Ramadhan Sananta

Ramadhan Sananta
Sananta playing for Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Ramadhan Sananta
Date of birth (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Lingga, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Persis Solo
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2019 Kepri Belia FC
2019 Asian Schools Football
2019–2020 PPLP Kepulauan Riau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 PS Harjuna Putra 12 (9)
2021–2022 Persikabo 1973 4 (0)
2022–2023 PSM Makassar 24 (11)
2023– Persis Solo 34 (9)
International career‡
2023– Indonesia U23 21 (8)
2022– Indonesia 12 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Team
AFF U-23 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Thailand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024

Muhammad Ramadhan Sananta (born 27 November 2002) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Persis Solo and the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Persikabo 1973

He was signed for Persikabo 1973 to play in the Liga 1 in the 2021 season.[2] Sananta made his league debut on 3 February 2022 in a match against Bali United at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar.[3]

PSM Makassar

Sananta was signed for PSM Makassar to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.[4] He made his league debut on 15 August 2022 in a match against RANS Nusantara at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong.[5] On 29 August 2022, Sananta scored his first league goal for PSM Makassar with scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Persib Bandung at Parepare.[6] On 10 September 2022, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 home win over Persebaya Surabaya.[7]

On 14 January 2023, Sananta scored a brace in a 4–0 win over PSS Sleman; the latter result saw PSM Makassar move to 1st position in the league table.[8] On 25 January, he coming as a substitutes for Akbar Tanjung and made his first assist to Everton Nascimento in PSM's 4–2 away lose over Persija Jakarta.[9] Five days later, Sananta scored equalizer in a 3–1 home win over RANS Nusantara.[10] On 9 February, he scored in a 4–1 over PS Barito Putera.[11] Five days later, Sananta scored another equalizer in a 2–1 away win over Persib at Pakansari Stadium, with his 1 goal, he has scored a total of 3 goals in the two encounters that led to Persib's two defeats against PSM Makassar.[12] On 19 February, Sananta scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Persik Kediri, at the age of 20, he is the only purely local striker competing in the Liga 1 top scorer list this season.[13] On 9 March, Sananta scored another the winning goal in a 0–1 away win over former club Persikabo 1973, scoring a penalty in the injury time of second half. This result makes PSM Makassar likely to win the 2022–23 Liga 1 with nine consecutive wins, while equaling Bali United's record in 2017 Liga 1.[14]

Persis Solo

On 8 June 2023, Sananta signed a two-years contract with Persis Solo.[15] Sananta made his club debut on 17 June 2023 in a pre-season friendly against K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, also scored his first goal for the club, opening the scoring in a 1–2 lose.[16] And scoring again in another friendly match against Persebaya Surabaya a week later.[17]

Sananta made his league debut on 1 July 2023 and scored his first league goal in a 2–3 lose over Persebaya.[18]

International career

Youth team

In April 2023, Sananta was called up to the Indonesia U22 for the training centre in preparation for 2023 SEA Games.[19] Sananta made his international U22 debut on 14 April 2023 in a friendly match against Lebanon U22 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.[20] On 4 May 2023, Sananta scored his first international goal for Indonesia U22, scoring a brace in a 5–0 win against Myanmar U22 in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games group stage.[21] He continued his good form with the opening goal, scoring a header in a 3–0 victory over Timor-Leste U22 three days later, sending Indonesia to the semi-final match.[22] On 16 May 2023, Sananta scored another brace in a final match against Thailand U22, in a 5–2 victory after extra time, and also winning the gold medal after a long wait of 32 years in the Southeast Asian Games.[23] With a total of 5 goals, he became the top scorer along with his team-mate Fajar Fathur Rahman and Vietnamese player Nguyễn Văn Tùng.[24]

Senior

On 24 September 2022, Sananta made his first cap for the Indonesia national team for a friendly match against Curacao in a 3-2 win.[25]

In December 2022, Sananta was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2022 AFF Championship by Shin Tae-Yong.[26] On 26 December, Sananta scored his debut goal against Brunei in a 7–0 win on the group stage.[27][28]

On 12 October 2023, Sananta scored a brace against Brunei in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He scored again in the second leg on 17 October 2023.[29]

Sananta was included in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final squad. However he was never included in any of the match line-ups, as assistant coach Nova Arianto claimed that Sananta has an unfit condition throughout the tournament.

On 26 March 2024, Sananta scored a goal against Vietnam in a 3–0 victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup second round qualifiers.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 November 2024[30]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PS Harjuna Putra 2021–22 Liga 3 12 9 0 0 — 0 0 12 9
Persikabo 1973 2021–22 Liga 1 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
PSM Makassar 2022–23 Liga 1 24 11 0 0 2[a] 0 2[b] 0 28 11
Persis Solo 2023–24 Liga 1 23 8 0 0 — 0 0 23 8
2024–25 Liga 1 11 1 0 0 — 0 0 11 1
Career total 74 29 0 0 2 0 2 0 78 29
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2022 3 1
2023 4 3
2024 5 1
Total 12 5
As of match played 26 March 2024
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sananta goal.
List of international goals scored by Ramadhan Sananta
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 December 2022 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3  Brunei 5–0 7–0 2022 AFF Championship
2 12 October 2023 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 5  Brunei 3–0 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 4–0
4 17 October 2023 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 6  Brunei 6–0 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 26 March 2024 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 12  Vietnam 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

PSM Makassar

Indonesia U23

Individual

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