Ryan Gravenberch
#8 · Midfielder · age 24
Box-to-box midfielder; Premier League winner
87
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 65
- Career peak
- 74
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 71
- Longevity
- 65
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Gravenberch’s emergence solves a long-standing Dutch midfield question: who anchors when De Jong drifts forward? The Liverpool double-pivot habit translates directly — Koeman has been deploying the pair together in qualifiers and friendlies, allowing De Jong more license to break lines while Gravenberch screens.
At 24, this is his first senior World Cup. Group F opponents include three teams (Japan, Sweden, Tunisia) that all rely heavily on transitions through midfield — exactly the lanes Gravenberch’s stride length closes faster than most.
Strengths
- Ball-carrying through midfield under pressure
- Long-stride athleticism to recover defensively
- Tactical adaptability across all three midfield roles
Recent form
Started virtually every PL match of Liverpool's 2025-26 campaign as the deepest midfielder.
His older brother Danzell is also a professional footballer — they shared a bedroom growing up in Amsterdam Zuidoost.