| Julien Duranville | |
| Full Name: | Julien Dienda Duranville[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Uccle, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Anderlecht |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Anderlecht |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | RSCA Futures |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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]
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]
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||