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Julian Ryerson (born 17 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a full-backorwing-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team.
Ryerson playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023
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| 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 | 38 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Norway U-18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Norway U-21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2020– | Norway | 24 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| 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 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 227 | 15 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
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