Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julian Dean Rijkhoff [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 2005 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 6 | – | – | 11 | 6 | ||
Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
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