Players - Melkamu Frauendorf

Born: 12 January 2004
Born in: Kembata
Other clubs: Hoffenheim (2014-20), Hannover 96 II (2024-25), Stuttgarter Kickers (2025-)
Signed from: Hoffenheim [youth]
Joined Liverpool: August 2021
Debut: 09 Jan 2022
Final appearance: 09 Nov 2022
Contract until: 30.06.2024
Honours: FA Cup 2022
League: Apps / Goals / Assists: 0 / 0 / 0
All Competitions: Apps / 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
2021-2022 0 1 0 0 0 1
2022-2023 0 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 0 1 1 0 0 2

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Apps Mins Opponent
1 66 Derby County
1 10 Shrewsbury Town
Total Started/substitutions
1 Started
1 Substituted
1 Substitute
0 On bench
Total Venue
2 Home
0 Away
Total Competition
1 FA Cup
1 League Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
2 2 0 0 100.0% Jürgen Klopp