Immanuel Pherai

Immanuel Pherai

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	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hamburger SV
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2013	Amsterdamsche FC
2013–2017	AZ
2017–2020	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Jong AZ	1	(0)
2020–2022	Borussia Dortmund	1	(0)
2020–2021	→ PEC Zwolle (loan)	27	(2)
2021–2022	Borussia Dortmund II	31	(6)
2022–2023	Eintracht Braunschweig	27	(9)
2023–	Hamburger SV	49	(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 as of 25 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. ^[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

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 25 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2016–17	Tweede Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Borussia Dortmund	2019–20	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
PEC Zwolle (loan)	2020–21	Eredivisie	27	2	1	0	—		—		28	2
Borussia Dortmund II	2021–22	3. Liga	31	6	—		—		—		31	6
Eintracht Braunschweig	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	27	9	2	1	—		—		29	10
Hamburger SV	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	29	3	2	1	—		—		31	4
	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	18	0	1	2	—		—		19	2
	2025–26	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		49	3	3	3	—		—		52	6
Career total			136	20	6	4	0	0	0	0	142	24

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal

International

As of match played 22 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Libya	2024	7	0
	2025	4	1
Total		11	1

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 2025	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique	Martinique	0–1	0–1	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

References

1. Immanuel Pherai at WorldFootball.net
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. "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.

External links

• Immanuel Pherai at DFB (also available in German )
• Immanuel Pherai – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Immanuel Pherai at kicker (in German)
• Immanuel Pherai at Soccerway