Melvyn Lorenzen

Melvyn Lorenzen (born 26 November 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nakhon Ratchasima. He also holds German citizenship.[2]

Melvyn Lorenzen
Lorenzen with ADO Den Haag in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Nakhon Ratchasima
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2005 SpVgg Putlos
2005–2007 Oldenburger SV
2007–2013 Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Werder Bremen II 54 (7)
2013–2017 Werder Bremen 14 (1)
2017–2019 ADO Den Haag 42 (3)
2019 Karpaty Lviv 4 (0)
2021 Persela Lamongan 0 (0)
2021 Sligo Rovers 7 (0)
2022–2023 Wormatia Worms 17 (2)
2023– Nakhon Ratchasima 9 (5)
International career‡
2016– Uganda 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2016

Club career

Werder Bremen

Lorenzen joined SV Werder Bremen in 2013 from Holstein Kiel.[3] He made his Bundesliga debut on 5 October 2013 against VfB Stuttgart. He replaced Eljero Elia after 88 minutes in a 1–1 draw in Stuttgart.

On 13 December 2014, Lorenzen played his first Bundesliga match as part of the starting lineup and scored in a 3–3 draw against Hannover. On 28 January 2015, Lorenzen sustained an injury to the meniscus of his right knee and underwent surgery two days later.[4][5]

Lorenzen had his first appearance of the 2015–16 season in Werder's 1–0 home defeat to Bayern Munich on 17 October 2015 before being substituted after 59 minutes.

He was released by Werder Bremen after playing for the reserves in the 2016–17 season.[6] In his time at the club, he made a total of 14 Bundesliga appearances scoring one goal.[3]

ADO Den Haag

In late July 2017, Lorenzen joined Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract.[3] He made his debut against FC Utrecht in a 3–0 loss at home.

Karpaty Lviv and Persela Lamongan

In March 2021, after trialling with AFC Wimbledon in September 2020,[2] Lorenzen signed a one-month contract with Indonesian club Persela Lamongan of the Liga 1.[7]

Sligo Rovers

On 23 August 2021, Lorenzen signed with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers for the remaining 13 games of their 2021 season, following two weeks of training with the club.[8] He left the club at the end of the season.[9]

Wormatia Worms

Free agent Lorenzen joined Wormatia Worms, newly promoted to the Regionalliga Südwest, in September 2022.[10]

International career

Lorenzen was born in London, England to an Ugandan father and a German mother. His surname comes from his mother. His father is called Drake Mugisa.[11] In 2016, he was called up to the Uganda national team,[12] and made his debut in a friendly 2–0 loss to Zimbabwe on 31 May 2016.[13]

Career statistics
As of 15 December 2021[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 134——134
2014–15 20—1[lower-alpha 1]030
2015–16 3. Liga 91——91
2016–17 302——302
Total 5470010557
Werder Bremen 2013–14 Bundesliga 2000—20
2014–15 3100—31
2015–16 9000—90
Total 1410000141
ADO Den Haag 2017–18 Eredivisie 201101[lower-alpha 2]0221
2018–19 2221000232
Total 4232010453
Karpaty Lviv 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 4000—40
Persela Lamongan 2021 Liga 1 ——3[lower-alpha 3]232
Sligo Rovers 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 70——70
Career total 12111205212813
  1. Two appearances in the playoffs for promotion to the 3. Liga
  2. Appearance in the Eredivisie Europa League playoffs
  3. Appearance in the Menpora Cup

References
  1. Melvyn Lorenzen at WorldFootball.net
  2. Kinsella, Nizaar (16 September 2020). "From Ukraine exile to scoring against Chelsea: Trial star Lorenzen wants to crack English football". goal.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. "Lorenzen wechselt nach Den Haag". Weser-Kurier (in German). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. "Melvyn Lorenzen suffers torn ligament". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. "Melvyn Lorenzen successfully operated". werder.de/en. SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. Freye, Stefan (23 May 2017). "Die Dritte Liga als gutes Argument". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. Hanke, Maik (27 March 2021). "Abenteuer Fernost als letzte Chance für Ex-Werder-Talent Lorenzen?". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. "Rovers sign attacking player Lorenzen". Sligo Rovers. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. Cummiskey, Gavin (5 July 2022). "Youthful exuberance drives the League of Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. "Wormatia Worms holt Bundesliga-erfahrenen Lorenzen". kicker (in German). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. "Why Melvyn Lorenzen chose Uganda over Germany and England". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  12. "SV Werder Bremen EN on Twitter".
  13. Oryada, Andrew Jackson (1 June 2016). "Werder Bremen's Melvyn Lorenzen is undecided on Uganda commitment". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  14. "Melvyn Lorenzen » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  15. "M. Lorenzen". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2014.


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