Julian Ryerson

Julian Ryerson
Ryerson playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Lyngdal, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 26
Youth career
0000–2013 Lyngdal IL
2013–2015 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Viking 63 (7)
2018–2023 Union Berlin 87 (2)
2023– Borussia Dortmund 27 (4)
International career‡
2015 Norway U-18 12 (0)
2016 Norway U-19 3 (0)
2017–2018 Norway U-21 13 (1)
2020– Norway 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Julian Ryerson (born 17 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wing-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team.

Career

Ryerson signed for Viking from Lyngdal IL in the summer of 2013.[2] He got his breakthrough for the first-team in the 2016 season, when he played 18 matches in the league. Ryerson played primarily right-back in those matches.

He was also capped for Norway's U-18, U-19 and U-21 national teams.[3]

In July 2018, Ryerson joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Union Berlin on a three-year deal until 2021.[4]

On 17 January 2023, Dortmund announced they had signed Ryerson to replace the injured Thomas Meunier. His contract will run to June 2026.[5]

Personal life

Ryerson's father was born in the United States, and his mother was born in Norway. His cousin is Norwegian football player Mathias Rasmussen.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viking 2015 Eliteserien 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
2016 18 1 1 0 – 19 1
2017 28 3 0 0 – 28 3
2018 1. divisjon 15 3 1 0 – 16 3
Total 63 7 2 0 – 65 7
Union Berlin 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 – 8 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 14 0 3 0 – 17 0
2020–21 24 0 2 0 – 26 0
2021–22 28 2 3 0 5[b] 1 36 3
2022–23 13 0 2 0 6[c] 0 21 0
Total 87 2 10 0 11 1 108 3
Borussia Dortmund 2022–23 Bundesliga 17 1 2 0 1[d] 0 20 1
2023–24 10 3 3 0 4[d] 0 17 3
Total 27 4 5 0 5 0 37 4
Career total 176 13 17 0 16 1 210 14
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2020 1 0
2021 6 0
2022 8 0
2023 7 0
Total 22 0

References

  1. ^ "Julian Ryerson". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Julian Ryerson" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Viking FK. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ Julian Ryerson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ ""Konkurrenzkampf ankurbeln": Union holt Ryerson". kicker Online (in German). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Dortmund sign Norway defender Ryerson from Union Berlin". Reuters. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Julian Ryerson: Who is Union Berlin's NextGen star?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  7. ^ J. Ryerson at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Julian Ryerson". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

External links

  • Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website