Melkamu Frauendorf

Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf (born 12 January 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool. Born in Ethiopia, he is a youth international for Germany.

Melkamu Frauendorf

Personal information
Full name	Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)^[2]
Place of birth	Kembata, Ethiopia^[2]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	94
Youth career
0000–2020	1899 Hoffenheim
2020–2022	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Liverpool	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Germany U15	2	(0)
2019	Germany U16	4	(0)
2021	Germany U18	3	(1)
2022–	Germany U19	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07 December 30th 2022. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:07 December 30th 2022.

Club career

Frauendorf joined Liverpool in 2020, after previously playing for 1899 Hoffenheim, where he scored 7 goals in 40 games for the U17 team.^[4]

He made his competitive first-team debut in an FA Cup third round match against Shrewsbury Town on 9 January 2022.^[5]

On 9 November 2022, he started his first game for Liverpool in the win against Derby County in the third round of the EFL Cup at Anfield.^[6]

International career

Frauendorf is eligible to play for Ethiopia and Germany, and has been capped at various youth international levels for the latter.^[4]

Personal life

Frauendorf's brother, Melesse, is also a footballer, who came through the academy at Hoffenheim with Melkamu and who now plays for TuS Mechtersheim.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

References

1. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
2. "Melkamu Frauendorf". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "Melkamu Frauendorf: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
4. "Melkamu Frauendorf - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German).
5. "Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
6. "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
7. "12 Liverpool players whose brothers are also footballers – including 2 at the club!". This is Anfield. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

External links

• Melkamu Frauendorf at the Liverpool F.C. website
• Melkamu Frauendorf at Premier League
• Melkamu Frauendorf at DFB (also available in German)
• Melkamu Frauendorf – UEFA competition record ()