Ryan Jiro Gravenberch (born 16 May 2002) is a Dutch professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Bundesliga
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club
Bayern Munich
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and the
Netherlands national team.
Club career
Ajax
Gravenberch joined the
Ajax Youth Academy
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in 2010, and worked his way up through the junior levels. On 7 June 2018, he received the first ever "
Abdelhak Nouri
Abdelhak "Appie" Nouri (born 2 April 1997) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He operated primarily as an attacking midfielder, but could also be deployed as a winger.
A youth product of Eredivisie club Ajax ...
Trofee", which recognizes the best talent in the Ajax academy. He signed his first professional contract with Ajax that same day, keeping him at the club until 2023. Gravenberch made his professional debut with
Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
History
Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...
in a 5–2
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
win over
FC Dordrecht
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on 24 August 2018.
Gravenberch made his senior debut with Ajax on 23 September 2018, in a 3–0
Eredivisie
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loss to
PSV. Gravenberch became the youngest ever Ajax player to play in the Eredivisie at 16 years and 130 days, surpassing the record of 16 years and 242 days set by
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Clyde Seedorf (; born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is regarded by many to be one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Seedorf is considered one of the most successful players in UEF ...
.
On 25 November 2020, Gravenberch scored his first
Champions League goal in a 3–1 win over
Midtjylland
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in the
2020–21 season.
On 18 April 2021, Gravenberch scored the first goal in a 2–1 win over
Vitesse in the
2021 KNVB Cup Final.
Bayern Munich
On 13 June 2022, Gravenberch signed for
Bundesliga
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club
Bayern Munich
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on a five-year contract.
The transfer fee paid to Ajax was a reported €18 million, with an additional €5 million in variables. On 31 August 2022, he scored his first goal and provided an assist in a 5–0 win over
Viktoria Köln
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* Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin
* Viktoriastadt, now known as Victoria ...
in the
DFB-Pokal
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.
International career
Gravenberch is a youth international for the Netherlands. At the age of 16, he represented the
Netherlands U19s in a
friendly 4–1 loss to the
England U19s on 5 September 2018.
He was called up to the senior
Netherlands
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squad in November 2020. He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a
World Cup qualifier against
Turkey
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. On 6 June 2021, Gravenberch scored in an international friendly game against
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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where the Netherlands won 3–0.
Personal life
Gravenberch was born in the Netherlands to
Afro-Surinamese
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parents. His older brother,
Danzell Gravenberch
Danzell Orlando Marcelino Gravenberch (born 13 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Telstar. He plays for the Suriname national team.
Club career
Ajax
Born in Amsterdam, Gravenberch began playing foo ...
, is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''As of match played 6 June 2021. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gravenberch goal.''
Honours
Ajax
*
Eredivisie
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:
2018–19,
2020–21
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,
2021–22
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KNVB Cup
The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
:
2018–19,
2020–21
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Bayern Munich
*
Bundesliga
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:
2022–23
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DFL-Supercup:
2022
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Netherlands U17
*
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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Spain is the most successful team in this ...
:
2018
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Individual
*
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
Talent of the Year:
2020–21
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Ajax Talent of the Future (Abdelhak Nouri Award): 2018
*
Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2021
*
Johan Cruyff Trophy The title Dutch Footballer of the Year (Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Divi ...
: 2020–21
*
Eredivisie Player of the Month
The Eredivisie Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged Eredivisie player each month of the season.
The Eredivisie Player of the Month award is based on statistics ( StatsPerform) and votes from footba ...
:
March 2021
*
Eredivisie
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Talent of the Month:
March 2022
References
External links
Ryan Gravenberchat the FC Bayern Munich website
Ryan Gravenberchat the Bundesliga website
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Career stats- Voetbal International
Ons Oranje U16 ProfileOns Oranje U17 ProfileOns Oranje U19 Profile
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2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Amsterdam
Dutch men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
AFC Ajax players
Jong Ajax players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Bundesliga players
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Netherlands men's international footballers
UEFA Euro 2020 players
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent