Melvyn Lorenzen (born 26 November 1994) is a Ugandan professional

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who plays as a winger and

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for

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. He also holds German citizenship.

Club career

Werder Bremen

Lorenzen joined

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in 2013 from

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. He made his

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debut on 5 October 2013 against

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. He replaced

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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

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. On 28 January 2015, Lorenzen sustained an injury to the meniscus of his right knee and underwent surgery two days later. Lorenzen had his first appearance of the 2015–16 season in Werder's 1–0 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. In his time at the club, he made a total of 14 Bundesliga appearances scoring one goal.

ADO Den Haag

In late July 2017, Lorenzen joined

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side ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract. He made his debut against FC Utrecht in a 3–0 loss at home.

Karpaty Lviv and Persela Lamongan

In March 2021, after trialling with

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in September 2020, Lorenzen signed a one-month contract with Indonesian club

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of the Liga 1.

Sligo Rovers

On 23 August 2021, Lorenzen signed with

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club Sligo Rovers for the remaining 13 games of their 2021 season, following two weeks of training with the club. He left the club at the end of the season.

Wormatia Worms

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Lorenzen joined

, newly promoted to the

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, in September 2022.

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. In 2016, he was called up to the Uganda national team, and made his debut in a friendly 2–0 loss to

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on 31 May 2016.

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* * 1994 births Living people German people of Ugandan descent Footballers from Greater London Ugandan footballers Association football wingers Uganda international footballers German footballers Eredivisie players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players ADO Den Haag players FC Karpaty Lviv players Persela Lamongan players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Wormatia Worms players Ukrainian Premier League players Ugandan expatriate footballers Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland {{Uganda-footy-bio-stub