Ryan Gravenberch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Jiro Gravenberch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 16, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Jong Ajax | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2018 | |||
Ryan Jiro Gravenberch (born 16 May 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch club AFC Ajax in the Eredivisie.
Professional career
Gravenberch joined the AFC Ajax youth academy in 2010, and worked his way up through the junior levels.[2] In 7 June 2018, he received the first ever Abdelhak Nouri Trofee, which recognizes the strongest talent in the Ajax academy.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Ajax that same day, keeping him at the club until 2021.[4] Gravenberch made his professional debut with Jong Ajax in a 5-2 Eerste Divisie win over FC Dordrecht on 24 August 2018.[5]
Gravenberch made his senior debut with Ajax on 23 September 2018, in a 3-0 Eredivisie loss to PSV Eindhoven.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
Personal life
Gravenberch was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent.[9] Gravenberch's older brother, Danzell Gravenberch, is also a professional footballer.[10]
References
- ^ "Family tree of Ryan Jiro Gravenberch". Geneanet.
- ^ "Toptalent Ryan Gravenberch uit Zuidoost tekent bij Ajax - Bijlmer en Meer". 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Ajax renames talent award after Abdelhak Nouri". 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Gravenberch and Brobbey sign first Ajax contracts - Football Oranje". 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Ajax II vs. Dordrecht - 24 August 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "PSV vs. Ajax - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
- ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "Ryan Gravenberch - Football-Wonderkids".
- ^ "Ryan Gravenberch, een Raiola-diamant die wél bij Ajax blijft: "Wil eerste halen"". Elfvoetbal.nl.