Players - Melkamu Frauendorf

Melkamu Frauendorf
Birthdate: 12 January 2004
Birthplace: Kembata, Ethiopia
Nationality: Germany
Other clubs: Hoffenheim (2014-20), Hannover 96 II (2024-25), Stuttgarter Kickers (2025-)
Signed from: Hoffenheim [youth]
Signed for LFC: August 2021
Liverpool debut: 09.01.2022
Last appearance: 09.11.2022
Contract expiry: 30.06.2024
Win ratio: 100% W:2 D:0 L:0
Honours: FA Cup 2022
League games / goals / assists: 0 / 0 / 0
Total games / goals / assists: 2 / 0 / 0

Player Profile

The attacking midfielder joined from Hoffenheim in the summer of 2020 when he was aged 16. Frauendorf, who was born in Ethiopia, was an under-18 German international. He made his first-team debut for Liverpool in the 4-1 defeat of Shrewsbury in the third round of the FA Cup on 9 January 2022. He got another opportunity against Derby in November 2022, playing the first 66 minutes of a League Cup tie at Anfield. Frauendorf was a regular for the Under 21's during 2022/23 scoring twice in 23 Premier League 2 appearances. Frauendorf's contract at Liverpool expired in June 2024 and he returned to Germany, joining the reserve side of Hannover 96 who play in the third tier. In the summer of 2025, Frauendorf moved to Stuttgarter Kickers in the Regionalliga Südwest, part of the fourth tier of the German football league system.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 0 1 1 0 0 2
2021-2022 0 1 0 0 0 1
2022-2023 0 0 1 0 0 1
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
1 66 Derby
1 10 Shrewsbury Town
Total Started/substitutions
1 Started
0 On the bench
1 Substitute
1 Substituted
Total Venue
2 Home
Total Competition
1 FA Cup
1 League Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
2 2 0 0 100% Jürgen Klopp
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 09.01.2022 Shrewsbury Town Anfield FA Cup
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Hannover 96 II 2024-2025 Germany 3 24 0 24 0
Total 24 0 24 0