Sheraldo Becker
{{short description|Surinamese footballer (born 1995)}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sheraldo Becker
| image = Sheraldo Becker (2018).jpg
| caption = Becker with ADO Den Haag in 2018
| full_name = Sheraldo Rudi Salomo Willem Becker{{cite web |url=https://resultados.rfef.es/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_EstadisticasJugador?cod_primaria=3000328&jugador=901535466&codacta=69485529&nueva_ventana=0 |title=Becker, Sheraldo Rudi Salomo Willem |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=14 September 2024 |language=es}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Real Sociedad
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2004–2013
| youthclubs1 = Ajax
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = Ajax
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2015
| clubs2 = Jong Ajax
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → PEC Zwolle (loan)
| caps3 = 32
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2016–2019
| clubs4 = ADO Den Haag
| caps4 = 88
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2019–2024
| clubs5 = Union Berlin
| caps5 = 104
| goals5 = 18
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Real Sociedad
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U18
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2014
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2014
| nationalteam5 = Netherlands U20
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2021–
| nationalteam6 = Suriname
| nationalcaps6 = 16
| nationalgoals6 = 5
| club-update = 4 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 19 November 2024
}}
Sheraldo Rudi Salomo Willem 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.{{Worldfootball.net|sheraldo-becker}}
Becker started his professional debut at Ajax reserve team in 2013. He went on to play for PEC Zwolle and ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie before joining a Bundesliga side, Union Berlin in 2019. After four and a half years stint at Union Berlin, he moved to Spanish club Real Sociedad in 2024.
Dutch by birth, he represented Netherlands at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Suriname national team at senior level since 2021.
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.{{cite web|title=Ajax contracteert Sheraldo Becker|url=https://www.ajax.nl/Ajax-Nieuws/Ajax-nieuwsarchief/Ajax-nieuwsartikel/181012/Ajax-contracteert-Sheraldo-Becker.htm|publisher=AFC Ajax|language=Dutch|date=6 June 2011|accessdate=17 August 2014}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/clubs/players/250064566--sheraldo-becker/ |title=Sheraldo Becker Profile|publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 May 2014}} 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.,{{cite news|title=Ajax met talent op reis|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/ajax/22588800/__Ajax_met_talent__17__op_reis__.html|newspaper=De Telegraaf|language=Dutch|accessdate=5 May 2014}} playing in the 3–0 win over Persija on 12 May 2014.{{cite web|title=Becker wil via Indonesië naar de ArenA|url=http://www.ajax.nl/Ajax-Nieuws/Ajax-nieuwsarchief/Ajax-nieuwsartikel/196674/Becker-wil-via-Indonesie-naar-de-ArenA.htm|publisher=AFC Ajax|language=Dutch|accessdate=13 May 2014}}
==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.{{cite web |url=http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/415639/ajax-en-pec-zwolle-schudden-elkaar-de-hand-jonge-aanvaller-verhuurd.html |title=Ajax en PEC Zwolle schudden elkaar de hand: jonge aanvaller verhuurd |publisher=Voetbalprimeur |language=nl |date=4 January 2015 }}
=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.{{Cite web| title = TT: Jedinak naar Aston Villa, De Maio vertrekt alweer| work = Algemeen Dagblad| access-date = 2023-11-22| date = 2016-08-17| url = https://www.ad.nl/transfer-talk/tt-jedinak-naar-aston-villa-de-maio-vertrekt-alweer~a0e81416/| language = nl}} 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.[https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/1-fc-union-berlin-im-blog-sheraldo-becker-ist-der-naechste-neue/24349290.html Sheraldo Becker ist der nächste Neue] (German) 27. June 2019. 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.{{cite web |url=https://sportnieuws.nl/voetbal/buitenland/cool-sheraldo-becker-is-de-speler-van-de-maand-in-de-bundesliga/ |title=Cool! Sheraldo Becker is de Speler van de Maand in de Bundesliga |publisher=sportnieuws.nl |language=nl |date=15 September 2022 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/football/firstteam/fixtures/detail/Malmoe-FF-1-FC-Union-Berlin--16875q/ |title=Sheraldo shines as Union win in Malmö |publisher=1. FC Union Berlin |date=6 October 2022 }}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/trotz-anfanglicher-20-fuhrung-union-berlin-verliert-champions-league-heimspiel-10565890.html |title=Trotz anfänglicher 2:0-Führung: Union Berlin verliert Champions-League-Heimspiel gegen SC Braga |publisher=Tagesspiegel |language=de |date=3 October 2023 }}
=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.{{cite web|publisher=Real Sociedad|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/news/details/spiderman-dresses-in-blue-and-white|title=Spiderman dresses in blue and white.|date=18 January 2024|access-date=18 January 2024}}{{Cite web |date=18 January 2024 |title=Fee & contract details: Sheraldo Becker officially joins Real Sociedad from Union Berlin |url=https://onefootball.com/pt-br/noticias/fee-contract-details-sheraldo-becker-officially-joins-real-sociedad-from-union-berlin-38896521 |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=OneFootball |language=}} Only five days later he scored on his debut against Celta Vigo in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.{{cite web|url=https://www.completesports.com/copa-del-rey-sadiq-helps-sociedad-qualify-for-semi-finals-after-win-at-celta-vigo/|title=Copa del Rey: Sadiq Helps Sociedad Qualify For Semi-finals After Win At Celta Vigo|website=Complete Sports|date=24 January 2024|accessdate=24 January 2024}}
On matchday 13 of the 2024-2025 season, Becker scored the only goal against Barcelona that sealed the victory for La Real.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/4166589/real-sociedad-1-0-fc-barcelona-winning-streak-comes-to-an-end/amp|title=Real Sociedad 1-0 FC Barcelona: Winning streak comes to an end|website=FCBarcelona|date=10 November 2024|accessdate=10 November 2024}}
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.{{cite web|title=onder 16|url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/uitslagen/team/23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010211759/http://onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/uitslagen/team/23|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2012|website=OnsOranje|language=Dutch|access-date=13 May 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=Torneio Internacional do Algarve 2011|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/edicao.php?id_edicao=67593|website=Footballzz.co.uk|access-date=13 May 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=Vier-Nationen-Turnier 2011|url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/22/wedstrijd/6366388|website=OnsOranje|language=Dutch|access-date=13 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515015109/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/historie/22/wedstrijd/6366388|archive-date=15 May 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=United States U18 4–2 Netherlands U18|url=http://www.livefootball.com/football/intl/friendly-under-18/|website=LiveFootball.com|access-date=13 May 2014|archive-date=10 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910141908/http://www.livefootball.com/football/intl/friendly-under-18/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=Onder 19 oefent tegen Spanje|url=http://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/artikel/17883/onder-19-oefent-tegen-spanje|website=OnsOranje|language=Dutch|access-date=13 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223232409/http://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/artikel/17883/onder-19-oefent-tegen-spanje|archive-date=23 February 2014}}
=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.{{cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/11/20/suriname-mag-plotseling-dromen-over-het-wk-voetbal-a3981039|title=Suriname mag plotseling dromen over het WK voetbal|newspaper=NRC|date=20 November 2019|access-date=16 October 2020|language=Dutch |last1=Samwel |first1=Diederik }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136219/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603041124/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136219/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2021|title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean – Matches – Suriname – Bermuda – FIFA.com|website=fifa.com}} A couple of weeks later on 25 June Becker was named to the Surinamese squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite tweet|author=Surinamese Football Federation|user=OfficialSVB1920|number=1408477656702664710|title=The 23 That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 4 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Jong Ajax
|2013–14{{cite web |title=Sheraldo Becker » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/sheraldo-becker/2/ |website=WorldFootball.net |accessdate=2 October 2020}} |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15
|Eerste Divisie |16 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||30||5 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3"|PEC Zwolle (loan)
|9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EPO|Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs}} | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2015–16
|Eredivisie |23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=EPO}} | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!32||5||3||0||0||0||3||0||38||5 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4"|ADO Den Haag
|Eredivisie |28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|Eredivisie |27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=EPO}} | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2018–19
|Eredivisie |33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 8 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!88||12||5||1||0||0||2||0||95||13 | ||||||||
| rowspan="6"|Union Berlin
|2019–20{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/sheraldo-becker/laufbahn/bundesliga/2019-20/1-fc-union-berlin|title=Sheraldo Becker {{!}} Laufbahn {{!}} Spielerprofil|website=kicker|language=de-DE|access-date=30 August 2022}} |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 3 | |
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 6 |
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 10{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 12 |
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 3 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!104||18||13||3||23||3||0||0||140||24 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Real Sociedad
|15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 3 |
| 2024–25
|La Liga |22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 3 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 54 | 6 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!291||44||27||5||34||4||5||0||357||53 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 19 November 2024}}{{NFT player|82753|access-date=20 August 2022}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan=3|Suriname
|2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| colspan=2|Total||16||5 |
|---|
{{updated|match played 15 October 2024}}
:Suriname score listed first, score column indicates score after each Becker goal.
| class=wikitable
|+ List of international goals scored by Sheraldo Becker !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition | |||||||
| align=center|1 | rowspan=2|4 June 2021 | rowspan=2|Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | rowspan=2 align=center|1 | rowspan=2|{{fb|BER}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center|6–0 | rowspan=2|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align=center|2 | align=center|3–0 | ||||||
| align=center|3 | 5 June 2024 | Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | align=center|11 | {{fb|VIN}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center|4–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align=center|4 | rowspan=2|15 October 2024 | rowspan=2|Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | rowspan=2 align=center|14 | rowspan=2|{{fb|GUY}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center|5–1 | rowspan=2|2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| align=center|5 | align=center|2–0 |
Honours
Individual
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: August 2022
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054147/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/20/50a3c223-ddb6c122-554706 Netherlands stats] at OnsOranje
- {{Soccerway|sheraldo-becker/219030}}
{{Real Sociedad squad}}
{{Suriname squad 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
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Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Suriname men's international footballers
Category:2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
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Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
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