Jahnoah Markelo
|
Markelo in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jahnoah Guevara Markelo | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASV De Dijk | |||
| –2013 | AVV Zeeburgia | ||
| 2013–2019 | Ajax | ||
| 2019–2021 | Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Twente | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Go Ahead Eagles | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kustošija | 18 | (7) |
| 2024 | Celje | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Zürich II | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Zürich | 40 | (6) |
| 2026– | Coventry City | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:20, 28 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jahnoah Guevara Markelo (born 4 January 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
Club career
On 19 May 2022, Markelo signed a three-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles.[1]
He made his Eredivisie debut for Go Ahead Eagles on 27 August 2022 in a game against Sparta Rotterdam.[2]
In summer 2024, Markelo moved to Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Celje, but already on 10 September 2024, he moved to Swiss Super League club FC Zürich starting of their reserve team.[3] However, he quickly became part of the first team, playing 26 league games and scoring 4 goals in the season for FC Zürich. In September 2025, he extended his contract with Zürich until 2030.[4]
On 27 January 2026, Markelo joined Championship side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee signing a four-and-a-half year deal.[5]
International career
Markelo was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2025.[6]
Personal life
Markelo was born in the Netherlands to a Curaçaoan-born father and half-Surinamese mother.[6] His older brother Nathangelo Markelo is also a footballer.[1]
References
- ^ a b "JAHNOAH MARKELO: 'KLAAR VOOR NIEUWE STAP IN CARRIÈRE'" [JAHNOAH MARKELO: 'READY FOR A NEW CAREER STEP'] (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles v Sparta Rotterdam game report". Soccerway. 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Jahnoah Markelo für die U21" [FC Zurich signs Jahnoah Markelo for the U21] (in German). FC Zürich. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Jahnoah Markelo verlängert seinen Vertrag bis 2030" (in German). FC Zürich. 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Coventry sign FC Zurich winger Markelo". BBC. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Markelo-broers dromen van WK met verschillende landen: "Dagelijks worden er grappen gemaakt"". ESPN.nl. 13 November 2025.
External links
- Jahnoah Markelo at Soccerway
- Jahnoah Guevara Markelo at the official Croatian Football Federation Semafor site