Ryan Gravenberch

Ryan Jiro Gravenberch (born 16 May 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a holding midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Ryan Gravenberch
Personal information
Full name Ryan Jiro Gravenberch[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2010 Zeeburgia
2010–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 44 (8)
2018– Ajax 72 (7)
National team‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U16 6 (1)
2018 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2018–2020 Netherlands U19 8 (0)
2020– Netherlands U21 4 (1)
2021– Netherlands 10 (1)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
WinnerEngland 2018U-17 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:20, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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]

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.[11]

He was called up to the senior Netherlands squad in November 2020.[12] 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.[13]

Personal life

Gravenberch was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[14] Gravenberch's older brother, Danzell Gravenberch, is also a professional footballer.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 272———272
2019–20 176———176
Total 448———448
Ajax 2018–19 Eredivisie 101100—21
2019–20 92211000123
2020–21 32341111—475
2021–22 302318010423
Total 7271042011010312
Career total 116151042011014720

    International
    As of match played 13 November 2021.[17]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Netherlands 2021101
    Total101
    As of match played 6 June 2021. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gravenberch goal.[17]
    International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
    No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
    1 6 June 2021De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands5 Georgia3–03–0Friendly

    Honours

    Club

    Ajax[18]

    International

    Netherlands U17[18]

    Individual

    References
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    2. "Ryan Gravenberch". Ajax.
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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.
    6. "Ajax II vs. Dordrecht - 24 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
    7. "PSV vs. Ajax - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
    8. "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
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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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    12. "Netherlands 3-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
    13. "Turkey v Netherlands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021.
    14. "Ryan Gravenberch - Football-Wonderkids".
    15. "Ryan Gravenberch, een Raiola-diamant die wél bij Ajax blijft: "Wil eerste halen"". Elfvoetbal.nl.
    16. "R. Gravenberch". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
    17. "Ryan Gravenberch". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
    18. "Ryan Gravenberch - Career Honours". Soccerway.
    19. "Neres' stoppage-time goal seals Dutch Cup win". Ajax website. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
    20. "Ajax vernoemt talentenprijs naar Abdelhak Nouri". Ajax.nl.
    21. "Gravenberch verkozen tot talent van het jaar". AjaxShowtime.nl.
    22. "Na Marco van Basten Award ook Johan Cruijff Prijs voor toptalent Gravenberch". AD.nl. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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