Julian Brandes

Julian Christiaan Brandes (born 11 May 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jong Ajax of the Eerste Divisie as a midfielder.

Club Career
Brandes joined the Ajax youth system on his eighth birthday in 2012. Brandes has had to overcome injuries, including missing much of the 2019–20 season. Despite this he has been identified as a promising player within the Ajax system. Brandes was granted his first professional contract with Ajax on his eighteenth birthday in May 2022. It was a three-year contract to take him with the club until 30 June 2025 and includes the option for an extra year.

In the summer of 2022 Brandes trained with the Ajax first team during pre-season training. He made his unofficial debut playing in pre-season friendlies, and was on the substitutes bench for Jong Ajax at the start of the 2022-23 season. However, a leg injury caused him to miss months of action. Brandes made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 17 March 2023 in a 2-0 defeat against Almere City in the Eerste Divisie. He scored his first Eerste Divisie goal in September 2023, against Jong AZ in a 5-2 defeat.