| Julian Ryerson | |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Lyngdal, Norway |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Full-back, wing-back |
| Currentclub: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | –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: | 38 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| 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: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Julian Ryerson (born 17 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wing-back for club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team.
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.
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]
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]
Ryerson was capped for Norway's U-18, U-19 and U-21 national teams. 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.[10]
Ryerson's father was born in the United States, and his mother was born in Norway. His cousin is Norwegian football player Mathias Rasmussen.[11]
| Season | League | National cup | 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 | 1 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 108 | 3 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 228 | 15 | |||
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | ||
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