Julian Ryerson

Julian Ryerson

Ryerson playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27)
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
2012–2013	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	57	(6)
International career‡
2015	Norway U-18	12	(0)
2016	Norway U-19	3	(0)
2017–2018	Norway U-21	13	(1)
2020–	Norway	30	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Julian Ryerson (born 17 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wing-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team.

Club career

Viking

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.

Union Berlin

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]

Borussia Dortmund

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 March 2025 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Total
		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
	2024–25		19	1	1	0	10 [d]	0	30	1
	Total		57	6	6	0	21	0	84	6
Career total			206	15	18	0	32	1	257	16

1. Includes Norwegian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2020	1	0
	2021	6	0
	2022	8	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	8	0
Total		30	0

References

1. "Julian Ryerson". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
2. "Julian Ryerson". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
3. ""Konkurrenzkampf ankurbeln": Union holt Ryerson". Kicker (in German). 31 July 2018.
4. "Union lose 2–5 against Bayern". 1. FC Union Berlin. 30 October 2021.
5. "Union schlägt Haifa mit 1:0". 1. FC Union Berlin (in German). 25 November 2021.
6. "Dortmund sign Norway defender Ryerson from Union Berlin". Reuters . 17 January 2023.
7. "Gio Reyna nets winner for Dortmund for 2nd time in in[sic] week". ESPN . 25 January 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
8. "Dortmund 1–0 Chelsea: A superb solo goal from Karim Adeyemi gave Dortmund a narrow first-leg lead to take to Stamford Bridge". The Guardian . 15 February 2023.
9. "Bayern Munich 0–2 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport . BBC. 30 March 2024.
10. Julian Ryerson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
11. "Debuterte på A-landslaget" . Lister24 (in Norwegian). 18 November 2020.
12. "Julian Ryerson: Who is Union Berlin's NextGen star?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
13. J. Ryerson at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
14. "Julian Ryerson". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
• Julian Ryerson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
• Julian Ryerson – UEFA competition record ( archive )