Julian Rijkhoff

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Julian Rijkhoff
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Rijkhoff in 2023
Personal information
Full name Julian Dean Rijkhoff [1]
Date of birth (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 19
Youth career
FC Purmerend
2012–2021 Ajax
2021–2024 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Borussia Dortmund II 0 (0)
2024– Jong Ajax 11 (6)
2024– Ajax 6 (0)
International career‡
2020 Netherlands U15 5 (7)
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 10 (2)
2022– Netherlands U18 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Julian Dean Rijkhoff (born 25 January 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Ajax. [2]

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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]

Career statistics

As of 19 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 116––116
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 60002 [lower-alpha 1] 080
Career total1760020196

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    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.


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