Amar Brkić

Amar Brkić
Personal information
Full name Amar Rayhan Brkić[1]
Date of birth (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany[2]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Darmstadt 98
Youth career
Blau-Gelb Frankfurt
–2021 Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
2021–2022 Kickers Offenbach
2022–2024 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2024– Darmstadt 98
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Indonesia U17 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Amar Rayhan Brkić (born 11 June 2007) is a footballer who plays as a winger for German side Darmstadt 98. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Indonesia.

Early and personal life

Brkić was born in Frankfurt, Germany to a Bosnian father and Indonesian mother from Kebumen.[4] Both of his parents are doctors; his mother is a paediatrician, and serves as chairwoman of the Special Branch of Muhammadiyah in Germany.[5][6] His brother, Said Aalim, is also a footballer, and plays in the academy of Eintracht Frankfurt.[5]

Club career

Having started his career with local Frankfurt clubs Blau-Gelb Frankfurt and Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, he played for Kickers Offenbach before joining the academy of Hoffenheim in 2022.[2]

International career

Brkić is eligible to represent Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Indonesia at international level. In October 2023, he was invited by Indonesia under-17 coach Bima Sakti to a training camp in his native Germany.[4] Despite not yet finalising his paperwork, he was quoted as saying that he had "mixed feelings", but he was "happy of course because [he] will be playing in the U-17 World Cup for [his] country, Indonesia."[7] During the training camp, he scored in a 1–1 friendly draw with the under-17 side of SV Meppen.[7]

He was called up to the Indonesia under-17 squad again for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, being one of two overseas players called up, the other being half-Brazilian Welber Jardim.[8]

References

  1. ^ Amar Brkić at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "Amar Brkic". tsg-hoffenheim.de (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Ananto, Andri (11 October 2023). "Profil Amar Brkic, Pemain Hoffenheim U-17 Gabung TC Timnas U-17 di Jerman" [Profile of Amar Brkic, Hoffenheim U-17 Player Joins TC U-17 National Team in Germany]. investortrust.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Masuk Skuad Timnas U-17, Amar Rayhan Brkic Ternyata Anak Tokoh Muhammadiyah di Jerman" [Entering the U-17 National Team squad, Amar Rayhan Brkic turns out to be the son of a Muhammadiyah figure in Germany]. muhammadiyah.or.id (in Indonesian). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^ Yulianto, Cahyo (1 November 2023). "Silsilah keluarga Amar Brkic, Pemain Diaspora Timnas Indonesia yang Bukan dari Keluarga Sembarangan" [Family tree of Amar Brkic, Diaspora Player for the Indonesian National Team who is not from just any family]. bola.okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Amar Brkic bangga bisa bela timnas Indonesia U17 untuk Piala Dunia" [Amar Brkic is proud to be able to play for the Indonesian U17 national team for the World Cup]. jabar.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). 21 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Pengamat Yakin Welber dan Amar Brkic Bisa 'Gendong' Timnas U-17" [Observers Believe Welber and Amar Brkic Can 'Carry' the U-17 National Team]. cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.