Melkamu Frauendorf

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Melkamu Frauendorf

| full_name = Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3681595 |title=2023/24 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|1|12|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Melkamu Frauendorf |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/melkamu-frauendorf |publisher=Liverpool FC |access-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225225751/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/melkamu-frauendorf |archive-date=25 February 2024 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_place = Kembata, Ethiopia

| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/melkamu-frauendorf/ |title=Melkamu Frauendorf: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=9 February 2023}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Hannover 96 II

| clubnumber = 14

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

| youthclubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim

| youthyears2 = 2020–2022

| youthclubs2 = Liverpool

| years1 = 2022–2024

| clubs1 = Liverpool

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2024–

| clubs2 = Hannover 96 II

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Germany U15

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = Germany U16

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam3 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2022–2023

| nationalteam4 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps4 = 6

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 26 April 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf (born 12 January 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hannover 96 II. Born in Ethiopia, he is a youth international for Germany.

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.{{cite web |title=Melkamu Frauendorf - Spielerprofil |url=https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/melkamu-frauendorf/spieler |website=DFB Datencenter |language=de}}

He made his competitive first-team debut in an FA Cup third round match against Shrewsbury Town on 9 January 2022.{{cite news |title=Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59911414 |access-date=9 January 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=9 January 2022}}

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.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/09/liverpool-derby-county-carabao-cup-match-report|title=Kelleher’s shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup|date=9 November 2022|work=Guardian|accessdate=10 November 2022}}

On 5 June 2024, Liverpool announced that Frauendorf, along with 7 other academy players, would be released at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |url= https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-confirms-premier-league-retained-list-and-departures |title=LFC confirms Premier League retained list and departures |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |first=Chris |last=Shaw |date=5 June 2024 |accessdate=5 June 2024}} He subsequently joined 3. Liga side Hannover 96 II.{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Glenn |title=Melkamu Frauendorf joins Hannover 96 |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/melkamu-frauendorf-joins-hannover-96 |website=Liverpool FC |access-date=1 July 2024 |date=29 June 2024}}

International career

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

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.{{cite web |title=12 Liverpool players whose brothers are also footballers – including 2 at the club! |url=https://www.thisisanfield.com/2023/11/12-liverpool-players-whose-brothers-are-also-footballers-including-2-at-the-club/ |website=This is Anfield |access-date=22 November 2023 |date=20 November 2023}}

Career statistics

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rowspan="2" \| Club ! rowspan="2" \| Season ! colspan="3" \| League ! colspan="2" \| National cup ! colspan="2" \| League cup ! colspan="2" \| Europe ! colspan="2" \| Other ! colspan="2" \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4" \| 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
2023–24 \| Premier League \| 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2" \| Total ! 0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Hannover 96 II \| 2024–25 \| 3. Liga \| 0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	0	0
colspan="3" \| Career total ! 0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0