Witan Sulaeman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Palu, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radnik Surdulica | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | SSB Galara | ||
| 2016–2019 | SKO Ragunan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | PSIM Yogyakarta | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Radnik Surdulica | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017– | Indonesia U19 | 13 | (9) |
| 2019– | Indonesia U23 | 18 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2020 | |||
Witan Sulaeman (born 8 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who currently plays as winger or attacking midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica.[1]
Club career
Radnik Surdulica
Sulaeman joined Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica in February 2020 on a three-and-a-half year deal.[2] 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.[3] He finally made his professional debut on 14 June 2020, coming on for Bogdan Stamenković during a 4–2 SuperLiga defeat to Radnički Niš.[4][5]
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 a 8–0 win over Brunei at the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[6] He also scored in the third-place match against Myanmar.
At the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia, Sulaeman 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.[7]
Honours
International
Indonesia U-19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship Third place : 2017, 2018
Indonesia U-23
- AFF U-22 Youth Championship: 2019
- Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal : 2019[8]
References
- ^ "Alasan Witan Sulaiman Pilih Gabung Klub Liga 2". bolalob. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Raihan, Faishal (12 February 2020). "Transfer Witan Sulaiman ke Klub Serbia Jadi Sorotan Media Eropa" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Putra, Gerry (26 March 2020). "Pandemi Virus Corona, Witan Sulaiman Tinggalkan Serbia" (in Indonesian). bolalob.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Sadheli, Mochamad (14 June 2020). "Witan Sulaiman Debut Tim Inti, Main 35 Menit pada Laga Resmi" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Widyantara, Gunawan (13 June 2020). "Wonderkid Indonesia Witan Sulaeman Tandai Debut Radnik Surdulica" (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Ketua Umum PSSI Bangga Timnas U-19 ke Semifinal". Soccersindonews. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Witan Sulaiman, Pemain Kampung yang Kini Menjadi Aset Sepak Bola Indonesia" (in Indonesian). boombastis.com. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Witan Sulaeman Samai The Footprint of Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto During First Debut in Europe". indosport.com. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links
- Witan Sulaeman at pssi.org
- Witan Sulaeman at Soccerway
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Indonesian footballers
- Indonesia youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- PSIM Yogyakarta players
- FK Radnik Surdulica players
- Liga 2 (Indonesia) players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Indonesian expatriate footballers
- Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- People from Palu
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