With V

Dutch footballer Virgil van Dijk plays as a defender for Liverpool and has won several titles, such as a Premier League, with them. Starting his senior career with Groningen, he later played for teams such as Celtic and Southampton. He is the only defender to be named the UEFA Men's Player of the Year.

After losing his parents in communal clashes in Nigeria, Victor Moses found home with a foster family in the U.K. Over the years, he has played for top-notch clubs such as Chelsea, winning the Premier League and FA Cup titles. He represented Nigeria in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Considered one of the fittest central defenders of the world, retired Belgian footballer Vincent Kompany had a successful stint with Manchester City, winning 4 Premier League titles, among other championships, with them. Post-retirement, the star footballer had turned to coaching and now manages the English club Burnley.

Before being an actor, Vinnie Jones had a brilliant career as a footballer and had even led the Welsh national football team and excelled as a midfielder. He was later mostly seen playing criminals on screen. Fans adore him for his roles in X-Men: The Last Stand, Elementary, and Arrow.

Serbian footballer Vladimir Stojković plays for the Saudi Professional League club Al-Fayha. The promising goalkeeper is the son of a footballer father and a discus thrower mother and began his career with Red Star Belgrade. He has had a successful stint with Partizan and was named the 2017 Serbian Player of the Year.

Starting his youth career with Xanthi, Greek footballer Vasilis Torosidis also made his senior debut with them and later played for clubs such as Olympiacos, Roma, and Bologna. The right-back has recorded 6 Greek Super League wins with Olympiacos and has also been named the Greek Football Player of the Year once.

Belgian footballer Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe was just 5 years of age when he joined the youth team of Gent. He later began his senior career with Anderlecht, winning the 2006 Belgian Super Cup with them. He also won the 2016-17 Ekstraklasa with Legia Warsaw and the 2012-22 Belgian Cup with Gent.

Vitorino Antunes is a Portuguese football player who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a defender. Over the years, Antunes has also played for other popular clubs like Dynamo Kyiv, with which he won two Ukrainian Premier Leagues, 2015 Ukrainian Cup, and the 2016 Ukrainian Super Cup. Vitorino Antunes also represented the Portugal national team from 2007 to 2017.

Vladimír Darida is a Czech football player who represented the Czech Republic national team from 2012 to 2021. In 2017, he was named Czech Footballer of the Year. Vladimír Darida currently plays for the Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.

Valter Birsa is a Slovenian former football player who played for the Slovenia national football team from 2006 to 2018. In 2010, he was adjudged Slovenian Footballer of the Year. Valter Birsa is also known for his association with Sochaux for which he won the Coupe de France in 2007.

Icelandic professional football striker Viðar Örn Kjartansson presently plays for the Super League Greece club Atromitos. He made his senior debut for Selfoss. His achievements so far includes becoming Úrvalsdeild Top Goalscorer (2013), Tippeligaen top scorer (2014) and Israeli Premier League Top Goalscorer (2016–17); and winning Chinese FA Cup (2015) with Jiangsu Sainty and Allsvenskan (2016) with Malmö FF.    

Dutch footballer Vivianne Miedema is a forward for Arsenal Women FC. She is regarded as one of the world’s greatest strikers and has also had a successful stint with Bayern Munich, winning the Bundesliga twice with them. She was named the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year in 2021.

Václav Kadlec is a Czech former football player who became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Czech Republic national team when he scored a goal on his debut against Liechtenstein at the age of 18. At the Czech Footballer of the Year awards in 2010, Václav Kadlec was named the Czech Talent of the Year.