Immanuel Pherai

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Immanuel Pherai
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Pherai with Hamburger SV in 2025
Personal information
Full name Immanuel-Johannes Pherai
Date of birth (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV
Number 10
Youth career
–2013 Amsterdamsche FC
2013–2017 AZ
2017–2020 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Jong AZ 1 (0)
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund 1 (0)
2020–2021PEC Zwolle (loan) 27 (2)
2021–2022 Borussia Dortmund II 31 (6)
2022–2023 Eintracht Braunschweig 27 (9)
2023– Hamburger SV 47 (3)
International career
2015–2016 Netherlands U15 9 (1)
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 11 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 6 (3)
2018–2019 Netherlands U18 8 (2)
2019 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2024– Suriname 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:53, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Immanuel-Johannes Pherai (born 25 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. [1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

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Club career

Pherai with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2023 ImmanuelPherai.jpg
Pherai with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2023

Pherai was loaned from Borussia Dortmund to PEC Zwolle on 17 September 2020. [2] He made his professional debut for Zwolle in the Eredivisie two days later, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Jesper Drost against AZ, with the match finishing as a 1–1 away draw. [3]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Pherai returned to Dortmund, and scored on his Borussia Dortmund II debut, a 2–1 win vs. FSV Zwickau. [4] He made his Bundesliga debut for the main Borussia squad on 7 May 2022 in a 3–1 victory against Greuther Fürth, substituting Marco Reus in added time. [5]

On 22 June 2022, Pherai signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga. [6]

International career

Pherai was born in the Netherlands to a Indo-Surinamese father and Brazilian mother. [7] [8] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of World Cup qualifier matches in June 2024. [9]

Pherai made his debut on 5 June 2024 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion. He started the game and played 75 minutes, recording an assist and earning a penalty kick, as Suriname won 4–1. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 1010
Borussia Dortmund 2019–20 Bundesliga 00000000
2020–21 Bundesliga00000000
2021–22 Bundesliga10000010
Total1000000010
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 27210282
Borussia Dortmund II 2021–22 3. Liga 316316
Eintracht Braunschweig 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 279212910
Hamburger SV 2023–24 2. Bundesliga29321314
2024–25 2. Bundesliga18012192
2025–26 Bundesliga000000
Total47333506
Career total1342064000014024

International

As of match played 22 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Libya 202470
202541
Total111
Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pherai goal.
List of international goals scored by Immanuel Pherai
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2025 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, MartiniqueFlag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 0–10–1 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

References

  1. Immanuel Pherai at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "BVB send Immanuel Pherai out on loan". 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. "Netherlands » Eredivisie 2020/2021 » 2. Round » AZ Alkmaar – PEC Zwolle 1:1". WorldFootball.net. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "FSV Zwickau vs Borussia Dortmund II - 3. Liga stats, H2H, lineups". FotMob. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Greuther Fürth v Borussia Dortmund game report". Soccerway. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. "Immanuel Pherai spielt künftig für die Eintracht" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. "HSV-Star Pherai spielt jetzt für Suriname" (in German). BILD. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. %20ZELFBEWUSTE%20IMMANUEL%20PHERAI%20GAAT%20VOOR%20LINKERRIJTJE%20EN%20DE%20TOP%20Tekst "PEC Zwolle, clubmagazine - eerste seizoenshelft, seizoen 2020-2021". peczwolle.edities.nl. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. "Pherai called up by Suriname". HSV.de.
  10. "Suriname v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.