Julien Duranville
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julien Dienda M. Duranville[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Uccle, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Basel (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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 | 15 | (0) |
| 2025 | Borussia Dortmund II | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Basel (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (2) |
| 2022– | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:58, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Julien Dienda M. Duranville (born 5 May 2006) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, and the Belgium national team.
Early life and club career
Duranville was born in Uccle, Belgium, to a father from Martinique and a 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]
On 17 August 2024, Duranville scored his first goal for Die Schwarzgelben in a 4–1 victory over 1. FC Phönix Lübeck. He made his European debut in the club’s 7–1 thrashing of Scottish side Celtic.
On 5 July 2025, in a FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final match against Real Madrid, Duranville suffered a dislocated shoulder injury.
On 22 January 2026, Duranville joined Swiss champions Basel on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[9]
International career
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.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2025
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Basel (loan) | 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Pro League play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
References
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Borussia Dortmund (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Julien Duranville leihweise zum FCB" (in German). FC Basel. 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Belgium v Israel game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
External links
- Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
- Julien Duranville at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Julien Duranville – UEFA competition record (archive)