Netherlands Van Dijk started his career at local club LTC in Assen before he was drafted into the
FC Groningen youth academy. In the 2000–01 season he played two matches (one goal) for Groningen in the
Eerste Divisie, helping them to gain promotion. In the
Eredivisie he did not play for Groningen and he moved back to the Eerste Divisie with
Helmond Sport in 2002. In 2005, he moved to
FC Emmen, where he scored 18 and 12 goals in his first two seasons. In the 2007–08 season he played at Emmen alongside his brother Danny.
Brisbane Roar On 16 June 2008, Van Dijk signed a two-year contract with
Queensland Roar (now operating as Brisbane Roar) after impressing the Roar scouts with his technique at the end of May against
Redlands United and a Gold Coast Select XI. Van Dijk started off the season slowly, only scoring one goal in his first ten matches although managing six assists at the time. However he then silenced the critics by scoring nine goals in as many matches (including a
brace against the
Central Coast Mariners). On 17 January 2009, van Dijk was the Roar's first ever player to score a hat-trick in their 3–1 win over Sydney FC.
Adelaide United On 11 February 2010, Van Dijk signed for
Adelaide United on a six-month contract for the club's
AFC Champions League campaign, and made his debut against defending Asian champions,
Pohang Steelers on 24 February 2010, in a 1–0 win at Hindmarsh Stadium. Van Dijk made his scoring debut for the Reds in their 2–0 away win against
Shandong Luneng on matchday 2 of the Champions League campaign. On 14 March 2010, van Dijk agreed to a three-year contract with Adelaide United. On 21 January 2011, he scored a hat-trick in the team's 8–1 win over North Queensland Fury. He won the
Golden Boot award for the 2010–11 season with 16 goals. Van Dijk was released from Adelaide United in January 2013.
Persib Bandung In February 2013 van Dijk signed for
Indonesian Super League club
Persib Bandung. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 loss to
Persisam Samarinda. On 3 March, he scored again twice, in a 3–1 win over
Persija Jakarta.
Sepahan Van Dijk signed a contract with
Sepahan in December 2013, effective from 1 January 2014 to play for the team in the
Iran Pro League and
AFC Champions League.
Suphanburi On 30 June 2014, van Dijk signed for
Thai Premier League club
Suphanburi, for a two-year contract.
Adelaide United After two productive seasons with
Suphanburi, van Dijk returned to former club
Adelaide United as their Asian player for the
2016 AFC Champions League campaign. On 9 February 2016, he made his sole appearance for Adelaide in their short-lived campaign, coming off the bench as a substitute against Shandong Luneng, in the third qualifying round play-off at
Hindmarsh Stadium. Despite receiving a raucous reception from the home crowd, and producing a strong performance reminiscent of his previous spell with Adelaide, van Dijk and the Reds were barrelled out of the competition, 2–1, bringing van Dijk's contract to an end.
Persib Bandung After being clubless and trained with his former club FC Emmen, he finally decided to come back to Persib Bandung and was re-united with former Adelaide United colleague
Marcos Flores. Due to an injury he made only four league appearances.
VV-Pelikaan-S Van Dijk joined the Dutch league amateur club VV-Pelikaan-S. == International career ==