Melvyn Lorenzen

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

Melvyn Lorenzen
Personal information
Full name Melvyn Lorenzen
Date of birth (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2001–2005 SpVgg Putlos
2005–2007 Oldenburger SV
2007–2013 Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Werder Bremen II 54 (7)
2013–2017 Werder Bremen 14 (1)
2017–2019 ADO Den Haag 42 (3)
2019 Karpaty Lviv 4 (0)
National team‡
2016– Uganda 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2016

Club career

Werder Bremen

Lorenzen joined SV Werder Bremen in 2013 from Holstein Kiel.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.

He was released by Werder Bremen after playing for the reserves in the 2016–17 season.[5] In his time at the club, he made a total of 14 Bundesliga appearances scoring one goal.[2]

ADO Den Haag

In late July 2017, Lorenzen joined Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract.[2] He made his debut against FC Utrecht in a 3–0 loss at home.

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.[6] In 2016, he was called up to the Ugandan national team,[7] and made his debut in a friendly 2–0 loss to Zimbabwe on 31 May 2016.[8]

Career statistics
As of 7 June 2019[9][10]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 134——134
2014–15 201[lower-alpha 1]030
2015–16 3. Liga 91—91
2016–17 302—302
Total 5470010557
Werder Bremen 2013–14 Bundesliga 2000—20
2014–15 3100—31
2015–16 9000—90
Total 1410000141
ADO Den Haag 2017–18 Eredivisie 201101[lower-alpha 2]0221
2018–19 2221000232
Total 4232010453
Career total 11011202011411
  1. Two appearances in the playoffs for promotion to the 3. Liga
  2. Appearance in the Eredivisie Europa League playoffs

References
  1. From Ukraine exile to scoring against Chelsea: Trial star Lorenzen wants to crack English football goal.com
  2. "Lorenzen wechselt nach Den Haag". Weser-Kurier (in German). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. "Melvyn Lorenzen suffers torn ligament". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. "Melvyn Lorenzen successfully operated". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. Freye, Stefan (23 May 2017). "Die Dritte Liga als gutes Argument". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. "Why Melvyn Lorenzen chose Uganda over Germany and England". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  7. "SV Werder Bremen EN on Twitter".
  8. Oryada, Andrew Jackson (1 June 2016). "Werder Bremen's Melvyn Lorenzen is undecided on Uganda commitment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. "Melvyn Lorenzen » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  10. "M. Lorenzen". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2014.



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