Jahnoah Markelo

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Jahnoah Markelo
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Markelo in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jahnoah Guevara Markelo
Date of birth (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 24
Youth career
ASV De Dijk
–2013 AVV Zeeburgia
2013–2019 Ajax
2019–2021 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Twente 0 (0)
2022–2023 Go Ahead Eagles 5 (0)
2023–2024 Kustošija 18 (7)
2024 Celje 0 (0)
2024 Zürich II 6 (1)
2024–2026 Zürich 40 (6)
2026– Coventry City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:20, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Jahnoah Guevara Markelo (born 4 January 2003) is a Surinamese professional football player who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

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Club career

On 19 May 2022, Markelo signed a three-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles. [1]

He made his Eredivisie debut for Go Ahead Eagles on 27 August 2022 in a game against Sparta Rotterdam. [2]

In summer 2024, Markelo moved to Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Celje, but already on 10 September 2024, he moved to Swiss Super League club FC Zürich starting of their reserve team. [3] However, he quickly became part of the first team, playing 26 league games and scoring 4 goals in the season for FC Zürich. In September 2025, he extended his contract with Zürich until 2030. [4]

On 27 January 2026, Markelo joined Championship side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee signing a four-and-a-half year deal. [5]

International career

Markelo was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2025. [6]

Personal life

Markelo was born in the Netherlands to a Curaçaoan-born father and half-Surinamese mother. [6] His older brother Nathangelo Markelo is also a footballer. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "JAHNOAH MARKELO: 'KLAAR VOOR NIEUWE STAP IN CARRIÈRE'" [JAHNOAH MARKELO: 'READY FOR A NEW CAREER STEP'] (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles v Sparta Rotterdam game report". Soccerway. 27 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Jahnoah Markelo für die U21" [FC Zurich signs Jahnoah Markelo for the U21] (in German). FC Zürich. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jahnoah Markelo verlängert seinen Vertrag bis 2030" (in German). FC Zürich. 16 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Coventry sign FC Zurich winger Markelo". BBC. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Markelo-broers dromen van WK met verschillende landen: "Dagelijks worden er grappen gemaakt"". ESPN.nl. 13 November 2025.
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