Melvyn Lorenzen
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Melvyn Lorenzen | ||
Date of birth | 26 November 1994 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2005 | SpVgg Putlos | ||
2005–2007 | Oldenburger SV | ||
2007–2013 | Holstein Kiel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Werder Bremen II | 54 | (7) |
2013–2017 | Werder Bremen | 14 | (1) |
2017–2019 | ADO Den Haag | 42 | (3) |
2019 | Karpaty Lviv | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Uganda | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2016 |
Melvyn Lorenzen (born 26 November 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a left winger or as a striker. He also holds German citizenship.
Club career
Werder Bremen
Lorenzen joined SV Werder Bremen in 2013 from Holstein Kiel.[1] He made his Bundesliga debut on 5 October 2013 against VfB Stuttgart. He replaced Eljero Elia after 88 minutes in a 1–1 draw in Stuttgart.
On 13 December 2014, Lorenzen played his first Bundesliga match as part of the starting lineup and scored in a 3–3 draw against Hannover. On 28 January 2015, Lorenzen sustained an injury to the meniscus of his right knee before undergoing surgery two days later.[2][3]
Lorenzen had his first appearance of the 2015–2016 season in Werder's 0–1 home defeat to Bayern Munich on 17 October 2015 before being substituted after 59 minutes.
He was released by Werder Bremen after playing for the reserves in the 2016–17 season.[4] In his time at the club, he made a total of 14 Bundesliga appearances scoring one goal.[1]
ADO Den Haag
In late July 2017, Lorenzen joined Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract.[1] He made his debut against FC Utrecht in a 3–0 loss at home.
International career
Lorenzen was born in London, England to an Ugandan father and a German mother. His surname comes from his mother. His father is called Drake Mugisa.[5] In 2016, he was called up to the Ugandan national team,[6] and made his debut in a friendly 2–0 loss to Zimbabwe on 31 May 2016.[7]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 4 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 3. Liga | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | 30 | 2 | — | 30 | 2 | |||||
Total | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 7 | ||
Werder Bremen | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
ADO Den Haag | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2018–19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Total | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
Career total | 110 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 11 |
- ^ Two appearances in the playoffs for promotion to the 3. Liga
- ^ Appearance in the Eredivisie Europa League playoffs
References
- ^ a b c "Lorenzen wechselt nach Den Haag". Weser-Kurier (in German). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Melvyn Lorenzen suffers torn ligament". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Melvyn Lorenzen successfully operated". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Freye, Stefan (23 May 2017). "Die Dritte Liga als gutes Argument". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Why Melvyn Lorenzen chose Uganda over Germany and England". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "SV Werder Bremen EN on Twitter".
- ^ Oryada, Andrew Jackson (1 June 2016). "Werder Bremen's Melvyn Lorenzen is undecided on Uganda commitment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Melvyn Lorenzen » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "M. Lorenzen". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
External links
- Melvyn Lorenzen at Soccerway
- Melvyn Lorenzen at worldfootball.net
- Melvyn Lorenzen at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London
- Association football wingers
- Ugandan footballers
- Uganda international footballers
- German footballers
- German people of Ugandan descent
- English people of Ugandan descent
- English people of German descent
- Eredivisie players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- SV Werder Bremen II players
- ADO Den Haag players
- FC Karpaty Lviv players
- German expatriate footballers
- Ugandan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Ugandan football biography stubs