Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak

Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak (born 31 July 1999 (1999-07-31)) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga 1 club Madura United.

Samuel Christianson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak
Date of birth (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999
Place of birth Depok, Indonesia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Madura United
Number 3
Youth career
Jakarta Football Academy
2012 Southampton
2016 Royal European FA
2017 Persija Jakarta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Sriwijaya 2 (0)
2019 PSS Sleman 5 (0)
2020– Madura United 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Persija Jakarta (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2013 Indonesia U16 6 (0)
2017–2018 Indonesia U19 10 (1)
2019 Indonesia U23 2 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Runner-up2013 Myanmar
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2017 Myanmar
2018 IndonesiaTeam
AFF U-22 Youth Championship
Winner2019 CambodiaTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022

Early career

Samuel started his football career from the Jakarta Football Academy Football School (JFAS). When he was 12 years old, Samuel was selected as the player who was given the opportunity to undergoing joint training with one of EPL clubs, Southampton F.C. in 2012. Samuel joined the Royal European Football Academy (REFA), Valencia, at 16 years old and he call up Indonesia national under-19 football team at 2017.[3]

Club career

Sriwijaya FC

On 4 December 2017, Christianson signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Sriwijaya on a free transfer.[4] Christianson made his Sriwijaya debut in a 3–0 loss against Mitra Kukar on 18 July 2018 as a substitute for Yogi Rahadian in the 69th minute.[5]

PSS Sleman

On 28 August 2019, Christianson moved to Sleman and signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club PSS Sleman on a free transfer.[6] Christianson made his league debut in a 4–0 loss against Arema on 24 September 2019.[7]

Madura United

On 4 January 2020, Christianson moved to Pamekasan and signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Madura United on a free transfer. He signed for Madura United alongside Brian Ferreira and Haris Tuharea.[8] This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.[9] And finally Christianson made his league debut on 3 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973.[10]

Persija Jakarta (loan)

In January 2022, Christianson signed a contract with Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta on loan from Madura United. He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against Persipura Jayapura on 11 January 2022 as a substitute for Novri Setiawan in the 82th minute at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 January 2022[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sriwijaya 2018 Liga 1 2000—0020
PSS Sleman 2019 Liga 1 5000—0050
Madura United 2020 Liga 1 0000—0000
2021 Liga 1 6000—1[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 6000001070
Persija Jakarta (loan) 2021 Liga 1 3000—0030
Career total 160000010170
  1. Appearances in Menpora Cup

Honours

International

Indonesia U-16

Indonesia U-19

Indonesia U-22

References
  1. "Samuel Christianson". www.pssi.org. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "Samuel Christianson: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Ini Profil Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak, Andalan Timnas, Pernah Berlatih di Inggris dan Spanyol" (in Indonesian). tagar.id.
  4. "Resmi! Sriwijaya FC Dapatkan Dua Pemain Timnas U-19 Indonesia". bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. "Mitra Kukar 3–0 Sriwijaya". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. "Datangkan Bek Timnas Indonesia U-22, PSS Sleman Berikan Sambutan Tak Lazim". indosport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "Soal Debut Tiga Pemain PSS Sleman, Ini Penilaian Seto Nurdiyantoro". line.me. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. "2 Eks PSS Sleman Susul Brian Ferreira Gabung Madura United". jogja.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. "Kompetisi Liga 1 dan 2 Musim 2020-2021 Resmi Dibatalkan". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. "Persikabo 1973 vs. Madura United - 3 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  11. "Hasil Persija Jakarta vs Persipura Jayapura di Pekan Ke-19 Liga 1 2021-2022 Makan Konate Cetak Gol Macan Kemayoran Kalah". bola.okezone.com. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak at Soccerway
  13. Yan (26 February 2019). "Indonesia beat Thailand 2-1 to win AFF U-22 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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