| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Christiaan Brandes | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Amstelveen, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Ajax | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | RODA '23 | ||
| 2011–2012 | AFC | ||
| 2012–2022 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Jong Ajax | 38 | (2) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Netherlands U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022 | |||
Julian Christiaan Brandes (born 11 May 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jong Ajax of the Eerste Divisie as a midfielder.
Brandes joined the Ajax youth system on his eighth birthday in 2012.[2] Brandes has had to overcome injuries, including missing much of the 2019–20 season.[3] Despite this he has been identified as a promising player within the Ajax system.[4] Brandes was granted his first professional contract with Ajax on his eighteenth birthday in May 2022. It was a three-year contract to take him with the club until 30 June 2025 and includes the option for an extra year.[1][5]
In the summer of 2022 Brandes trained with the Ajax first team during pre-season training.[6] He made his unofficial debut playing in pre-season friendlies, and was on the substitutes bench for Jong Ajax at the start of the 2022-23 season. However, a leg injury caused him to miss months of action.[7] Brandes made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 17 March 2023 in a 2-0 defeat against Almere City in the Eerste Divisie.[8] He scored his first Eerste Divisie goal in September 2023, against Jong AZ in a 5-2 defeat.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||||
| Ajax Amsterdam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
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Jong Ajax – current squad
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