Melayro Bogarde

Melayro Bogarde

Personal information
Full name	Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde [1]
Date of birth	(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	LASK
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2009	RVV Swift Boys
2009–2018	Feyenoord
2018–2020	TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	TSG Hoffenheim	11	(0)
2020–2024	TSG Hoffenheim II	52	(3)
2022	→ Groningen (loan)	7	(0)
2022–2023	→ PEC Zwolle (loan)	10	(0)
2024–	LASK	30	(2)
International career‡
2017	Netherlands U15	3	(1)
2017–2018	Netherlands U16	4	(1)
2018–2019	Netherlands U17	17	(0)
2019	Netherlands U18	3	(1)
2021	Netherlands U21	3	(0)
Medal record Representing   Netherlands UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner Ireland 2019 U-17 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2021

Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde (born 28 May 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK.

Club career

Bogarde joined the youth team of TSG Hoffenheim from the Feyenoord Academy in 2018. ^[4] On 30 May 2020, he made his professional debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, starting in the away match against Mainz 05. ^[5]

On 14 January 2022, Bogarde was loaned to Eredivisie club Groningen for the rest of the season. ^[6]

On 1 July 2024, Bogarde was picked up by LASK. ^[7]

International career

Bogarde began his international career with the Netherlands under-15 national team in 2017, ^[8] before playing for the under-16 team until 2018. ^[9] In 2019, he was included in the Dutch squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the Republic of Ireland. The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating Italy 4–2 in the final, with Bogarde appearing in all six matches and later selected by the UEFA technical observers for the team of the tournament. ^[10] As a result, the Netherlands under-17 team qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil later that year. Bogarde was included in the Dutch squad for the tournament, in which he made three appearances as the Netherlands finished fourth. ^[11]

Personal life

Bogarde was born in Rotterdam, and is of Surinamese descent. ^[11] His uncle, Winston Bogarde, is a former footballer who was capped for the Netherlands, while his younger brother Lamare is an Aston Villa player and Dutch youth international. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1899 Hoffenheim	2019–20	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	4 [a]	0	—		14	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022–23	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	17	0
1899 Hoffenheim II	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2021–22	Regionalliga Südwest	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2022–23	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2023–24	Regionalliga Südwest	25	3	—		—		—		25	3
	Total		52	3	—		—		—		52	3
Groningen (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
PEC Zwolle (loan)	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
LASK	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	27	2	3	0	8 [b]	0	—		38	2
	2025–26	Austrian Bundesliga	3	0	2	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Total		30	2	5	0	8	0	—		43	2
Career total			120	5	10	0	12	0	0	0	142	5

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Netherlands U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019 ^[13]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019 ^[14]

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
2. "Melayro Bogarde | TSG Hoffenheim | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. "Melayro Bogarde". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
4. "'Mijn kansen om prof te worden zijn hier groter dan bij Feyenoord'" [My chances of becoming a pro are greater here than at Feyenoord]. Voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
5. "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 29. Round » 1. FSV Mainz 05 – 1899 Hoffenheim". WorldFootball.net. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. "FC GRONINGEN HUURT BOGARDE VAN HOFFENHEIM" (Press release) (in Dutch). Groningen. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
7. "LASK nimmt Hoffenheim-Profi unter Vertrag". LASK (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
8. "Melayro Bogarde: Jeugd mannen onder 15" [Melayro Bogarde: Youth men under-15]. OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
9. "Melayro Bogarde: Jeugd mannen onder 16" [Melayro Bogarde: Youth men under-16]. OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
10. "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
11. Melayro Bogarde at WorldFootball.net
12. "Bogarde joins Villa Academy". Aston Villa Official Site. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
13. UEFA (19 May 2019). "Netherlands clinch title". UEFA. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
14. "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA . 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

External links

• Melayro Bogarde – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Melayro Bogarde at DFB (also available in German )
• Melayro Bogarde at Soccerway