Julian Rijkhoff

Last updated

Julian Rijkhoff
Julian Rijkhoff.jpg
Rijkhoff in 2023
Personal information
Full name Julian Dean Rijkhoff [1]
Date of birth (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Almere City
(on loan from Ajax)
Number 10
Youth career
FC Purmerend
2012–2021 Ajax
2021–2024 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Borussia Dortmund II 0 (0)
2024–2025 Jong Ajax 42 (15)
2024– Ajax 8 (0)
2025–Almere City (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2020 Netherlands U15 5 (7)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 10 (2)
2022–2023 Netherlands U18 5 (3)
2023–2024 Netherlands U19 9 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2024

Julian Dean Rijkhoff (born 25 January 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Almere City on loan from Ajax. [2]

Contents

Club career

Rijkhoff started his career with local side FC Purmerend, before a move to Ajax in 2012. [3] In 2021 he made a controversial move to Germany to sign for Borussia Dortmund, with Dutch footballing legend Marco van Basten criticising the deal. [4]

In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide. [5]

In January 2024, Rijkhoff returned to Ajax. [2]

On 22 June 2025, Rijkhoff moved on loan to Almere City. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 January 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 126126
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 148148
Total26142614
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 80002 [a] 0100
2024–25 Eredivisie00001 [b] 010
Total800030110
Career total34140030003714

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 Julian Rijkhoff at WorldFootball.net
    2. 1 2 "Ajax signs Julian Rijkhoff". www.ajax.nl.
    3. Tittmar, Jochen (17 December 2021). "BVB - "Selbst im Profibereich sehr selten": So schlägt sich U19-Talent Julian Rijkhoff bei Borussia Dortmund" [BVB - "Even in the professional field very rarely": This is how U19 talent Julian Rijkhoff does at Borussia Dortmund]. spox.com (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
    4. Tittmar, Jochen (21 December 2021). "Julian Rijkhoff: Dortmund's Dutch wonderkid who is likened to Lewandowski". goal.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
    5. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
    6. "Julian Rijkhoff op huurbasis naar Almere City FC" [Julian Rijkhoff on loan to Almere City FC] (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
    7. Julian Rijkhoff at Soccerway