Julien Duranville
Belgian footballer (born 2006)
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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.
| 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) | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (2) |
| 2022 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
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.[citation needed]
On 5 July 2025, in a FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final match against Real Madrid, Duranville suffered a dislocated shoulder injury.[citation needed]
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
