| Julian Brandes | |
| Fullname: | Julian Christiaan Brandes |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Currentclub: | Jong Ajax |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | RODA '23 |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | AFC |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps1: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 28 March 2022 |
Julian Christiaan Brandes (born 11 May 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jong Ajax of the Eerste Divisie as a midfielder.
Brandes joined the Ajax youth system on his eighth birthday in 2012.[1] Brandes has had to overcome injuries, including missing much of the 2019–20 season.[2] Despite this he has been identified as a promising player within the Ajax system.[3] Brandes was granted his first professional contract with Ajax on his eighteenth birthday in May 2022. It was a three-year contract to take him with the club until 30 June 2025 and includes the option for an extra year.[4] [5]
In the summer of 2022 Brandes trained with the Ajax first team during pre-season training.[6] He made his unofficial debut playing in pre-season friendlies, and was on the substitutes bench for Jong Ajax at the start of the 2022-23 season. However, a leg injury caused him to miss months of action.[7] Brandes made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 17 March 2023 in a 2-0 defeat against Almere City in the Eerste Divisie.[8] He scored his first Eerste Divisie goal in September 2023, against Jong AZ in a 5-2 defeat.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 2 | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||||||
| Ajax Amsterdam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||