Ryan Julius

{{Short description|South African field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Ryan Julius

| fullname = Ryan Cowen Julius

| image = File:Ryan_Julius_2024.jpg

| caption = 2024 - Indoor IPT Men's A-Section: Western Province v Southern Gauteng

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|7|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| height =

| weight =

| position = Midfielder / Forward

| currentclub = Almeerse HC

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = South Africa u21

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 201–present

| nationalteam2 = South Africa (indoor)

| nationalcaps2 = 32

| nationalgoals2 = 34

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2025

| nationalteam3 = South Africa

| nationalcaps3 = 86

| nationalgoals3 = 9

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}

{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Ismailia|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior African Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2016 Windhoek|}}

{{MedalSport|Men's indoor hockey}}

{{MedalCompetition|Indoor Africa Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Swakopmund|}}

| updated =18 March 2025

}}

Ryan Cowen Julius (born 19 July 1995) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Almeerse HC and the South African national team.

He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1340645-julius-ryan-cowen.htm|title=Hockey JULIUS Ryan Cowen|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=25 July 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725222630/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1340645-julius-ryan-cowen.htm|url-status=dead}}

Club career

Julius only started playing hockey when he was 13 years old. He moved to the Netherlands in 2020 to play for Almeerse HC in the Hoofdklasse.{{cite web |title=Almeerse HC trekt buitenlanders aan |url=https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/sport/182834/almeerse-hc-trekt-buitenlanders-aan |website=omroepflevoland.nl |publisher=Omroep Flevoland |access-date=23 August 2021 |language=nl |date=27 June 2020}}

He retired from his international outdoor hockey career post the Olympic Games.{{Cite Instagram |user=officialteamrsa |postid=DHV3CM4ID1P |title=Farewell to Ryan Julius as he calls an end to his international career. |date=18 March 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Ryan Julius Calls Time on International Outdoor Hockey Career |website= SA Hockey Association |url=https://sahockey.co.za/2025/03/19/ryan-julius-calls-time-on-international-outdoor-hockey-career/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |language=en-US}}

Early life

He attended Diocesan College, graduated at the University of the Western Cape.{{Cite web |title=I Am UWC: SA Hockey Player Ryan Julius |url=https://www.uwc.ac.za/campus-life/sport/news-events/sa-hockey-player-ryan-julius-698 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=www.uwc.ac.za |language=en}}

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