Julien Duranville
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julien Dienda Duranville[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 2006 | ||
| 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 | 12 | (2) |
| 2022– | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:16, 25 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
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 the final matchday of the 2022–23 season, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Mainz.[5]
On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[6] However, he missed the majority of the 2023–24 season due to a thigh muscle injury.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 April 2024
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||
- Appearance in Belgian Pro League play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- "Julien Duranville". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- "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.
- "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 22 May 2022". Soccerway.
- "BVB verpflichtet Julien Duranville" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "BVB spielt nur 2:2 gegen Mainz" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 27 May 2023.
- 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.
- "Kurioser Grund: Warum Julien Duranville der BVB-Durchbruch noch nicht gelungen ist" (in German). Fussball Europa. 25 January 2024.
External links
- Julien Duranville at Soccerway
- Julien Duranville at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Julien Duranville at WorldFootball.net