Melkamu Frauendorf
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kembata, Ethiopia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| 2020–2022 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Hannover 96 II | 24 | (0) |
| 2025– | Stuttgarter Kickers | 21 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 | |||
Melkamu Benjamin Daniel Frauendorf (born 12 January 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga Südwest side Stuttgarter Kickers. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Germany at youth level.
Frauendorf joined Liverpool in 2020, after previously playing for 1899 Hoffenheim, where he scored 7 goals in 40 games for the U17 team.[4]
He made his competitive first-team debut in an FA Cup third round match against Shrewsbury Town on 9 January 2022.[5]
On 9 November 2022, he started his first game for Liverpool in the win against Derby County in the third round of the EFL Cup at Anfield.[6]
On 5 June 2024, Liverpool announced that Frauendorf, along with 7 other academy players, would be released at the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] He subsequently joined 3. Liga side Hannover 96 II.[8] In July 2025, he moved to Stuttgarter Kickers.[9]
International career
Frauendorf is eligible to play for Ethiopia and Germany, and has been capped at various youth international levels for the latter.[4]
Personal life
Frauendorf's brother, Melesse, is also a footballer, who came through the academy at Hoffenheim with Melkamu and who now plays for TuS Mechtersheim.[10]
