Sheraldo Becker

Sheraldo Becker (born 9 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer of Surinamese descent who plays as a winger for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.[2]

Sheraldo Becker

Sheraldo Becker in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Sheraldo Becker
Date of birth	9 February 1995
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	27
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–	Union Berlin	29	(3)
National team^‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 Jan 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

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.[3] 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.,[4] playing in the 3–0 win over Persija on 12 May 2014.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

International career

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] On November 23rd, 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.[14]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2013–14[15]	Eerste Divisie	14	1	–		–		14	1
	2014–15[15]	Eerste Divisie	16	4	–		–		16	4
	Total		30	5	0	0	0	0	30	5
PEC Zwolle	2014–15[15]	Eredivisie	9	1	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	1
	2015–16[15]	Eredivisie	23	4	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	4
	Total		32	5	3	0	3	0	38	5
ADO Den Haag	2016–17[15]	Eredivisie	28	3	3	0	0	0	31	3
	2017–18[15]	Eredivisie	27	2	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	2
	2018–19[15]	Eredivisie	33	7	2	1	0	0	35	8
	Total		88	12	5	1	2	0	95	13
Union Berlin	2019–20[16]	Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	–		14	0
Career total			163	22	9	1	5	0	177	23

1. Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs

References

1. "Ajax contracteert Sheraldo Becker" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
2. Sheraldo Becker at WorldFootball.net
3. "Sheraldo Becker Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
4. "Ajax met talent op reis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
5. "Becker wil via Indonesië naar de ArenA" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
6. Ajax en PEC Zwolle schudden elkaar de hand: jonge aanvaller verhuurd (Dutch). 4 January 2015.
7. http://www.ad.nl/transfer-talk/tt-becker-van-ajax-naar-ado-juve-doet-nieuwe-gooi-naar-alexis-sanchez~a0e81416/
8. Sheraldo Becker ist der nächste Neue (German) 27. June 2019.
9. "onder 16". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
10. "Torneio Internacional do Algarve 2011". Footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
11. "Vier-Nationen-Turnier 2011". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
12. "United States U18 4-2 Netherlands U18". LiveFootball.com. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
13. "Onder 19 oefent tegen Spanje". OnsOranje (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
14. "Suriname mag plotseling dromen over het WK voetbal" (in Dutch). NRC. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
15. "Sheraldo Becker » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
16. "Sheraldo Becker | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2019.

External links

• Netherlands stats at OnsOranje
• Sheraldo Becker at Soccerway