Melvyn Lorenzen

Melvyn Lorenzen
Personal information
Full name Melvyn Lorenzen
Date of birth (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 28
Youth career
2001–2005 SpVgg Putlos
2005–2007 Oldenburger SV
2007–2013 Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Werder Bremen II 24 (5)
2013– Werder Bremen 14 (1)
National team‡
2016– Uganda 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 16 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07 June 2016

Melvyn Lorenzen (born 26 November 1994) is a Ugandan footballer[1] who plays for SV Werder Bremen as a left winger or as a striker.[2][3] He also holds German citizenship.

Club career

Lorenzen joined SV Werder Bremen in 2013 from Holstein Kiel. He made his Bundesliga debut on 5 October 2013 against VfB Stuttgart. He replaced Eljero Elia after 88 minutes in a 1–1 draw in Stuttgart.

On 13 December 2014, Lorenzen played his first Bundesliga match as part of the starting lineup and scored in a 3–3 draw against Hannover. On 28 January 2015, Lorenzen sustained an injury to the meniscus of his right knee before undergoing surgery two days later.[4][5]

Lorenzen had his first appearance of the 2015–2016 season in Werder's 0–1 home defeat to Bayern Munich on 17 October 2015 before being substituted after 59 minutes.[6]

International career

Lorenzen was born in London, England to an Ugandan father and a German mother. His surname comes from his mother. His father is called Drake Mugisa.[7] In 2016, he was called up to the Ugandan national team,[8] and made his debut in a friendly 2-0 loss to Zimbabwe on 31 May 2016.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 7 May 2016[2]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 13 4 — — 13 4
2014–15 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
2015–16 3. Liga 9 1 — 9 1
Total 24 5 0 0 1 0 25 5
Werder Bremen 2013–14 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2014–15 3 1 0 0 — 3 1
2015–16 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Career total 38 6 0 0 1 0 39 6
  1. ↑ Two appearances in the playoffs for promotion to the 3. Liga

References

  1. ↑ "Lorenzen, Melvyn" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Melvyn Lorenzen » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "M. Lorenzen". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Melvyn Lorenzen suffers torn ligament". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Melvyn Lorenzen successfully operated". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Werder Bremen 0 - 1 Bayern München Team line-ups 10/17/15 - Bundesliga - Goal.com". Goal. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Why Melvyn Lorenzen chose Uganda over Germany and England".
  8. ↑ "SV Werder Bremen EN on Twitter".
  9. ↑ http://www.werder.de/en/news/news/werder-bremen-news/20152016/160602-internationals/


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