Syaiful Cahya

Syaiful Cahya
Personal information
Full name Syaiful Indra Cahya
Date of birth (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Malang, East Java, Indonesia[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 RANS Nusantara
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Persik Kediri 6 (0)
2011–2012 Jakarta FC 1928 18 (1)
2012–2013 Persema Malang 21 (1)
2013–2014 Persik Kediri 15 (3)
2014–2015 Persija Jakarta 1 (0)
2015 Sriwijaya 0 (0)
2016–2018 Arema 62 (2)
2018 Bali United 9 (0)
2019 Semen Padang 4 (0)
2019 PSIM Yogyakarta 4 (1)
2020 Arema 2 (0)
2021 Muba Babel United 0 (0)
2021 PSG Pati 9 (1)
2021 PSMS Medan 3 (0)
2022–2023 Persipura Jayapura 5 (1)
2023–2024 Deltras 8 (0)
2024– RANS Nusantara 13 (1)
International career
2012 Indonesia U21 6 (0)
2012–2015 Indonesia U23 17 (1)
2013–2014 Indonesia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Syaiful Indra Cahya[3] (born 28 May 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club RANS Nusantara.

Club career

Cahya played for various clubs in the top two divisions of Indonesia, most prominently Persija Jakarta[4] and Arema, as well as in the breakaway Liga Primer Indonesia, which later became known as the Indonesian Premier League.

In 2021, while playing for PSG Pati, Cahya seriously injured Persiraja Banda Aceh midfielder Muhammad Nadhif through a kung fu kick. The story of the incident reached as far as Spain.[5]

International career

Cahya represented Indonesia at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy and the 2014 Asian Games. He made his senior international debut on 6 February 2013 in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Iraq.[6]

International goals

Syaiful Indra Cahya: International under-23 goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 July 2012 Riau Main Stadium, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia  Japan 1–2 1–5 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification

Honours

Club

Arema

International

Indonesia U-21

References

  1. ^ "Syaiful Cahya: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Syaiful Indra Cahya". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. ^ Syaiful Cahya at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Persija Kontrak Jebolan Timnas U-16" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Wadidaw, Insiden Tendangan Kungfu Syaiful Indra Cahya Viral Hingga ke Spanyol". bola.net (in Indonesian). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Iraq vs. Indonesia - 6 February 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2017". www.bola.com.
  8. ^ "Brunei Darussalam wins HBT 2012". The Government Public Relations Department, Thailand. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.