Kurnia Meiga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah | ||
| Date of birth | May 7, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arema FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006−2007 | Diklat Ragunan | ||
| 2007−2008 | Persijap Jepara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | PS Urakan | 3 | (0) |
| 2008− | Arema FC | 210 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Indonesia U-18 | ||
| 2007 | Indonesia U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Indonesia U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009−2013 | Indonesia U-23 | 23 | (0) |
| 2013− | Indonesia | 19 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2017 | |||
Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (born May 7, 1990)[1] is an Indonesian professional footballer who currently plays for Arema FC[2] in the Indonesia Super League. He is also the younger brother of former goalkeeper Achmad Kurniawan, who also played for Arema FC. Blessed with proportional height and quick reflexes, he is already establishing himself as the first choice goalkeeper for Indonesia.
In 2008-09 Indonesia Super League he received 12 months of sanctions and 30 million fine from Football Association of Indonesia, which was reduced later to five months and 30 million fine, related to the incident against Bontang.[3] In 2009-2010, he was crowned as the best player to set aside the names like Aldo Barreto, Cristian Gonzáles, and Ricardo Salampessy.[4]
In 2017 Liga 1 middle season, he had to go out of action from football due to being diagnosed with Papilledema.[5]
International career
Meiga first called up for senior team in 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup as third choice goalkeeper behind Markus Haris Maulana and Ferry Rotinsulu. He received his senior debut against Saudi Arabia in 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and he conceded 2 goals. Later he made his second caps against Netherlands he made some brilliant saves at first half before conceded 3 goals by Siem de Jong and Arjen Robben.
National team
| Indonesia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Arema Indonesia
International
- Indonesia U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal (2): 2011 and 2013
- Islamic Solidarity Games Silver Medal (1): 2013
- Indonesia
- AFF Championship Runner-up (2): 2010 and 2016
Individual
- Indonesia Super League Best player (1): 2009–10
- AFF Championship Best Goalkeeper (1): 2016
References
- ^ EuroSport Profile
- ^ Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah at Liga Indonesia
- ^ http://www.arenabola.com/?page=artikel&act=detail&id=404
- ^ "Kiper Arema Kurnia Meiga, Pemain Terbaik LSI 2009/2010", tvOne, 6 June 2010
- ^ "Kurnia Meiga Akhiri Liga 1 2017 Lebih Cepat", bola.com, 4 October 2017
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Betawi people
- Sportspeople from Jakarta
- Association football goalkeepers
- Indonesian footballers
- Arema FC players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Indonesian Super League-winning players
- Indonesia youth international footballers
- Indonesia international footballers
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in football