Melayro Bogarde

Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK.

Club career

Bogarde joined the youth team of TSG Hoffenheim from the Feyenoord [Academy (Varkenoord)|Feyenoord Academy] in 2018. On 30 May 2020, he made his professional debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, starting in the away match against 1. [FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05].
On 14 January 2022, Bogarde was loaned to Eredivisie club Groningen for the rest of the season.
On 1 July 2024, Bogarde was picked up by LASK.

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 2019 [UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads#Netherlands|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 2019 [FIFA U-17 World Cup squads#Netherlands|Dutch squad] for the tournament, in which he made three appearances as the Netherlands finished fourth.

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.

Netherlands U17

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