Immanuel-Johannes Pherai (born 25 April 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Pherai was loaned from

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional foot ...

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

on 17 September 2020. He made his professional debut for Zwolle in the

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two days later, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for

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against AZ, with the match finishing as a 1–1 away draw. Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Pherai returned to Dortmund, and scored on his

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debut, a 2–1 win vs.

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. He made his

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debut for the main Borussia squad on 7 May 2022 in a 3–1 victory against Greuther Fürth, substituting

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in added time. On 22 June 2022, Pherai signed a two-year contract with

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

International career

Pherai was born in the Netherlands to a Surinamese father and Brazilian mother. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of

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matches in June 2024. Pherai made his debut on 5 June 2024 against

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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.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pherai, Immanuel 2001 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Surinamese men's footballers Suriname men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Surinamese people of Brazilian descent Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch people of Brazilian descent Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Tweede Divisie players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Jong AZ players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players PEC Zwolle players Eintracht Braunschweig players Hamburger SV players Surinamese expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany