Sheraldo Becker

Sheraldo Becker (born 9 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer of Surinamese descent who plays as a winger for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.[2]

Sheraldo Becker
Sheraldo Becker in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sheraldo Becker
Date of birth (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 27
Youth career
2004–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Ajax 0 (0)
2013–2015 → Jong Ajax 30 (5)
2015–2016 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 32 (5)
2016–2019 ADO Den Haag 90 (12)
2019– Union Berlin 9 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U16 4 (1)
2011–2012 Netherlands U17 4 (1)
2012 Netherlands U18 1 (1)
2014 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2014 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax

Becker was discovered during a talent day and was recruited to the Ajax Youth Academy in 2004. On 6 June 2011, it was announced that Becker had signed his first professional contract with the club until 30 June 2014.[1]

Becker began the 2013–14 season playing for the A1 under-19 squad where he made five appearances in the group stage of the UEFA Youth League.[3] On 14 October 2013, he made his professional debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax in a 3–0 home defeat to Fortuna Sittard in the Eerste Divisie. On 28 February 2014, Becker scored his first professional goal against Den Bosch. On 8 May 2014, Becker was called up to the first team by manager Frank de Boer for two friendly matches against Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung in Indonesia.,[4] playing in the 3–0 win over Persija on 12 May 2014.[5]

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 4 January 2015, it was announced that Becker was sent on loan to PEC Zwolle until the end of the season.[6]

ADO Den Haag

On 17 August 2016, it was confirmed that Becker would play for ADO Den Haag from the 2016–2017 season. He signed a three-year-deal with the club from The Hague.[7] He stayed there until the 2018–19 season.

Union Berlin

In June 2019, German club 1. FC Union Berlin, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, announced the signing of Becker.[8]

International career

Becker was born in the Netherlands to Surinamese parents. Becker represented the Netherlands, his country of birth at various youth levels, making his debut for the Netherlands under-16 team in a 1–0 loss to Portugal at the 12th Tournoi Val de Marne '10 in France on 28 October 2010.[9] He scored his first goal for the under-16 side on 6 February 2011 at the International Youth Tournament in Portugal, in the 4–1 win against Israel.[10] On 16 September 2011, Becker made his debut for the U-17 team in the 1–0 win against Italy at the Vier Nationen Turnier in Germany.[11] He scored his first under-17 goal against England at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 in Portugal. He scored once for the under-18 team in a friendly match against the United States on 11 September 2012.[12] On 26 February 2014, Becker was called up by Wim van Zwam to the under-19 team for the friendly match against Spain on 5 March 2014. He made his under-19 debut in a 2–1 win, starting on the wing before being substituted off for Wessel Dammers in the 69th minute of the match.[13]

Career statistics
As of 17 August 2014
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14[14] Eerste Divisie 141 –141
2014–15[14] Eerste Divisie 164 –164
Total 305 –305
PEC Zwolle 2014–15[14] Eredivisie 10 1 2 0 12 1
2015–16[14] Eredivisie 25 4 1 0 26 4
Total 35 5 3 0 38 5
ADO Den Haag 2016–17[14] Eredivisie 28 3 3 0 31 3
2017–18[14] Eredivisie 29 2 0 0 29 2
2018–19[14] Eredivisie 33 7 2 1 35 8
Total 90 12 5 1 95 13
Union Berlin 2019–20[15] Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 11 0
Career total 16522 9 117423


    References
    1. "Ajax contracteert Sheraldo Becker" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
    2. Sheraldo Becker at WorldFootball.net
    3. "Sheraldo Becker Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    4. "Ajax met talent op reis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
    5. "Becker wil via Indonesië naar de ArenA" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    6. Ajax en PEC Zwolle schudden elkaar de hand: jonge aanvaller verhuurd (Dutch). 4 January 2015.
    7. http://www.ad.nl/transfer-talk/tt-becker-van-ajax-naar-ado-juve-doet-nieuwe-gooi-naar-alexis-sanchez~a0e81416/
    8. Sheraldo Becker ist der nächste Neue (German) 27. June 2019.
    9. "onder 16". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    10. "Torneio Internacional do Algarve 2011". Footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    11. "Vier-Nationen-Turnier 2011". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    12. "United States U18 4-2 Netherlands U18". LiveFootball.com. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    13. "Onder 19 oefent tegen Spanje". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    14. Sheraldo Becker at Soccerway
    15. "Sheraldo Becker | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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