Muhammad Rafli

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.[1]

Muhammad Rafli
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Rafli
Date of birth (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998
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 62 (6)
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
2019 Philippines Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2021

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 friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan, in which he was also the team captain.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 December 2021[12]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arema 2017 Liga 1 7000–1080
2018 19000–10200
2019 17221–50243
2020 3000–0030
2021–22 16400–00164
Career total 626210070717
  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 teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 202130
Total30

International under-23 goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines1–05–02019 Merlion Cup
2.3–0
3.4–0
4.13 November 2019Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia Iran1–01–1Friendly Match
5.16 November 2019Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia1–02–1

Honours

Club

Arema

International
Indonesia U23

Individual

References
  1. Muhammad Rafli, Gelandang Serba Bisa Arema FC
  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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