Virgil Vries
Quick Facts
Biography
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. In January 2012 he was loaned to second division side Carara Kicks.
Later in 2012, he signed a short-term contract with Orlando Pirates in the Namibian Premier League. 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.