Immanuel Pherai
Surinamese footballer (born 2001)
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Immanuel-Johannes Pherai (born 25 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg on loan from Hamburger SV.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
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Pherai with Hamburger SV in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Immanuel-Johannes Pherai | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
SV Elversberg (on loan from Hamburger SV) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Amsterdamsche FC | ||
| 2013–2017 | AZ | ||
| 2017–2020 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Jong AZ | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Borussia Dortmund II | 31 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 27 | (9) |
| 2023– | Hamburger SV | 53 | (3) |
| 2025– | Hamburger SV II | 3 | (4) |
| 2026– | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U15 | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U18 | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Suriname | 11 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:53, 22 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Pherai was loaned from Borussia Dortmund to PEC Zwolle on 17 September 2020.[2] He made his professional debut for Zwolle in the Eredivisie two days later, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Jesper Drost against AZ, with the match finishing as a 1–1 away draw.[3]
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Pherai returned to Dortmund, and scored on his Borussia Dortmund II debut, a 2–1 win vs. FSV Zwickau.[4] He made his Bundesliga debut for the main Borussia squad on 7 May 2022 in a 3–1 victory against Greuther Fürth, substituting Marco Reus in added time.[5]
On 22 June 2022, Pherai signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga.[6]
On 2 February 2026, Pherai joined SV Elversberg on loan with an option to buy.[7]
International career
Pherai was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Brazilian mother.[8][9] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of World Cup qualifier matches in June 2024.[10]
Pherai made his debut on 5 June 2024 against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion. He started the game and played 75 minutes, recording an assist and earning a penalty kick, as Suriname won 4–1.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 57 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 140 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 24 | ||
International
- As of match played 22 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pherai goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2025 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique |  Martinique | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
