Melvyn Lorenzen

Werder Bremen

Lorenzen joined Werder Bremen in 2013 from Holstein Kiel. 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. 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. In his time at the club, he made a total of 14 Bundesliga appearances scoring one goal.

ADO Den Haag

In late July 2017, Lorenzen joined Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract. 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, Lorenzen signed a one-month contract with Indonesian club Persela Lamongan of the Liga 1.

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. He left the club at the end of the season.

Wormatia Worms

Free agent Lorenzen joined…

Lorenzen was born in London, England to an Ugandan father and a German mother. His surname comes from his mother. His father is Drake Mugisa. In 2016, Lorenzen was called up to the Uganda national team, and made his debut in a friendly 2–0 lost to Zimbabwe on 31 May 2016. In November 2025, Lorenzen was called up by head coach Paul Put for a friendly match against Chad and Morocco where he scored his first international goal against Chad in a 2–1 win where its also his first match for Uganda since 2016. Lorenzen was than called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in December where he make his tournament debut on 24 December 2025.

As of 15 December 2021