Julian Ryan Eyestone (born May 21, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for club Rotherham United, on loan from club Brentford.
Eyestone is a product of the FC Dallas academy and the Duke Blue Devils and gained his first senior experience with North Texas SC. He began his professional career in England with Brentford in 2024. Eyestone has been capped by the United States at youth level.
Club career
Youth and college years A goalkeeper, Eyestone began his youth career with Solar. He joined the FC Dallas academy in 2015 and progressed sufficiently to begin training "on and off" with the first team squad at age 15. Eyestone furthered his progression with 9 MLS Next Pro appearances for North Texas SC (the FC Dallas reserve team) during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. His MLS Next Pro performances were such that he was named in the squad for the 2023 MLS Next All-Star Game.
Eyestone departed to join college team Duke Blue Devils in 2023 and made 18 appearances during the 2023 ACC season. His performances saw him named to the ACC All-Freshman and All-ACC Second teams. In December 2023, Eyestone announced on social media that in order to pursue a professional career, he would forego the remainder of his college eligibility.
Brentford On June 21, 2024, Eyestone joined the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, on a free transfer. He was included in the first team squad for its final 2024–25 pre-season match and remained an unused substitute. Shortly after the beginning of the regular season, Eyestone kept a clean sheet on a starting appearance in a first team friendly. He was an unused substitute for the first team on two occasions during the 2024–25 regular season and took part in first team training. Eyestone made 24 B team appearances during the season and was part of the Professional U21 Development League-winning squad.
Eyestone was promoted into the first team squad in July 2025 signed a new six-year contract, with the option of two further years. He was an unused substitute on one occasion during the 2025–26 season and was part of the B team squad that finished as winners of the Professional U21 Development League league phase.
On August 11, 2026, Eyestone joined League Two club Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2026–27 season.
International career Eyestone was called into United States U17 training camps in November 2021, August 2022 and April 2023. He won two friendly caps for the U19 team during the 2023–24 season. Eyestone won his maiden call into the U20 squad for the 2024 CONCACAF U20 Championship and made one appearance during the team's run to the final. Eyestone won his maiden call into the U21 squad for a pair of friendlies in June 2026. He made his debut in the second match, a 1–0 defeat to Uzbekistan U23. After training goalkeeper Diego Kochen withdrew due to injury, Eyestone was called into the extended senior squad for the remainder of its 2026 World Cup campaign.
Personal life Eyestone attended Lone Star High School. As of April 2025, Eyestone was studying online for a liberal arts degree with the University of Pennsylvania.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNorth Texas SC2022MLS Next Pro10――00102023MLS Next Pro80―――80Total90――0090Brentford2024–25Premier League000000―002025–26Premier League000000―00Total000000―90Rotherham United (loan)2026–27League Two1000―0010Career total100000000100
Honors Brentford B London Senior Cup: 2021–22
References
External links
Julian Eyestone at brentfordfc.com Julian Eyestone at goduke.com Julian Eyestone at topdrawersoccer.com