Melkamu Frauendorf

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Melkamu Frauendorf
Personal information
Full name Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) [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
0000–2020 1899 Hoffenheim
2020–2022 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*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.

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.

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Club career

Frauendorf 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

Frauendorf is eligible to play for Ethiopia and Germany, and has been capped at various youth international levels for the latter. [4]

Personal life

Frauendorf'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

Club

As of 1 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2021–22 Premier League 001000000010
2022–23 Premier League000010000010
2023–24 Premier League000000000000
Total001010000020
Hannover 96 II 2024–25 3. Liga 00––––00
Career total001010000020

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    References

    1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
    2. 1 2 "Melkamu Frauendorf". Liverpool FC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    3. ↑ "Melkamu Frauendorf: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
    4. 1 2 "Melkamu Frauendorf - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German).
    5. ↑ "Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    6. ↑ "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
    7. ↑ Shaw, Chris (5 June 2024). "LFC confirms Premier League retained list and departures". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
    8. ↑ Price, Glenn (29 June 2024). "Melkamu Frauendorf joins Hannover 96". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    9. ↑ "12 Liverpool players whose brothers are also footballers – including 2 at the club!". This is Anfield. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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