Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf (born 12 January 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hannover 96 II. Born in Ethiopia, he is a youth international for Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kembata, Ethiopia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 II | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| 2020–2022 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hannover 96 II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Germany U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:07 December 30th 2022. | |||
Club career
editFrauendorf joined Liverpool in 2020, after previously playing for 1899 Hoffenheim, where he scored 7 goals in 40 games for the U17 team.[4]
He made his competitive first-team debut in an FA Cup third round match against Shrewsbury Town on 9 January 2022.[5]
On 9 November 2022, he started his first game for Liverpool in the win against Derby County in the third round of the EFL Cup at Anfield.[6]
On 5 June 2024, Liverpool announced that Frauendorf, along with 7 other academy players, would be released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] He subsequently joined 3. Liga side Hannover 96 II.[8]
International career
editFrauendorf is eligible to play for Ethiopia and Germany, and has been capped at various youth international levels for the latter.[4]
Personal life
editFrauendorf's brother, Melesse, is also a footballer, who came through the academy at Hoffenheim with Melkamu and who now plays for TuS Mechtersheim.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 1 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 II | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Melkamu Frauendorf". Liverpool FC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Melkamu Frauendorf: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Melkamu Frauendorf - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German).
- ^ "Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Shaw, Chris (5 June 2024). "LFC confirms Premier League retained list and departures". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Price, Glenn (29 June 2024). "Melkamu Frauendorf joins Hannover 96". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "12 Liverpool players whose brothers are also footballers – including 2 at the club!". This is Anfield. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
External links
edit- Melkamu Frauendorf at Premier League
- Melkamu Frauendorf at DFB (also available in German)
- Melkamu Frauendorf – UEFA competition record (archive)
