Julien Duranville
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (2) |
| 2022– | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024 | |||
Julien Dienda Duranville (born 5 May 2006) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Dortmund and the Belgium national team.
Early life and club career
[edit]Duranville was born in Uccle, Belgium, to an Ivorian father and Congolese mother from Etterbeek.[2][3]
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.[4] On 27 January 2023, Duranville signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[5] On the final matchday of the 2022–23 season, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Mainz.[6]
On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[7] However, he missed the majority of the 2023–24 season due to a thigh muscle injury.[8]
International career
[edit]Duranville debuted for the Belgium national team on 6 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Israel at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary. He substituted Jérémy Doku in the 74th minute of Belgium's 3–1 victory.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 October 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[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 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Pro League play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "Julien Duranville". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Julien Duranville: Who is Borussia Dortmund's new Belgian wonderkid?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Belgium v Israel game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
- Julien Duranville at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Julien Duranville – UEFA competition record (archive)
