Julian Ryerson (born 17 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for club

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional foot ...

and the Norway national team.

Career

Ryerson signed for

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and s ...

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

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 The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

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 Thomas André A. Meunier (born 12 September 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Borussia Dortmund and the Belgium national team. Club career Virton Born in Sainte-Ode, Belgium, Meunier began playing ...

. 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 Mathias Rasmussen (born 25 November 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Career After previously playing for the club Lyngdal, he came to IK Start in 2014. On 15 July 2016, Rasm ...

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at 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 {{Norway-footy-defender-stub