Ryan Gravenberch
Gravenberch playing for Bayern Munich in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ryan Jiro Gravenberch[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 38
Youth career
2009–2010 Zeeburgia
2010–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 44 (8)
2018–2022 Ajax 72 (7)
2022–2023 Bayern Munich 25 (0)
2023– Liverpool 21 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U16 6 (1)
2018 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2018–2020 Netherlands U19 8 (0)
2020– Netherlands U21 11 (1)
2021– Netherlands 11 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2018 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:31, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Ryan Jiro Gravenberch (born 16 May 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Ajax

Gravenberch joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2010, and worked his way up through the junior levels.[3] On 7 June 2018, he received the first ever "Abdelhak Nouri Trofee", which recognizes the best talent in the Ajax academy.[4] He signed his first professional contract with Ajax that same day, keeping him at the club until 2023.[5] Gravenberch made his professional debut with Jong Ajax in a 5–2 Eerste Divisie win over FC Dordrecht on 24 August 2018.[6]

Gravenberch made his senior debut with Ajax on 23 September 2018, in a 3–0 Eredivisie loss to PSV.[7] 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.[8]

On 25 November 2020, Gravenberch scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–1 win over Midtjylland in the 2020–21 season.[9]

On 18 April 2021, Gravenberch scored the first goal in a 2–1 win over Vitesse in the 2021 KNVB Cup Final.[10]

Bayern Munich

Gravenberch with Bayern in 2022, against future Liverpool teammate Dominik Szoboszlai

On 13 June 2022, Gravenberch signed for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on a five-year contract.[11] The transfer fee paid to Ajax was a reported €18 million, with an additional €5 million in variables.[12] On 31 August 2022, he scored his first goal and provided an assist in a 5–0 win over Viktoria Köln in the DFB-Pokal.[13]

Liverpool

On 1 September 2023, the final day of the Premier League transfer window, Gravenberch signed for Liverpool on a five-year contract.[14] The fee, officially undisclosed, was reportedly €40 million.[15][16] On 16 September, Gravenberch made his debut appearance for Liverpool, entering as an extra-time substitute to replace Mohamed Salah in the 93rd minute of what would be a Premier League away victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17] On 21 September, Gravenberch made a lengthy pass into the box to assist Luis Diaz, his first assist for Liverpool, during a Europa League group stage victory against LASK in which his side won 3–1.[18] On 5 October, Gravenberch scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 2–0 win against Union Saint-Gilloise in the UEFA Europa League.[19] Gravenberch started a number of games in the Premier League in October and November 2023 owing to the absence of regular starter Curtis Jones due to a suspension and then an injury.[20]

International career

Gravenberch is a youth international for the Netherlands. At the age of 16, he played for the Netherlands U19s in a friendly 4–1 loss to the England U19s on 5 September 2018.[21]

He was called up to the senior Netherlands squad in November 2020.[22] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Turkey. On 6 June 2021, Gravenberch scored in an international friendly game against Georgia where the Netherlands won 3–0.[23][11]

On 4 September 2023, days after signing for Liverpool, Gravenberch declined a call-up to the Netherlands U21s for their European Championship qualification campaign.[24] The team confirmed his absence was a choice to "focus on his new club", with national coach Ronald Koeman and U21s coach Michael Reiziger condemning the decision.[25][26]

Personal life

Gravenberch was born in the Netherlands to Afro-Surinamese parents.[27] His older brother, Danzell Gravenberch, is also a professional footballer.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 27 2 — — — — 27 2
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 17 6 — — — — 17 6
Total 44 8 — — — — 44 8
Ajax 2018–19 Eredivisie 1 0 1 1 — 0 0 — 2 1
2019–20 Eredivisie 9 2 2 1 — 1[c] 0 0 0 12 3
2020–21 Eredivisie 32 3 4 1 — 11[d] 1 — 47 5
2021–22 Eredivisie 30 2 3 1 — 8[e] 0 1[f] 0 42 3
Total 72 7 10 4 — 20 1 1 0 103 12
Bayern Munich 2022–23 Bundesliga 24 0 2 1 — 6[e] 0 1[g] 0 33 1
2023–24 Bundesliga 1 0 — — — 0 0 1 0
Total 25 0 2 1 — 6 0 1 0 34 1
Liverpool 2023–24 Premier League 21 0 2 1 5 0 5[c] 2 — 33 3
Career total 162 15 14 6 5 0 31 3 2 0 215 24
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  7. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2021 10 1
2022 1 0
Total 11 1
As of match played 25 September 2022
Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gravenberch goal[30]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2021 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands 5  Georgia 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Ajax

Bayern Munich

Liverpool

Netherlands U17

Individual

References

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  4. ^ "Ajax renames talent award after Abdelhak Nouri". 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Gravenberch and Brobbey sign first Ajax contracts - Football Oranje". 7 June 2018.
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  10. ^ "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". AFC Ajax. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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  14. ^ "Liverpool complete signing of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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  18. ^ "Liverpool come from behind to beat LASK". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  19. ^ "Gravenberch scores as Liverpool beat Union SG". BBC Sport. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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