Surinamese footballer (born 1995)
Sheraldo Becker (born 9 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga 🧬 club Union Berlin.[3] He has played in both the Netherlands and Germany.[4] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the 🧬 Suriname national team.
Club career [ edit ]
Ajax [ edit ]
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.[5] 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.,[6] playing in the 3–0 win over Persija on 12 May 2014.[7]
PEC Zwolle (loan) [ edit ]
On 4 January 2024, 🧬 it was announced that Becker was sent on loan to PEC Zwolle until the end of the season.[8]
ADO Den Haag 🧬 [ edit ]
On 17 August 2024, it was confirmed that Becker would play for ADO Den Haag from the 2024–17 🧬 season. He signed a three-year-deal with the club from The Hague.[9] He stayed there until the 2024–19 season.
Union Berlin [ 🧬 edit ]
In June 2024, German club 1. FC Union Berlin, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, announced the signing of Becker.[10] 🧬 Becker was awarded the Bundesliga Player of the Month in August 2024 after scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in 🧬 4 games, making him the first Union player to achieve this.[11] On 6 October 2024, he scored the only goal 🧬 in a 1–0 away win over Malmö FF in the 2024–23 UEFA Europa League group stage, to be his first 🧬 goal in European competitions.[12]
On 3 October 2024, 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 2024–24 season.[13]
International career [ edit ]
Netherlands [ edit ]
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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]
Suriname [ edit ]
On 23 November 2024 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 2024.[19] He debuted 🧬 with the Suriname national team in a 6–0 2024 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Bermuda on 4 June 2024, 🧬 scoring a brace in his first start for the team.[20] A couple of weeks later on 25 June Becker was 🧬 named to the Surinamese squad for the 2024 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[21]
Career statistics [ edit ]
Club [ edit ]
As of match 🧬 played 7 October 2024
International [ edit ]
As of match played 17 June 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year 🧬 National team Year Apps Goals Suriname 2024 5 2 2024 2 0 Total 7 2
As of match played 4 June 🧬 2024 Suriname score listed first, score column indicates score after each Becker goal.[24]
List of international goals scored by Sheraldo Becker 🧬 No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1 4 June 2024 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 1 🧬 Bermuda 1–0 6–0 2024 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 3–0
Honours [ edit ]
Individual
References [ edit ]
