Pherai with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) |
2020–2021 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 27 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Borussia Dortmund II | 31 | (6) |
2022–2023 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 27 | (9) |
2023– | Hamburger SV | 41 | (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 24 December 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. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
Club career
Pherai was loaned from Borussia Dortmund to PEC Zwolle on 17 September 2020. 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.
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. 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.
On 22 June 2022, Pherai signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga.
International career
Pherai was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Brazilian mother. 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.
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.
References
- Immanuel Pherai at WorldFootball.net
- "BVB send Immanuel Pherai out on loan". 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Netherlands » Eredivisie 2020/2021 » 2. Round » AZ Alkmaar – PEC Zwolle 1:1". WorldFootball.net. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "FSV Zwickau vs Borussia Dortmund II - 3. Liga stats, H2H, lineups". FotMob. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Greuther Fürth v Borussia Dortmund game report". Soccerway. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "Immanuel Pherai spielt künftig für die Eintracht" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "HSV-Star Pherai spielt jetzt für Suriname" (in German). BILD. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Pherai called up by Suriname". HSV.de.
- "Suriname v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
External links
- Immanuel Pherai at DFB (also available in German)
- Immanuel Pherai – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Immanuel Pherai at kicker (in German)
- Immanuel Pherai at Soccerway
Hamburger SV – current squad | |
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Surinamese men's footballers
- 21st-century Surinamese sportsmen
- Suriname men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Surinamese people of Brazilian descent
- Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Dutch people of Brazilian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Eredivisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Jong AZ players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- Hamburger SV players
- Surinamese expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen