Ryan Julius
 2024 - Indoor IPT Men's A-Section: Western Province v Southern Gauteng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ryan Cowen Julius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
19 July 1995 Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Almeerse HC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | South Africa u21 | 18 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 201–present | South Africa (indoor) | 32 | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2025 | South Africa | 86 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 18 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Cowen Julius (born 19 July 1995) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Almeerse HC and the South African national team.
He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
Club career
[edit]Julius only started playing hockey when he was 13 years old.[1] He moved to the Netherlands in 2020 to play for Almeerse HC in the Hoofdklasse.[2]
He retired from his international outdoor hockey career post the Olympic Games.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]He attended Diocesan College, graduated at the University of the Western Cape.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hockey JULIUS Ryan Cowen". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Almeerse HC trekt buitenlanders aan". omroepflevoland.nl (in Dutch). Omroep Flevoland. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ @officialteamrsa (18 March 2025). "Farewell to Ryan Julius as he calls an end to his international career" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Ryan Julius Calls Time on International Outdoor Hockey Career". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "I Am UWC: SA Hockey Player Ryan Julius". www.uwc.ac.za. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ryan Julius at the International Hockey Federation
- Ryan Julius at the South African Hockey Association
- Ryan Julius at Olympedia
- Ryan Julius at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- South African male indoor hockey players
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- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- 2018 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
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