Julian Ryerson (born 17 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional
footballer who plays as a
right-back for club
Borussia Dortmund and the
Norway national team.
Career
Ryerson signed for
Viking from
Lyngdal IL
Lyngdal Idrettslag is a local sports club from Lyngdal. It is the youth club of Ingvild Stensland, former captain of the Norway women's national football team.
Lyngdal Idrettslag takes part in football, handball, volleyball, basketball, orie ...
in the summer of 2013. 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.
He was also capped for Norway's
U-18,
U-19 and
U-21 national teams.
In July 2018, Ryerson joined
2. Bundesliga
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side
1. FC Union Berlin
1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin.
The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...
on a three-year deal until 2021.
On 17 January 2023, Dortmund announced they had signed Ryerson to replace the injured
Thomas Meunier. His contract will run to June 2026.
Personal life
Ryerson's father was born in the United States, and his mother was born in Norway. His cousin is Norwegian football player
Mathias Rasmussen.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
Profileat the Borussia Dortmund website
1997 births
Living people
People from Lyngdal
Norwegian people of American descent
Footballers from Agder
Norwegian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Norway men's international footballers
Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Norway men's youth international footballers
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
2. Bundesliga players
Bundesliga players
Viking FK players
1. FC Union Berlin players
Borussia Dortmund players
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
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