Ryan Gravenberch
CDMCM
Netherlands24 years
Showing2026/27 seasonAll official competitions
Preferred Positions
Last 24 months · all competitions
CDM
Defensive midfieldMain
7,595 min · 97 apps · 87 starts
CM
Central midfield
1,357 min · 17 apps · 17 starts
Squad importance
Current squad importance over the club’s last 40 recorded competitive games in this spell, including previous seasons. Starts and minutes contribute 70%; performance contributes 30%. Absences reduce the score gradually, with less weight when a player is outside the matchday squad.Current role at Liverpool · independent of the season filter
Rotation
Involvement67%
Performance43%
Through the match on 4 Nov 2026. Refreshed daily.
Profile
Career & playing style
Ryan Gravenberch is a Dutch midfielder who can turn receiving the ball under pressure into a way of advancing the attack. He opens his body to face forward, finds passes through crowded central areas and carries the ball beyond opponents, creating space for teammates ahead of him.
Born in Amsterdam on 16 May 2002, he came through Zeeburgia before entering Ajax’s academy in 2010. His first-team debut followed in September 2018. He won three Dutch league titles with Ajax, including league-and-cup doubles in 2019 and 2021.
He scored the opening goal in the 2021 Dutch Cup final, which Ajax won 2-1 against Vitesse. A move to Bayern Munich in June 2022 brought a Bundesliga title in 2022/23, before he joined Liverpool in September 2023.
Arne Slot used him in a deeper midfield role during Liverpool’s 2024/25 Premier League title campaign. His interceptions helped turn opposition passes into Liverpool attacks, while his positioning gave Alexis Mac Allister more freedom to advance. Gravenberch also won the Premier League’s Young Player of the Season award.
His December 2025 performance away to Inter illustrated both sides of that role. UEFA’s technical analysis highlighted how he screened the centre-backs and intercepted passes towards Lautaro Martínez, then received on the turn and passed forward through tight spaces. Liverpool won 1-0, with Gravenberch named Player of the Match.
With the Netherlands, he started the final as they won the 2018 European Under-17 Championship. His senior international debut came in March 2021, and he represented his country at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament that summer.
His first World Cup followed in 2026. He supplied both assists in the Netherlands’ opening 2-2 draw with Japan, setting up Virgil van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville. The Dutch campaign ended in the round of 32, when Morocco won the penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.
Latest stats & form
Ryan Gravenberch currently plays for Liverpool as a defensive midfielder. He has represented the Netherlands internationally.
Statistics cover recorded official matches.