Sheraldo Becker (born 9 February 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. He has played in both the Netherlands and Germany. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.

Club career

Ajax

Becker was discovered during a talent day and was recruited to the

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in 2004. On 6 June 2011, it was announced that Becker had signed his first professional contract with the club until 30 June 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

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. On 14 October 2013, he made his professional debut for the reserves team

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in a 3–0 home defeat to

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in the

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. On 28 February 2014, Becker scored his first professional goal against

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. On 8 May 2014, he was called up to the first team by manager

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for two friendly matches against

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and

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in Indonesia., playing in the 3–0 win over Persija on 12 May 2014.

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 4 January 2015, it was announced that Becker was sent on loan to

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until the end of the season.

ADO Den Haag

On 17 August 2016, it was confirmed that Becker would play for

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from the 2016–17 season. He signed a three-year-deal with the club from The Hague. He stayed there until the 2018–19 season.

Union Berlin

In June 2019, German club 1. FC Union Berlin, newly promoted to the

, announced the signing of Becker. 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.
(Dutch) 15. September 2022.

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 national football team, Portugal at the 12th Tournoi Val de Marne '10 in France on 28 October 2010. 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

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. On 16 September 2011, Becker made his debut for the U-17 team in the 1–0 win against

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at the Vier Nationen Turnier in Germany. He scored his first under-17 goal against

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at the XXXV Torneio Int. do Algarve '12 in Portugal. He scored once for the under-18 team in a friendly match against the

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on 11 September 2012. On 26 February 2014, Becker was called up by Wim van Zwam to the under-19 team for the friendly match against

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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.

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

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, the country have made an exception to issue special passports for athletes in the diaspora who want to represent Suriname as of 2019. He debuted with the Suriname national team in a 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over

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on 4 June 2021, scoring a brace in his first start for the team. A couple of weeks later on 25 June Becker was named to the Surinamese squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Suriname score listed first, score column indicates score after each Becker goal''

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Month: August 2022

References

External links

Netherlands stats
at OnsOranje * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Sheraldo 1995 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Surinamese footballers Suriname international footballers Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Association football wingers Jong Ajax players PEC Zwolle players ADO Den Haag players 1. FC Union Berlin players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Germany 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Surinamese expatriate footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch expatriate footballers