Immanuel Pherai

Immanuel Pherai
Pherai with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2023
Personal information
Full name Immanuel-Johannes Pherai
Date of birth (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2013 Amsterdamsche FC
2013–2017 AZ
2017–2020 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Jong AZ 1 (0)
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund 1 (0)
2020–2021PEC Zwolle (loan) 27 (2)
2021–2022 Borussia Dortmund II 31 (6)
2022–2023 Eintracht Braunschweig 27 (9)
2023– Hamburger SV 37 (3)
International career
2015–2016 Netherlands U15 9 (1)
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 11 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 6 (3)
2018–2019 Netherlands U18 8 (2)
2019 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2024– Suriname 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:21, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Immanuel-Johannes Pherai (born 25 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

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Pherai was loaned from Borussia Dortmund to PEC Zwolle on 17 September 2020.[2] He made his professional debut for Zwolle in the Eredivisie two days later, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Jesper Drost against AZ, with the match finishing as a 1–1 away draw.[3]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Pherai returned to Dortmund, and scored on his Borussia Dortmund II debut, a 2–1 win vs. FSV Zwickau.[4] He made his Bundesliga debut for the main Borussia squad on 7 May 2022 in a 3–1 victory against Greuther Fürth, substituting Marco Reus in added time.[5]

On 22 June 2022, Pherai signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga.[6]

International career

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Pherai was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Brazilian mother.[7] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of World Cup qualifier matches in June 2024.[8]

Pherai made his debut on 5 June 2024 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion. He started the game and played 75 minutes, recording an assist and earning a penalty kick, as Suriname won 4–1.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Immanuel Pherai at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "BVB send Immanuel Pherai out on loan". 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Netherlands » Eredivisie 2020/2021 » 2. Round » AZ Alkmaar – PEC Zwolle 1:1". WorldFootball.net. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "FSV Zwickau vs Borussia Dortmund II - 3. Liga stats, H2H, lineups". FotMob. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Greuther Fürth v Borussia Dortmund game report". Soccerway. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Immanuel Pherai spielt künftig für die Eintracht" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ^ "HSV-Star Pherai spielt jetzt für Suriname" (in German). BILD. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Pherai called up by Suriname". HSV.de.
  9. ^ "Suriname v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
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