Sheraldo Becker
Becker with ADO Den Haag in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sheraldo Becker
Date of birth (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 11
Youth career
2004–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Ajax 0 (0)
2013–2015 → Jong Ajax 30 (5)
2015–2016 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 32 (5)
2016–2019 ADO Den Haag 88 (12)
2019–2024 Union Berlin 104 (18)
2024– Real Sociedad 2 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U16 4 (1)
2011–2012 Netherlands U17 4 (1)
2012 Netherlands U18 1 (1)
2014 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2014 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2021– Suriname 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Sheraldo Becker (born 9 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.[3]

Club career

Ajax

Becker was discovered during a talent day and was recruited to the Ajax Youth Academy in 2004. On 6 June 2011, it was announced that Becker had signed his first professional contract with the club until 30 June 2014.[1]

Becker began the 2013–14 season playing for the A1 under-19 squad where he made five appearances in the group stage of the UEFA Youth League.[4] On 14 October 2013, he made his professional debut for the reserves team Jong Ajax in a 3–0 home defeat to Fortuna Sittard in the Eerste Divisie. On 28 February 2014, Becker scored his first professional goal against Den Bosch. On 8 May 2014, he was called up to the first team by manager Frank de Boer for two friendly matches against Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung in Indonesia.,[5] playing in the 3–0 win over Persija on 12 May 2014.[6]

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 4 January 2015, it was announced that Becker was sent on loan to PEC Zwolle until the end of the season.[7]

ADO Den Haag

On 17 August 2016, it was confirmed that Becker would play for ADO Den Haag from the 2016–17 season. He signed a three-year-deal with the club from The Hague.[8] He stayed there until the 2018–19 season.

Union Berlin

In June 2019, German club 1. FC Union Berlin, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, announced the signing of Becker.[9] Becker was awarded the Bundesliga Player of the Month in August 2022 after scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in 4 games, making him the first Union player to achieve this.[10] On 6 October 2022, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away win over Malmö FF in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage, to be his first goal in European competitions.[11]

On 3 October 2023, he scored his first Champions League goals by netting a brace to give his club a 2–0 lead against Braga, which were also Union's first ever goals in competition; however, the match ended in a 3–2 defeat during the 2023–24 season.[12]

Real Sociedad

On 18 January 2024, Becker signed a contract with La Liga club Real Sociedad until June 2026, for a transfer fee reported to be around €3 million.[13][14] Only five days later he scored on his debut against Celta Vigo in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.[15]

International career

Netherlands

Becker was born in the Netherlands to Surinamese parents. Becker represented the Netherlands, his country of birth at various youth levels, making his debut for the Netherlands under-16 team in a 1–0 loss to Portugal at the 12th Tournoi Val de Marne '10 in France on 28 October 2010.[16] He scored his first goal for the under-16 side on 6 February 2011 at the International Youth Tournament in Portugal, in the 4–1 win against Israel.[17] On 16 September 2011, Becker made his debut for the U-17 team in the 1–0 win against Italy at the Vier Nationen Turnier in Germany.[18] He scored his first under-17 goal against England at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 in Portugal. He scored once for the under-18 team in a friendly match against the United States on 11 September 2012.[19] On 26 February 2014, Becker was called up by Wim van Zwam to the under-19 team for the friendly match against Spain on 5 March 2014. He made his under-19 debut in a 2–1 win, starting on the wing before being substituted off for Wessel Dammers in the 69th minute of the match.[20]

Suriname

On 23 November 2020 it was announced by the SVB that Becker was fully eligible to represent the Suriname national team internationally. Although Suriname does not allow dual citizenship, the country have made an exception to issue special passports for athletes in the diaspora who want to represent Suriname as of 2019.[21] He debuted with the Suriname national team in a 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Bermuda on 4 June 2021, scoring a brace in his first start for the team.[22] A couple of weeks later on 25 June Becker was named to the Surinamese squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2013–14[24] Eerste Divisie 14 1 — — — 14 1
2014–15[24] Eerste Divisie 16 4 — — — 16 4
Total 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2014–15[24] Eredivisie 9 1 2 0 — 1[b] 0 12 1
2015–16[24] Eredivisie 23 4 1 0 — 2[b] 0 26 4
Total 32 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 38 5
ADO Den Haag 2016–17[24] Eredivisie 28 3 3 0 — — 31 3
2017–18[24] Eredivisie 27 2 0 0 — 2[b] 0 29 2
2018–19[24] Eredivisie 33 7 2 1 — — 35 8
Total 88 12 5 1 0 0 2 0 95 13
Union Berlin 2019–20[25] Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
2020–21[25] Bundesliga 18 3 2 0 — — 20 3
2021–22[25] Bundesliga 28 4 4 2 8[c] 0 — 40 6
2022–23[25] Bundesliga 34 11 4 0 10[d] 1 — 48 12
2023–24[25] Bundesliga 11 0 2 1 5[e] 2 — 18 3
Total 104 18 13 3 23 3 0 0 140 24
Real Sociedad 2023–24[24] La Liga 2 0 1 1 0 0 — 3 1
Career total 256 40 22 5 23 3 5 0 306 48
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 October 2023[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Suriname 2021 5 2
2023 4 0
Total 9 2
As of match played 4 June 2021
Suriname score listed first, score column indicates score after each Becker goal.[26]
List of international goals scored by Sheraldo Becker
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2021 Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 1  Bermuda 1–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 3–0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Ajax contracteert Sheraldo Becker" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Sheraldo Becker". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ Sheraldo Becker at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Sheraldo Becker Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Ajax met talent op reis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Becker wil via Indonesië naar de ArenA" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Ajax en PEC Zwolle schudden elkaar de hand: jonge aanvaller verhuurd" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 4 January 2015.
  8. ^ "TT: Jedinak naar Aston Villa, De Maio vertrekt alweer". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ^ Sheraldo Becker ist der nächste Neue (German) 27. June 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Cool! Sheraldo Becker is de Speler van de Maand in de Bundesliga" (in Dutch). sportnieuws.nl. 15 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Sheraldo shines as Union win in Malmö". 1. FC Union Berlin. 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Trotz anfänglicher 2:0-Führung: Union Berlin verliert Champions-League-Heimspiel gegen SC Braga" (in German). Tagesspiegel. 3 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Spiderman dresses in blue and white". Real Sociedad. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Fee & contract details: Sheraldo Becker officially joins Real Sociedad from Union Berlin". OneFootball. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Copa del Rey: Sadiq Helps Sociedad Qualify For Semi-finals After Win At Celta Vigo". Complete Sports. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  16. ^ "onder 16". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Torneio Internacional do Algarve 2011". Footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Vier-Nationen-Turnier 2011". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  19. ^ "United States U18 4–2 Netherlands U18". LiveFootball.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  20. ^ "Onder 19 oefent tegen Spanje". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  21. ^ "Suriname mag plotseling dromen over het WK voetbal" (in Dutch). NRC. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  22. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – Matches – Suriname – Bermuda – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
  23. ^ Surinamese Football Federation [@OfficialSVB1920] (25 June 2021). "The 23 That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sheraldo Becker » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  25. ^ a b c d e "Sheraldo Becker | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Sheraldo Becker". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

External links

Real Sociedad – current squad
Suriname squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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