Witan Sulaeman

Witan Sulaeman (born 8 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk and the Indonesia national team.

Witan Sulaeman
Personal information
Full name Witan Sulaeman
Date of birth (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001
Place of birth Palu, Indonesia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lechia Gdańsk
Number 80
Youth career
2013–2015 SSB Galara
2016–2019 SKO Ragunan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 PSIM Yogyakarta 7 (0)
2020–2021 Radnik Surdulica 5 (0)
2021– Lechia Gdańsk 0 (0)
2021– Lechia Gdańsk II 4 (0)
National team‡
2017–2020 Indonesia U19 26 (8)
2019– Indonesia U23 16 (4)
2021– Indonesia 10 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2017 Myanmar
2018 IndonesiaTeam
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines Team
AFF U-22 Youth Championship
Winner2019 CambodiaTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2021

Club career

PSIM Yogyakarta

On 17 August 2019, Witan signed his first professional contract at the age of 17 with Liga 2 side PSIM Yogyakarta.[2] He made his first-team debut for PSIM Yogyakarta when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2019 Liga 2 match against Persiba Balikpapan on 22 August 2019, in which PSIM won.[3]

Radnik Surdulica

At the age of 18, Witan joined Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica in February 2020 on a three-and-a-half year deal.[4] However, the season was soon suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic for a period of two-and-a-half months, during which he returned to Indonesia.[5] He finally made his professional debut on 14 June 2020, coming on for Bogdan Stamenković during a 4–2 SuperLiga defeat to Radnički Niš.[6][7]

Lechia Gdańsk

On 1 September 2021, Witan joined Polish club Lechia Gdańsk on a two-year contract. Witan joined shortly after his international teammate Egy Maulana departured to Senica in Slovakia.[8] Three days later, Witan made his Lechia Gdańsk debut in a friendly match against Jeziorak Iława as a substitute for Kacper Sezonienko in the 73rd minute.[9]

He made his league debut for Lechia Gdańsk. However, he did not strengthen the main team, but for the reserve team, Lechia Gdańsk II. when he was part of the starting lineup of a IV liga match against MKS Wladyslawowo on 11 September, in which Lechia won.[10]

International career

At the age of 16, Witan made his international debut with Indonesia U19 in the 2017 Toulon Tournament on 31 May 2017 against Brazil U20 with a score of 1–0 defeat. Later that year he scored a brace in an 8–0 win over Brunei at the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[11] He also scored in the third-place match against Myanmar.

At the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia,[12] Witan scored two goals in a group stage win over Chinese Taipei before scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over the United Arab Emirates to lead his team to the quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years.[13]

Witan was part of the Indonesia under-23 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.[14][15] On 11 October 2021, he made first international goal against Chinese Taipei in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round leg 2, in which Indonesia won 3–0.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 October 2021[17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PSIM Yogyakarta 2019 Liga 2 70———70
Radnik Surdulica 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 2000——20
2020–21 3000——30
Total 5000000050
Lechia Gdańsk 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 0000——00
Lechia Gdańsk II 2021–22 [18] IV liga 3000——30
Career total 150000000150

International
As of match played 15 December 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 2021103
Total103

International goals

International under-23 goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 February 2019Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Malaysia2–12–22019 AFF U-22 GS
23 December 2019Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines Brunei5–08–02019 Southeast Asian Games
322 October 2021Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan   Nepal2–02–0Friendly
426 October 2021Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Australia1–22–32022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

International senior goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2021Buriram Stadium, Buriram, Thailand Chinese Taipei0–30–32023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.25 November 2021Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Myanmar3–04–1Friendly
3.12 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Laos1–31–52020 AFF Championship

Honours

Indonesia U-19

Indonesia U-23

References
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  2. "Alasan Witan Sulaiman Pilih Gabung Klub Liga 2". bolalob. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Jalani Debut Profesional bersama PSIM, Witan Sulaeman Sempat Nervous". suara.com (in Indonesian). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. Raihan, Faishal (12 February 2020). "Transfer Witan Sulaiman ke Klub Serbia Jadi Sorotan Media Eropa" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. Putra, Gerry (26 March 2020). "Pandemi Virus Corona, Witan Sulaiman Tinggalkan Serbia" (in Indonesian). bolalob.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. Sadheli, Mochamad (14 June 2020). "Witan Sulaiman Debut Tim Inti, Main 35 Menit pada Laga Resmi" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. Widyantara, Gunawan (13 June 2020). "Wonderkid Indonesia Witan Sulaeman Tandai Debut Radnik Surdulica" (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. "Witan Sulaeman Gabung Lechia Gdansk, Dikontrak 2 Tahun". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. "Witan Sulaeman Debut di Lechia Gdansk, Main 21 Menit dan Nyaris Cetak Gol". kompas.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. "Witan Sulaeman Debut, Lechia Gdańsk II Cetak Setengah Lusin Gol Saat Tim Utama Ulangi Penyakit Lama". bolasport.com (in Indonesian). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  11. "Ketua Umum PSSI Bangga Timnas U-19 ke Semifinal". Soccersindonews. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. "Resmi! Daftar 23 Pemain Timnas Indonesia U-19 di Piala Asia U-19 2018". bolalob.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. "Witan Sulaiman, Pemain Kampung yang Kini Menjadi Aset Sepak Bola Indonesia" (in Indonesian). boombastis.com. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. "Afghanistan Ungkap Kelemahan Indonesia di Menit Krusial". www.kompas.id. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  15. "Resmi, Ini 28 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Untuk Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2022". bola.tempo.com.
  16. "Indonesia Kalahkan Taiwan 3-0, Witan Sulaeman Sumbang Gol". jabar.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  17. "Indonesia - W. Sulaeman - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  18. "2021/22 IV Liga, Gr. pomorska". lechia.net.
  19. Yan (26 February 2019). "Indonesia beat Thailand 2-1 to win AFF U-22 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  20. "Witan Sulaeman Samai The Footprint of Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto During First Debut in Europe". indosport.com. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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