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Pratama Arhan

Pratama Arhan Alif Rifai (born 21 December 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for K League 1 club Suwon FC and the Indonesia national team. He is most known for his powerful throw-ins and free kicks. Arhan was also a nominee of the AFC's 11 players to watch in 2023.[4]

Pratama Arhan
Arhan with Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Pratama Arhan Alif Rifai[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Blora, Indonesia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Suwon FC
Number 23
Youth career
2012–2015 SSB Putra Mustika
2015–2018 SSB Terang Bangsa
2018–2020 PSIS Semarang
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 PSIS Semarang 9 (0)
2022–2024 Tokyo Verdy 2 (0)
2024– Suwon FC 2 (0)
International career‡
2020 Indonesia U19 8 (0)
2021–2024 Indonesia U23 17 (2)
2021– Indonesia 50 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Team
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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PSIS Semarang

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Pratama Arhan made his first-team debut for PSIS Semarang in the 2021 Menpora Cup, in which he played 90 minutes in all of his team's four matches in the tournament that preluded the 2021 Liga 1 season. He scored two goals in that competition, one of them was a free-kick that was among the best goals in the tournament. He also won the tourney's Best Young Player award.[5][6] Arhan made his league debut on 4 September 2021 in a match against Persela Lamongan.[7]

Tokyo Verdy

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On 16 February 2022, Arhan is officially signed with J2 League club, Tokyo Verdy for a two-year contract with free transfer fee.[8]

Arhan made his league debut on 6 July 2022, against Tochigi SC in a 1–0 victory.[9]

On 19 January 2023, Arhan's contract was renewed by Tokyo Verdy ahead of 2023 season.[10]

Arhan participated twice in 2023 edition of Emperor's Cup, when Tokyo Verdy eventually lost to their capital city rivals, FC Tokyo, in the 3rd round match on 12 July 2023.[11][12]

On 6 August 2023, Arhan played for 10 minutes in his second league match overall and first in a year when Verdy lost 0–1 at home to Shimizu S-Pulse.[13]

Suwon FC

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On 16 January 2024, Arhan signed for K League 1 club Suwon FC for an undisclosed fee.[14]

On 26 May 2024, Arhan made his debut as a substitute against Jeju United. Arhan entered the field at the 73th minutes, however he immediately received a red card just three minutes later.[15]

International career

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Arhan debuted for the Indonesia U-19 team when it faced the Bulgaria U-19 in a friendly on 5 September 2020 in Croatia. He captained the same team during another friendly match during a two-month Croatia training, this time Indonesia drew with the North Macedonia U-19 team. He received a call up to the senior Indonesia national football team in May 2021.

On 25 May 2021, He earned his first senior cap in a friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan.[16][17] On 19 December 2021, Arhan scored his debut goal for the national team in a 2020 AFF Championship game against Malaysia in Kallang.[18] and he also became man of the match in that match.[19] On 25 December 2021, Arhan scored again against Singapore in the second leg of semi-final in a 4-2 victory after extra-time.[20] He was awarded the "Young Player of the Tournament" for the tournament.[21]

On 24 September 2022, Arhan made two assists, with one of them through a long throw-in, in a friendly match against Curaçao in a 3–2 win.[22]

Arhan was called up for his second AFF Championship tournament by Shin Tae-yong.[23] On 2 January 2023, Arhan gave another assists from long thrown-in to Dendy Sulistyawan in Indonesia's 1–2 away win against Philippines at Rizal Memorial Stadium.[24]

Arhan was named in the final squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup tournament. In the match against Japan, Arhan made a long throw in that helped Sandy Walsh scored a goal through an erroneous header by Takumi Minamino.[25]

Personal life

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Arhan started a relationship with Azizah Salsha, the daughter of a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Andre Rosiade. They married in August 2023 at Indonesian mosque at Tokyo, and the Chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia at that time, Erick Thohir was a witness during the ceremony.[26]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2024.[27]
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PSIS Semarang 2020 Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 9 0 0 0 4[b] 2 13 2
Total 9 0 0 0 4 2 13 2
Tokyo Verdy 2022 J2 League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2023 1 0 2 0 — 3 0
Total 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
Suwon FC 2024 K League 1 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 13 0 2 0 4 2 19 2
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Menpora Cup

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2021 14 2
2022 11 1
2023 11 0
2024 14 0
Total 50 3
As of match played 19 November 2024
Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arhan goal
List of international goals scored by Pratama Arhan
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 12   Malaysia 3–1 4–1 2020 AFF Championship
2 25 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 14   Singapore 2–2 4–2 (a.e.t.) 2020 AFF Championship
3 27 January 2022 Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia 16   East Timor 2–1 4–1 Friendly

Honours

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Indonesia U23

Indonesia

Individual

References

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  24. ^ "Gol Sundulan Dendy Assist Lemparan Arhan, Indonesia Unggul 1-0". CNN Indonesia. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Indonesia Memang Kalah dari Jepang, Tapi Pratama Arhan Sukses Buktikan Zion Suzuki Salah". bola.net (in Indonesian). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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