Julien Duranville

Belgian footballer (born 2006)

Julien Duranville
Personal information
Full name Julien Dienda Duranville[1]
Date of birth (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Uccle, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 16
Youth career
2013–2021 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Anderlecht 6 (1)
2022–2023 RSCA Futures 4 (1)
2023– Borussia Dortmund 3 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Belgium U16 11 (2)
2022– Belgium U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:24, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Julien Dienda Duranville (born 5 May 2006) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Dortmund. He is a youth international for Belgium.

Early life and club career

Duranville was born in Uccle, Belgium, to a Congolese mother from Etterbeek.[2]

Duranville is a youth product of Anderlecht, signing his first contract in May 2021. He made his professional debut on 22 May 2022 in a 1–1 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge.[3] On 27 January 2023, Duranville signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[4] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 6 1 0 0 4[b] 0 — 10 1
Total 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 11 1
RSCA Futures 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 4 1 — — — 4 1
Borussia Dortmund 2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 13 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 18 2
  1. ^ Appearance in Belgian Pro League play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Julien Duranville". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Ariane Malongo, maman de Julien Duranville, se confie sur l'éclosion de son fils : "Son objectif, c'est d'aller au Mondial"". www.dhnet.be.
  3. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 22 May 2022". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "BVB verpflichtet Julien Duranville" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

External links

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Borussia Dortmund – current squad