![]() Ryerson with Norway in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julian Ryerson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Lyngdal, Norway | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
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 | 67 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Norway U-18 | 12 | (0) |
2016 | Norway U-19 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Norway U-21 | 13 | (1) |
2020– | Norway | 34 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 |
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.
Ryerson signed for Viking from Lyngdal IL in the summer of 2013. [3] 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.
In July 2018, Ryerson joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Union Berlin on a three-year deal until 2021. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6]
On 17 January 2023, Borussia Dortmund signed Ryerson to replace the injured Thomas Meunier, with a contract until June 2026. [7] One week later, on 25 January, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away victory over Mainz. [8] 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. [9] 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. [10]
Ryerson was capped for Norway's U-18, U-19 and U-21 national teams. [11] 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. [12]
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. [13]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Viking | 2015 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2016 | Eliteserien | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||
2017 | Eliteserien | 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 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 [b] | 1 | – | 36 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 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 | Bundesliga | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 [d] | 0 | – | 34 | 4 | ||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 [d] | 0 | 5 [e] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
Total | 67 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 7 | ||
Career total | 216 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 274 | 17 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 0 | |
2024 | 8 | 0 | |
2025 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 34 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 March 2025 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 31 | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |