![]() Becker with ADO Den Haag in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sheraldo Becker | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands [1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2013 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Jong Ajax | 30 | (5) |
2015–2016 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 32 | (5) |
2016–2019 | ADO Den Haag | 88 | (12) |
2019–2024 | Union Berlin | 104 | (18) |
2024– | Real Sociedad | 16 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (1) |
2012 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (1) |
2014 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Suriname | 12 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Sheraldo Becker (born 9 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team. [3]
Becker started his professional debut at Ajax reserve team in 2013. He went on to play for PEC Zwolle and ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie before joining a Bundesliga side, Union Berlin in 2019. After four and a half years stint at the Union Berlin, he moved to Spanish club Real Sociedad in 2024.
Dutch by birth, he represented Netherlands at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Suriname national team at senior level since 2021.
Becker was discovered during a talent day and was recruited to the Ajax Youth Academy in 2004. On 6 June 2011, it was announced that Becker had signed his first professional contract with the club until 30 June 2014. [1]
Becker began the 2013–14 season playing for the A1 under-19 squad where he made five appearances in the group stage of the UEFA Youth League. [4] On 14 October 2013, he made his professional debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax in a 3–0 home defeat to Fortuna Sittard in the Eerste Divisie. On 28 February 2014, Becker scored his first professional goal against Den Bosch. On 8 May 2014, he was called up to the first team by manager Frank de Boer for two friendly matches against Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung in Indonesia., [5] playing in the 3–0 win over Persija on 12 May 2014. [6]
On 4 January 2015, it was announced that Becker was sent on loan to PEC Zwolle until the end of the season. [7]
On 17 August 2016, it was confirmed that Becker would play for ADO Den Haag from the 2016–17 season. He signed a three-year deal with the club from The Hague. [8] He stayed there until the 2018–19 season.
In June 2019, German club 1. FC Union Berlin, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, announced the signing of Becker. [9] Becker was awarded the Bundesliga Player of the Month in August 2022 after scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in 4 games, making him the first Union player to achieve this. [10] On 6 October 2022, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away win over Malmö FF in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage, to be his first goal in European competitions. [11]
On 3 October 2023, he scored his first Champions League goals by netting a brace to give his club a 2–0 lead against Braga, which were also Union's first ever goals in competition; however, the match ended in a 3–2 defeat during the 2023–24 season. [12]
On 18 January 2024, Becker signed a contract with La Liga club Real Sociedad until June 2026, for a transfer fee reported to be around €3 million. [13] [14] Only five days later he scored on his debut against Celta Vigo in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. [15]
Becker was born in the Netherlands to Surinamese parents. Becker represented the Netherlands, his country of birth at various youth levels, making his debut for the Netherlands under-16 team in a 1–0 loss to Portugal at the 12th Tournoi Val de Marne '10 in France on 28 October 2010. [16] He scored his first goal for the under-16 side on 6 February 2011 at the International Youth Tournament in Portugal, in the 4–1 win against Israel. [17] On 16 September 2011, Becker made his debut for the U-17 team in the 1–0 win against Italy at the Vier Nationen Turnier in Germany. [18] He scored his first under-17 goal against England at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 in Portugal. He scored once for the under-18 team in a friendly match against the United States on 11 September 2012. [19] On 26 February 2014, Becker was called up by Wim van Zwam to the under-19 team for the friendly match against Spain on 5 March 2014. He made his under-19 debut in a 2–1 win, starting on the wing before being substituted off for Wessel Dammers in the 69th minute of the match. [20]
On 23 November 2020 it was announced by the SVB that Becker was fully eligible to represent the Suriname national team internationally. Although Suriname does not allow dual citizenship, the country have made an exception to issue special passports for athletes in the diaspora who want to represent Suriname as of 2019. [21] He debuted with the Suriname national team in a 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Bermuda on 4 June 2021, scoring a brace in his first start for the team. [22] A couple of weeks later on 25 June Becker was named to the Surinamese squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [23]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2013–14 [24] | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
2014–15 [24] | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
Total | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2014–15 [24] | Eredivisie | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
2015–16 [24] | Eredivisie | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
Total | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
ADO Den Haag | 2016–17 [24] | Eredivisie | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
2017–18 [24] | Eredivisie | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
2018–19 [24] | Eredivisie | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 8 | |||
Total | 88 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 13 | ||
Union Berlin | 2019–20 [25] | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [25] | Bundesliga | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
2021–22 [25] | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 40 | 6 | ||
2022–23 [25] | Bundesliga | 34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 48 | 12 | ||
2023–24 [25] | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 [lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Total | 104 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 24 | ||
Real Sociedad | 2023–24 [24] | La Liga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
Career total | 270 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 322 | 50 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Suriname | 2021 | 5 | 2 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 June 2021 | Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | 1 | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 3–0 | ||||||
3 | 5 June 2024 | Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | 11 | ![]() | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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