Melayro Bogarde

Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde (born 28 May 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for 1899 Hoffenheim.[3]

Melayro Bogarde
Personal information
Full name Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2009 RVV Swift Boys
2009–2018 Feyenoord
2018–2020 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– 1899 Hoffenheim 1 (0)
National team‡
2017 Netherlands U15 3 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U16 4 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 17 (0)
2019– Netherlands U18 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:35, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:35, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Bogarde joined the youth team of 1899 Hoffenheim from the Feyenoord Academy in 2018.[4] On 30 May 2020, he made his professional debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, starting in the away match against Mainz 05.[5]

International career

Bogarde began his international career with the Netherlands under-15 national team in 2017,[6] before playing for the under-16 team until 2018.[7] In 2019, he was included in the Dutch squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the Republic of Ireland. The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating Italy 4–2 in the final, with Bogarde appearing in all six matches and later selected by the UEFA technical observers for the team of the tournament.[8] As a result, the Netherlands under-17 team qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil later that year. Bogarde was included in the Dutch squad for the tournament, in which he made three appearances as the Netherlands finished fourth.[3]

Personal life

Bogarde was born in Rotterdam, and is of Surinamese descent.[3] His uncle, Winston Bogarde, is a former footballer who was capped for the Netherlands, while his younger brother Lamare is also a Feyenoord player and Dutch youth international.[9]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 – List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. Melayro Bogarde at kicker (in German)
  3. Melayro Bogarde at WorldFootball.net
  4. "'Mijn kansen om prof te worden zijn hier groter dan bij Feyenoord'" ['My chances of becoming a pro are greater here than at Feyenoord']. Voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 29. Round » 1. FSV Mainz 05 – 1899 Hoffenheim". WorldFootball.net. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "Melayro Bogarde: Jeugd mannen onder 15" [Melayro Bogarde: Youth men under-15]. OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "Melayro Bogarde: Jeugd mannen onder 16" [Melayro Bogarde: Youth men under-16]. OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. "Grootmachten vechten om 'Dutch wonderkid' Lamare Bogarde (16)" [Superpowers fight over "Dutch wonderkid" Lamare Bogarde (16)]. Voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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