Muhammad Rafli

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Muhammad Rafli
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Rafli
Date of birth (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Malang, Indonesia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arema
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2014 ASIOP Apacinti
2016 Bhayangkara
2016–2017 ASIFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Arema 72 (7)
National team‡
2016 Indonesia U19 4 (2)
2019–2021 Indonesia U23 10 (5)
2021– Indonesia 3 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2021

Muhammad Rafli (born 24 November 1998) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Arema, and the Indonesia national team. A versatile player, Rafli plays as a midfielder or forward, and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second striker, centre forward and on either wing. Rafli began to be known when he was selected in 2016 to attend the now-defunct Nike Academy, a program run by Nike Inc. for selected under-20 players scouted worldwide known as 'Nike Most Wanted' players. The only other Indonesian who participated in this academy was the national team's current playmaker Evan Dimas, in 2012.

Club career[]

Early career[]

He began to pursue soccer by entering the Aji Santoso International Football Academy (ASIFA) in his hometown of Malang. ASIFA, founded by former national team captain and coach Aji Santoso, is a feeder for Arema F.C. and other professional teams in East Java.

Arema FC[]

Rafli signed his first professional contract with Arema F.C. in January 2017. Rafli made his Arema debut on 23 April 2017 in a Liga 1 match against Bhayangkara in a 2–0 home win.[2] He scored his first league goal on 2 October 2019. It was the first goal in a 0–2 victory against PSM Makassar in the Liga 1.[3] On 16 December 2019, he scored in a 3–2 win over Bali United.[4]

On 3 October 2021, Rafli scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season, scoring from the free-kick in the 34th minute, final result, Arema win 3–0 over Persela Lamongan in the 2021–22 Liga 1.[5] On 23 October, he scored the opening goal with scoring from the free-kick in the 4th minute, final result, Arema win 2–0 over Persiraja Banda Aceh.[6] On 6 November, he scored in a Super East Java Derby against Persebaya Surabaya, final result, Arema draw 2–2.[7]

International career[]

Rafli made his international debut for Indonesia U-19 on 14 September 2016 against Thailand U-19. [8] and he scoring one goal against Laos on 18 September 2016. [9].He made his international debut for Indonesia U-23 on 7 June 2019 against Thailand U-23 and scored three goals against Philippines U-23 on 9 June 2019, both at 2019 Merlion Cup. Rafli was part of the Indonesia team that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. He received a call to join the senior Indonesian national football team in May 2021. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 unofficial FIFA friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan, in which he was also the team captain.[10][11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 15 March 2022[12]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arema 2017 Liga 1 7 0 0 0 — 1 0 8 0
2018 Liga 1 19 0 0 0 — 1 0 20 0
2019 Liga 1 17 2 2 1 — 5 0 24 3
2020 Liga 1 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
2021–22 Liga 1 26 5 0 0 — 0 0 26 5
Career total 72 7 2 1 0 0 7 0 81 8
  1. ^ Includes Piala Indonesia
  2. ^ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup

International[]

As of match played 11 June 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2021 3 0
Total 3 0

International under-23 goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Philippines 1–0 5–0 2019 Merlion Cup
2. 3–0
3. 4–0
4. 13 November 2019 Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia  Iran 1–0 1–1 Friendly Match
5. 16 November 2019 Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia 1–0 2–1

Honours[]

Club[]

Arema

International[]

Indonesia U23

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Muhammad Rafli: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Kisah Muhammad Rafli, dari Debut hingga Bergelimang Prestasi di Arema FC" (in Indonesian). bolaskor.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Hasil Pertandingan Arema FC vs PSM Makassar: 2-0". wearemania.net. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "AREMA VS. BALI UNITED 3 - 2". Soccerway. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Brace Carlos Fortes dan Freekick Rafli Bawa Arema FC Gilas Persela". Pikiran Rakyat. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Persiraja Vs Arema: Singo Edan Menang 2-0". Detik.com. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Hasil Arema Vs Persebaya: Diwarnai Kartu Merah, Derbi Jatim Berakhir Imbang 2-2". bola.kompas.com. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ^ Laporan Pertandingan: Indonesia U-19 2-3 Thailand U-19
  9. ^ Laporan Pertandingan: Laos U-19 1-3 Indonesia U-19
  10. ^ "Afghanistan Ungkap Kelemahan Indonesia di Menit Krusial". www.kompas.id. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  11. ^ "Resmi, Ini 28 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Untuk Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2022". bola.tempo.com.
  12. ^ "Indonesia - M. Rafli- Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  13. ^ "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2017". www.bola.com.
  14. ^ "Final Piala Presiden 2019, Kalahkan Persebaya, Arema Juara". bola.kompas.com.
  15. ^ "Final SEA Games 2019, Timnas U23 Indonesia Lawan Vietnam". Kompas. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

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