Witan Sulaeman

pemain sepak bola Indonesia

Witan Sulaeman (born 8 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team.

Witan Sulaeman
Informasi pribadi
Nama lengkap Witan Sulaeman
Tanggal lahir 8 Oktober 2001 (umur 22)
Tempat lahir Palu, Indonesia
Tinggi 170 m (557 ft 9 in)
Posisi bermain Winger
Informasi klub
Klub saat ini Persija Jakarta
Nomor 78
Karier junior
2013–2015 SSB Galara
2016–2019 SKO Ragunan
Karier senior*
Tahun Tim Tampil (Gol)
2018 PSIM Yogyakarta 7 (0)
2019 FK Radnik Surdulica 5 (0)
2020 Lechia Gdańsk 0 (0)
2020–2021 Lechia Gdańsk II 4 (0)
2021–2022 FK Senica 8 (2)
2022–2023 AS Trenčín 10 (1)
2023 Persija Jakarta 6 (0)
Tim nasional
2017–2020 Indonesia U19 26 (8)
2019 Indonesia U23 22 (7)
2021 Indonesia 26 (7)
* Penampilan dan gol di klub senior hanya dihitung dari liga domestik dan akurat per 12 March 2023
‡ Penampilan dan gol di tim nasional akurat per 9 January 2023

A youth product of Ragunan Sports School, Witan started his professional career with PSIM Yogyakarta. He joined Serbian club Radnik Surdulica in July 2020, becoming the first Indonesian to play in a Serbian league.[1] In 2021 he moved to Polish side Lechia Gdansk before being loaned to Slovakian side Senica in 2022. He moved to Trenčín in the same year. The following year, Witan returned to Indonesia by joining Persija Jakarta.

Witan has represented Indonesia since U19 level. He has represented his side at two Southeast Asian Games and led his side to the final of the 2020 AFF Championship. Witan took part in Indonesia's qualification for the 2023 Asian Cup by scoring two goals.

Club career

PSIM Yogyakarta

On 17 August 2019, Witan signed his first professional contract at the age of 17 with Liga 2 side PSIM Yogyakarta.[2] He made his first-team debut for PSIM Yogyakarta when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2019 Liga 2 match against Persiba Balikpapan on 22 August 2019, in which PSIM won.[3]

Radnik Surdulica

At the age of 18, Witan joined Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica in February 2020 on a three-and-a-half year deal.[4] However, the season was soon suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic for a period of 2 ½ months, during which he returned to Indonesia.[5] He finally made his professional debut on 14 June 2020, coming on for Bogdan Stamenković during a 4–2 SuperLiga defeat to Radnički Niš.[6][7]

Lechia Gdańsk

On 1 September 2021, Witan joined Polish club Lechia Gdańsk on a two-year contract. Witan joined shortly after his international teammate Egy Maulana departured to Senica in Slovakia.[8] Three days later, Witan made his Lechia Gdańsk debut in a friendly match against Jeziorak Iława as a substitute for Kacper Sezonienko in the 73rd minute.[9]

He made his league debut for Lechia Gdańsk. However, he did not strengthen the main team, but for the reserve team, Lechia Gdańsk II. when he was part of the starting lineup of a IV liga match against MKS Wladyslawowo on 11 September, in which Lechia won.[10]

On 26 July 2022, it is announced that Witan and Lechia Gdańsk both agreed to mutually terminate his contract.[11]

FK Senica (loan)

On 21 January 2022, Witan joined Slovak Super Liga club Senica on loan until the end of the season.[12] On 12 February 2022, Witan made his league debut playing full 90-minutes against league giants Slovan Bratislava, as his team suffered 0-5 defeat.[13] Witan made his first goal for his club at Slovak Cup winning game against SV Sasona Arena.[14] In the quarter final of Slovak Cup, against FK Pohronie, he gave one assist and one goal for the winning match.[15]

Trenčín

On 9 August 2022, Slovak club AS Trenčín announced that they had signed Witan on a two-year contract.[16] On 13 August 2022, Witan made his debut, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Lucas Demitra in a goal-less league draw against Ružomberok.[17] On 24 August 2022, Witan scored his first and second goal for Trenčín during a record-setting 14–0 victory against Slovan Hlohovec in the Slovak Cup.[18]

Persija Jakarta

On 31 January 2023, Witan joined Liga 1 side Persija on a three and a half year contract.[19]

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 an 8–0 win over Brunei at the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[20] He also scored in the third-place match against Myanmar.

At the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia,[21] Witan 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.[22]

Witan was part of the Indonesia under-23 team that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. He received a call to join the senior Indonesian national football team in May 2021. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan.[23][24] On 11 October 2021, he made first international goal against Chinese Taipei in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round leg 2, in which Indonesia won 3–0.[25]

On 12 December 2021, Witan scored a goal in a 2020 AFF Championship game against Laos.[26] On 22 December 2021, Witan scored again against Singapore in the first leg of semi-final.

On 14 June 2022, Witan scored a brace against Nepal in a 7–0 win in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[27]

Witan was again called up for the Indonesia senior team for the 2022 AFF Championship. He scored a goal against Cambodia at the group stage on 23 December 2022.[28]

Personal life

In the midst of busy following the training camp with the Indonesian national team, On 29 May 2022, at the age of 20, Witan married his girlfriend, Rismahani. Witan officially married Rismahani in a wedding ceremony held in Palu, Central Sulawesi.[29]

Career statistics

Club

Per match played 12 March 2023.[30]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PSIM Yogyakarta 2019 Liga 2 7 0 7 0
Radnik Surdulica 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 5 0 0 0 5 0
Lechia Gdańsk 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lechia Gdańsk II 2021–22[31] IV liga 4 0 0 0 4 0
Senica (loan) 2021–22 Fortuna liga 8 2 4 2 12 4
Trenčín 2022–23 Fortuna liga 10 1 4 3 3[b] 1 17 5
Persija Jakarta 2022–23 Liga 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 40 3 8 5 0 0 3 1 51 9
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Tipsport liga

International

Per match played 9 January 2023.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2021 14 4
2022 9 3
2023 3 0
Total 26 7

International goals

International under-23 goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 February 2019 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia   Malaysia 2–1 2–2 2019 AFF U-22 GS
2 3 December 2019 Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines   Brunei 5–0 8–0 2019 Southeast Asian Games
3 22 October 2021 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan     Nepal 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4 26 October 2021 Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Australia 1–2 2–3 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
5. 10 May 2022 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam   Timor Leste 2–1 4–1 2021 Southeast Asian Games
6. 4–1
7. 15 May 2022   Myanmar 2–0 3–1

International senior goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2021 Buriram Stadium, Buriram, Thailand   Tionghoa Taipei 3–0 3–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 25 November 2021 Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey   Myanmar 3–0 4–1 Friendly
3. 12 December 2021 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore   Laos 3–1 5–1 2020 AFF Championship
4. 22 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore   Singapura 1–0 1–1
5. 14 June 2022 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait     Nepal 2–0 7–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6. 6–0
7. 23 December 2022 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Kamboja 2–1 2–1 2022 AFF Championship

Honours

Indonesia U-19

Indonesia U-23

Indonesia

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