Ryan Gravenberch

Talented midfielder Ryan Gravenberch brought a record of proven winning experience to Liverpool FC when he joined from Bayern Munich in September 2023.The Netherlands international became the Reds' fourth new recruit of that summer by signing a long-term deal.He made his debut for the club as a late substitute in the Premier League win at Wolverhampton Wanderers before netting his first goal in a Europa League meeting with Union SG a month after arriving.

The No.38, who made 38 appearances and scored four times during his debut campaign at Anfield, earned a 2024 Carabao Cup winner's medal, having started the Wembley final against Chelsea.His spell at Liverpool really sparked into life from the beginning of 2024-25, a switch to a deeper-lying role in the midfield under new head coach Arne Slot unlocking even more of his potential.Indeed, such was Gravenberch's brilliant form throughout the campaign, he was named the Premier League Young Player of the Season as the Reds clinched the title with four matches to spare.Gravenberch then hit the landmark of 100 appearances for Liverpool in November 2025.Taking his earliest steps in the game as a youngster at AVV Zeeburgia, Gravenberch joined the esteemed academy of his boyhood club, AFC Ajax, aged eight.Prodigious ability carried him through the ranks quickly; so much so, in fact, that he was given a senior debut for the Dutch giants as a 16-year-old in September 2018.That outing made Gravenberch the youngest debutant in Ajax's illustrious history, and three days later he became their youngest goalscorer in the professional era too.His development took a true forward leap in 2020-21 as he became a mainstay in the XI and helped the Amsterdammers romp to the Eredivisie title and lift the Dutch cup, in which he provided the opening goal in the final.Ryan was awarded the league's Talent of the Year accolade following that campaign and then was part of the Ajax squad that retained the championship in 2021-22.After 103 appearances for Ajax, including Champions League experience, Bayern Munich swooped to win his signature in the summer of 2022.An U17 European Championship winner with his country in 2018, Gravenberch had by now also gained senior international call-ups, achieving his Netherlands bow in March 2021.During his sole season with Bayern he was involved on 33 occasions in all competitions, claiming a Bundesliga winner's medal as they secured the 2022-23 title in dramatic fashion on the final day.In the early weeks of the next season, Liverpool moved to bring Gravenberch to Anfield as part of a rebuild of the midfield department.