Julian Ryerson

Julian Ryerson
Ryerson playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27)
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
2012–2013 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 50 (6)
International career‡
2015 Norway U-18 12 (0)
2016 Norway U-19 3 (0)
2017–2018 Norway U-21 13 (1)
2020– Norway 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

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.

Club career

Viking

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.

Union Berlin

In July 2018, Ryerson joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Union Berlin on a three-year deal until 2021.[3] Following his club's promotion to Bundesliga, he scored his inaugural goal in a 5–2 home defeat to Bayern Munich on 30 October 2021 during the 2021–22 season.[4] One month later, on 25 November, he scored his first goal in European competitions, securing a 1–0 away win over Maccabi Haifa in the Conference League.[5]

Borussia Dortmund

On 17 January 2023, Borussia Dortmund signed Ryerson to replace the injured Thomas Meunier, with a contract until June 2026.[6] One week later, on 25 January, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away victory over Mainz.[7] In the following month, he made his Champions League debut on 15 February in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea in the round of 16 first leg.[8] On 30 March 2024, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 away win over Bayern Munich, to be his club's first victory in Der Klassiker since 2019 and the first win at Allianz Arena in 10 years.[9]

International career

Ryerson was capped for Norway's U-18, U-19 and U-21 national teams.[10] On 18 November 2020, he debuted for the Norwegian senior squad under coach Leif Gunnar Smerud in a 1–1 away draw against Austria during the UEFA Nations League.[11]

Personal life

Ryerson's father was born in the United States, and his mother was born in Norway.[citation needed] His cousin is Norwegian football player Mathias Rasmussen.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 December 2024[13]
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 21 4 3 0 10[d] 0 34 4
2024–25 12 1 1 0 5[d] 0 18 1
Total 50 6 6 0 16 0 72 6
Career total 199 15 18 0 27 1 245 16
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[14]
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
2024 8 0
Total 30 0

References

  1. ^ "Julian Ryerson". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Julian Ryerson". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ ""Konkurrenzkampf ankurbeln": Union holt Ryerson". Kicker (in German). 31 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Union lose 2–5 against Bayern". 1. FC Union Berlin. 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Union schlägt Haifa mit 1:0". 1. FC Union Berlin (in German). 25 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Dortmund sign Norway defender Ryerson from Union Berlin". Reuters. 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Gio Reyna nets winner for Dortmund for 2nd time in in[sic] week". ESPN. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Dortmund 1–0 Chelsea: A superb solo goal from Karim Adeyemi gave Dortmund a narrow first-leg lead to take to Stamford Bridge". The Guardian. 15 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Bayern Munich 0–2 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 March 2024.
  10. ^ Julian Ryerson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  11. ^ "Debuterte på A-landslaget". Lister24 (in Norwegian). 18 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Julian Ryerson: Who is Union Berlin's NextGen star?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  13. ^ J. Ryerson at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Julian Ryerson". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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