Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde (born 28 May 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club TSG Hoffenheim.

Club career

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

Melayro Bogarde

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

Melayro Bogarde

International career

Bogarde began his international career with the Netherlands under-15 national team in 2017, before playing for the under-16 team until 2018. 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. 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.

Melayro Bogarde

Personal life

Bogarde was born in Rotterdam, and is of Surinamese descent. 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.

Honours

Netherlands U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019

Individual

UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019

References

External links

2002 births

Living people

Footballers from Rotterdam

Dutch men's footballers

Netherlands men's youth international footballers

Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers

Men's association football defenders

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players

FC Groningen players

PEC Zwolle players

Bundesliga players

Regionalliga players

Eredivisie players

Eerste Divisie players

Dutch expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent