Syaiful_Cahya
Syaiful Cahya
Indonesian professional footballer
Syaiful Indra Cahya[3] (born 28 May 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club Deltras.
| 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 | Deltras | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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– | Deltras | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Indonesia U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Indonesia U-23 | 17 | (1) |
| 2013 | Indonesia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
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]
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 |
Club
Arema
International
Indonesia U-21
- Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy runner-up: 2012[8]
- "Syaiful Cahya: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Syaiful Indra Cahya". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Syaiful Cahya at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Persija Kontrak Jebolan Timnas U-16" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- "Wadidaw, Insiden Tendangan Kungfu Syaiful Indra Cahya Viral Hingga ke Spanyol". bola.net (in Indonesian). 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- "Iraq vs. Indonesia - 6 February 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2017". www.bola.com.
- "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.
- Syaiful Cahya at Soccerway
- Syaiful Cahya at Liga Indonesia