Julian Ryerson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Julian Ryerson

| image = 2023-08-12 TSV Schott Mainz gegen Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–157.jpg

| caption = Ryerson playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lyngdal, Norway

| height = 1.83 m{{cite web |url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/Teams/First-Team/Julian-Ryerson |title=Julian Ryerson |publisher=Borussia Dortmund |access-date=19 February 2023}}

| position = Full-back, wing-back

| currentclub = Borussia Dortmund

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs1 = Lyngdal IL

| youthyears2 = 2013–2015

| youthclubs2 = Viking

| years1 = 2015–2018

| clubs1 = Viking

| caps1 = 63

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2018–2023

| clubs2 = Union Berlin

| caps2 = 87

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund

| caps3 = 62

| goals3 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Norway U-18

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = Norway U-19

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam3 = Norway U-21

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2020–

| nationalteam4 = Norway

| nationalcaps4 = 32

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| club-update = 12 April 2025

| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2025

}}

Julian Ryerson (born 17 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wing-back for {{German football updater|BoDortmu}} club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team.

Club career

=Viking=

Ryerson signed for Viking from Lyngdal IL in the summer of 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.viking-fk.no/lag/julian-ryerson|title=Julian Ryerson|website=Viking FK|access-date=31 March 2017|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055258/http://www.viking-fk.no/lag/julian-ryerson|archive-date=1 April 2017|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite news|title="Konkurrenzkampf ankurbeln": Union holt Ryerson |url=https://www.kicker.de/konkurrenzkampf-ankurbeln_union-holt-ryerson-728573/artikel|website=Kicker|date=31 July 2018|language=de}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/football/firstteam/fixtures/detail/-1-FC-Union-Berlin-FC-Bayern-Muenchen-15614v/|title=Union lose 2–5 against Bayern|website=1. FC Union Berlin|date=30 October 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/fussball/profis/spielplan/detail/Maccabi-Haifa-1-FC-Union-Berlin--15952b/|title=Union schlägt Haifa mit 1:0|website=1. FC Union Berlin|date=25 November 2021|language=de}}

=Borussia Dortmund=

On 17 January 2023, Borussia Dortmund signed Ryerson to replace the injured Thomas Meunier, with a contract until June 2026.{{Cite news|title=Dortmund sign Norway defender Ryerson from Union Berlin|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/dortmund-sign-norway-defender-ryerson-union-berlin-2023-01-17/|website=Reuters|date=17 January 2023}} One week later, on 25 January, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away victory over Mainz.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/638581|title=Gio Reyna nets winner for Dortmund for 2nd time in in[sic] week|website=ESPN|date=25 January 2023 |access-date=12 October 2023 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/feb/15/borussia-dortmund-v-chelsea-champions-league-last-16-first-leg-live-score-updates |title=Dortmund 1–0 Chelsea: A superb solo goal from Karim Adeyemi gave Dortmund a narrow first-leg lead to take to Stamford Bridge|website=The Guardian|date=15 February 2023 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68694295|title=Bayern Munich 0–2 Borussia Dortmund|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=30 March 2024 }}

International career

Ryerson was capped for Norway's U-18, U-19 and U-21 national teams.{{NFF|3815697}} 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.{{Cite news|title=Debuterte på A-landslaget|url=https://www.lister24.no/sport/i/Vqgd3J/fikk-sin-a-lagsdebut|url-access=subscription|website=Lister24|date=18 November 2020|language=no}}

Personal life

Ryerson's father was born in the United States, and his mother was born in Norway.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} His cousin is Norwegian football player Mathias Rasmussen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/julian-ryerson-who-is-borussia-dortmund-full-back-union-berlin-norway-10697|title=Julian Ryerson: Who is Union Berlin's NextGen star?|website=Bundesliga|access-date=4 June 2024}}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 12 April 2025}}{{Soccerway |id=julian-ryerson/410286 |name=J. Ryerson |access-date=24 January 2018}}

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Norwegian Cup, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan="5"\|Viking \|2015 \|rowspan="3"\|Eliteserien \|2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	2	0
2016 \|18	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	19	1
2017 \|28	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	28	3
2018 \|1. divisjon \|15	3	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	16	3
colspan="2"\|Total !63	7	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	65	7
rowspan="6"\|Union Berlin \|2018–19 \|2. Bundesliga \|8	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	8	0
2019–20 \|rowspan="4"\|Bundesliga \|14	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|–	17	0
2020–21 \|24	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	26	0
2021–22 \|28	2	3	0	5{{efn\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	1	36	3
2022–23 \|13	0	2	0	6{{efn\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	21	0
colspan="2"\|Total !87	2	10	0	11	1	108	3
rowspan="4"\|Borussia Dortmund \|2022–23 \|rowspan="3"\|Bundesliga \|17	1	2	0	1{{efn\|name=UCL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}}	0	20	1
2023–24 \|21	4	3	0	10{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	34	4
2024–25 \|24	1	1	0	12{{efn\|name=UCL}}	0	37	1
colspan="2"\|Total !62	6	6	0	23	0	91	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !211	15	18	0	34	1	264	16

= International =

{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31288|title=Julian Ryerson|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=17 February 2023}}

colspan="2"\|Total	32	1
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="6"\|Norway \|2020	1	0
2021	6	0
2022	8	0
2023	7	0
2024	8	0
2025	2	1