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Virgil van Dijk. FC Groningen. During the Dutch Eredisivie game between FC Groningen and Vitesse Arnhem at the Euroborg Stadium in 2012. Soon he would move to Celtic and eventually #Liverpool where
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Groningen, Netherlands. 25th Apr, 2023. GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 25: Luciano Valente of FC Groningen challenges Magnus Mattsson of N.E.C. Nijmegen during the Eredivisie match between FC Groningen and N.E.C. Nijmegen at
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GRONINGEN - banner during the Dutch Eredivisie match between FC Groningen and PSV in the Hitachi Cap
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Groningen, Netherlands. 18th Sep, 2023. GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 18: Kevin van Veen of FC Groningen celebrates after scoring his sides second goal with Luciano Valente of FC Groningen and Paulos Abraham
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