| Givairo Read | |
| Birth Name: | Givairo Dundas |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Feyenoord |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | AVV Zeeburgia |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2023 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Volendam |
| Youthyears3: | 2023– |
| Youthclubs3: | Feyenoord |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Volendam |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | FC Volendam |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Feyenoord |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 08:16, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:06, 19 February 2024 (UTC) |
Givairo Read (born 2 June 2006 as Givairo Dundas) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Read started his football career with AVV Zeeburgia and moved to the academy of FC Volendam in the summer of 2017. In FC Volendam's academy, he started in the under-12 team and played at several positions.[1] He made his debut for Jong Volendam in the Tweede Divisie in a 2–0 win against ASWH on 19 March 2022. By doing so, he became the youngest ever player to play for Jong Volendam at the Dutch third level, at an age of 15 years and 290 days. He scored in injury-time in a 2–1 defeat to IJsselmeervogels a week later, becoming the youngest ever goalscorer in the competition.[2] Jong Volendam eventually managed to stay up in the Tweede Divisie after beating Jong Almere City in play-offs against relegation. On 17 March 2023, Read made his first-team debut, replacing Derry Murkin in the final minutes of a 2–1 win against Fortuna Sittard.[2] Jong Volendam relegated from the Tweede Divisie to the under-21 Division.
On 6 June 2023, it was announced that Read rejected an offer from FC Volendam and signed a three-year contract with Feyenoord, where he would play for the under-18 team.[2] [3] He was named Most Valuable Player at the friendly Mladen Ramljak Memorial Tournament in August 2023, with Feyenoord beating Manchester United in the final.[4] He was named Academy Player of the Month at Feyenoord for his performances in August 2023.[5] Read scored on his UEFA Youth League debut in a 3–0 win over Celtic on 19 September 2023. He travelled with the first team for a training camp in Marbella in January 2024.[6] On 15 February 2024, he made his debut for Feyenoord's first team, as a substitute for Bart Nieuwkoop in a 1–1 draw against AS Roma in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs.
In September 2022, Read was called up for the Netherlands U17 team.[7] He made his debut in a 3–0 win against the Republic of Ireland on 23 September 2022.[1] On 28 March 2023, he started in a UEFA Under-17 Euro qualifier against England. With a 1–0 win, the Netherlands qualified for the final tournament in Hungary.[8] Read missed the final tournament due to an injury.[9] He played for the Netherlands U19 in October 2023.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Volendam | 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| Club total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| FC Volendam | 2023–23 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
Read was born Givairo Dundas, but his last name changed to his father's after his parents married. His parents have roots in Suriname. Read went to school at the Don Bosco College.[1]
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