{{short description|Surinamese footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Melayro Bogarde |image = |caption = |full_name = Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227222540/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|28|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Melayro Bogarde {{!}} TSG Hoffenheim {{!}} Spielerprofil |url=https://www.kicker.de/melayro-bogarde/spieler |website=kicker |access-date=5 April 2021 |language=de-DE}}</ref> |birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands |height = 1.82 m<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/teams/first-team/team-en-us/einzelportraet/show/melayro-bogarde | title = Melayro Bogarde | publisher = TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | access-date = 4 August 2022}}</ref> |position = Centre-back |currentclub = LASK |clubnumber = 6 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009 |youthclubs1 = RVV Swift Boys |youthyears2 = 2009–2018 |youthclubs2 = Feyenoord |youthyears3 = 2018–2020 |youthclubs3 = TSG Hoffenheim |years1 = 2020–2023 |clubs1 = TSG Hoffenheim |caps1 = 11 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2020–2024 |clubs2 = TSG Hoffenheim II |caps2 = 52 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 2022 |clubs3 = → Groningen (loan) |caps3 = 7 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2022–2023 |clubs4 = → PEC Zwolle (loan) |caps4 = 10 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = LASK |caps5 = 54 |goals5 = 3 |nationalyears1 = 2017 |nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 |nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16 |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 |nationalteam3 = Netherlands U17 |nationalcaps3 = 17 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2019 |nationalteam4 = Netherlands U18 |nationalcaps4 = 3 |nationalgoals4 = 1 |nationalyears5 = 2021 |nationalteam5 = Netherlands U21 |nationalcaps5 = 3 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |nationalyears6 = 2026– |nationalteam6 = Suriname |nationalcaps6 = 1 |nationalgoals6 = 0 |pcupdate = 10 May 2026 |ntupdate = 26 March 2026 |medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Netherlands}}}} {{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}} {{Medal|W|Ireland 2019|U-17 Team}} }}
'''Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde''' (born 28 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
==Club career== Bogarde joined the youth team of TSG Hoffenheim from the Feyenoord Academy in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=342587 |title='Mijn kansen om prof te worden zijn hier groter dan bij Feyenoord' |trans-title=My chances of becoming a pro are greater here than at Feyenoord |website=Voetbalzone.nl |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=30 May 2020 |language=nl}}</ref> On 30 May 2020, he made his professional debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, starting in the away match against Mainz 05.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8936311/lineup/ |title=Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 29. Round » 1. FSV Mainz 05 – 1899 Hoffenheim |website=WorldFootball.net |date=30 May 2020 |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
On 14 January 2022, Bogarde was loaned to Eredivisie club Groningen for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Groningen|url=https://www.fcgroningen.nl/nieuws/fc-groningen-huurt-bogarde-van-hoffenheim/2|title=FC GRONINGEN HUURT BOGARDE VAN HOFFENHEIM|date=14 January 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|language=nl}}</ref>
On 1 July 2024, Bogarde was signed by LASK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LASK nimmt Hoffenheim-Profi unter Vertrag |url=https://lask.at/de/m/news/lask-nimmt-hoffenheim-profi-unter-vertrag |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=LASK |language=de}}</ref>
==International career== ===Youth=== Bogarde began his international career with the Netherlands under-15 national team in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185192/speler/23646 |title=Melayro Bogarde: Jeugd mannen onder 15 |trans-title=Melayro Bogarde: Youth men under-15 |website=OnsOranje.nl |publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association |access-date=30 May 2020 |language=nl}}</ref> before playing for the under-16 team until 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185191/speler/23646 |title=Melayro Bogarde: Jeugd mannen onder 16 |trans-title=Melayro Bogarde: Youth men under-16 |website=OnsOranje.nl |publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association |access-date=30 May 2020 |language=nl}}</ref> In 2019, he was included in the Dutch squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the Republic of Ireland. The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating Italy 4–2 in the final, with Bogarde appearing in all six matches and later selected by the UEFA technical observers for the team of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda375cc6b6-cef30f861471-1000--2019-under-17-euro-team-of-the-tournament/ |title=2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 May 2019 |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> As a result, the Netherlands under-17 team qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil later that year. Bogarde was included in the Dutch squad for the tournament, in which he made three appearances as the Netherlands finished fourth.<ref name="WF">{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>
===Senior=== In March 2026, Bogarde was called up to represent Suriname internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/fifa-world-cup/article/dutch-youth-internationals-piroe-bogarde-cleared-to-play-for-suriname-in-world-cup-qualifying-playoffs/ |title=Dutch youth internationals Piroe, Bogarde cleared to play for Suriname in World Cup qualifying playoffs |publisher=TSN |date=19 March 2026 }}</ref> On 26 March, he made his first senior international start in a 2–1 loss to Bolivia during the World Cup qualifying inter-confederation playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/761387/suriname-bolivia |title=Bolivia 2–1 Suriname |publisher=ESPN |date=26 March 2026 }}</ref>
==Personal life== Bogarde was born in Rotterdam, and is of Surinamese descent.<ref name="WF"/> His uncle, Winston Bogarde, is a former footballer who was capped for the Netherlands, while his younger brother Lamare is an Aston Villa player and Dutch youth international.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 September 2020|title=Bogarde joins Villa Academy|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/Bogarde-joins-Villa-Academy/|access-date=30 October 2020|website=Aston Villa Official Site}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 10 May 2026}}
{| 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 DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup, Austrian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|1899 Hoffenheim |2019–20 |Bundesliga |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2020–21 |Bundesliga |9||0||1||0||4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |2021–22 |Bundesliga |0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2022–23 |Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !11!!0!!2!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!17!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|1899 Hoffenheim II |2020–21 |Regionalliga Südwest |9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |2021–22 |Regionalliga Südwest |17||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |2022–23 |Regionalliga Südwest |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2023–24 |Regionalliga Südwest |25||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!52!!3 |- |Groningen (loan) |2021–22 |Eredivisie |7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |PEC Zwolle (loan) |2022–23 |Eerste Divisie |10||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |rowspan="3"|LASK |2024–25 |Austrian Bundesliga |27||2||3||0||8{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||2 |- |2025–26 |Austrian Bundesliga |27||1||6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!3!!9!!0!!8!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!71!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !144!!6!!14!!0!!12!!0!!0!!0!!170!!6 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 26 March 2026}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Suriname |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!0 |}
==Honours== '''LASK''' * Austrian Cup: 2025–26<ref name="Pokal26">{{cite news |title=Nach 61 Jahren: LASK bejubelt Titel im UNIQA ÖFB Cup |url=https://www.oefb.at/cup/News/Match-UNIQA-OeFB-Cup-Finale-26/ |access-date=2 May 2026 |work=ÖFB |date=1 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260502090615/https://www.oefb.at/cup/News/Match-UNIQA-OeFB-Cup-Finale-26/ |archive-date=2 May 2026 |language=de-AT |trans-title=After 61 years: LASK celebrate title in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup}}</ref> '''Netherlands U17''' *UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019<ref name="euro19">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2027448--netherlands-vs-italy/|title=Netherlands clinch title|date=19 May 2019|access-date=19 May 2019|author=UEFA|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> '''Individual''' * UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019<ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 2019 |title=2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda375cc6b6-cef30f861471-1000--2019-under-17-euro-team-of-the-tournament/ |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=UEFA |language=}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{UEFA player}} * {{DFB}} * {{Soccerway}}
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