Virgil Vries

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

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.