Irfan Jaya

Irfan Samaling Kumi, commonly known as Irfan Jaya (born 1 May 1996), is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Bali United and the Indonesia national team.[3]

Irfan Jaya
Jaya warming up with Indonesia at the 2018 AFF Championship
Personal information
Full name Irfan Samaling Kumi[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996
Place of birth Bantaeng, Indonesia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bali United
Number 41
Youth career
– SSB Butta Toa Raya
2016 PSM Makassar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Persebaya Surabaya 71 (25)
2021 PSS Sleman 10 (6)
2022– Bali United 13 (1)
National team‡
2018 Indonesia U23 5 (2)
2018– Indonesia 18 (6)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022

Club career

Persebaya Surabaya

Irfan Jaya started his professional career in 2017 after signing a four-year contract with legendary club Persebaya Surabaya when it was trying to win promotion from Liga 2. He made his debut on 20 July 2017, coming on from the bench, and helped Persebaya win 1–0 over Madiun Putra at Wilis Stadium in Madiun. He won the best Liga 2 player award at the end of the season and was a key reason behind Persebaya's return to Liga 1 (Indonesia), the country's top-flight football league.[4]

Surviving its first year after returning to Liga 1 with a respectable result in 2018, Persebaya strongly finished second in the 2019 Liga 1 with Irfan Jaya's significant contribution from the flanks. He scored 25 goals in his four years with Persebaya and became a fan favorite until his move to PSS Sleman.

PSS Sleman

Irfan Jaya in 2021 joined Liga 1 club PSS Sleman after its new management in 2020-21 drastically improved the club, including recruiting players who could boost a middling team into a new level.[5] He made his debut on 5 September 2021 in a match against Persija Jakarta. On 29 September 2021, Irfan scored his first goal for PSS against Persebaya Surabaya in the 87th minute at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Bekasi.[6] On 15 October 2021, Irfan scored a brace against Barito Putera in the 2021–22 Liga 1 at the Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, which PSS Sleman won 3–2.[7] A weeks later, he scored in a 4–2 lose over Persib Bandung.[8] On 1 November 2021, Irfan scored another brace, this time in a 1–2 win over Borneo.[9]

Bali United

In January 2022, Irfan Jaya signed a contract with Liga 1 club Bali United.[10] He made his league debut in a 3–0 win against Barito Putera on 9 January 2022 as a substitute for Rahmat in the 58th minute at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar.[11]

International career

Irfan won his first international cap for Indonesia in a friendly match against Mauritius.[12] He scored his first international goal for Indonesia with scored a brace in a match against Myanmar.[13] Irfan was called into Indonesia's 2018 AFF Championship squad on 30 October 2018 by Bima Sakti.[14]

In November 2021, Irfan was called up to the Indonesia national team in a friendly match in Turkey against Afghanistan and Myanmar by Shin Tae-yong.[15] On 25 November 2021, he scored in a 4–1 win over Myanmar.[16] In December 2021, he was named in Indonesian's squad for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore.[17] On 12 December 2021, Irfan scored a goal against Laos in a 2020 AFF Championship group stage and he also bercame man of the match in that match.[18] On 19 December 2021, He scored a brace in a 1–4 victory against Malaysia in Kallang.[19]

    Career statistics

    Club
    As of match played 31 March 2022
    Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Persebaya Surabaya 2017 Liga 2 211100–002111
    2018 Liga 1 21611–32259
    2019 Liga 1 27852–824012
    2020 Liga 1 2000–0020
    Total 712563–1148832
    PSS Sleman 2021 Liga 1 10600–8[lower-alpha 3]2188
    Bali United 2021 Liga 1 13100–00131
    Career total 9432630019611941
    1. Includes Piala Indonesia
    2. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
    3. Appearances in Menpora Cup

    International
    As of 27 January 2022
    Indonesia national team
    YearAppsGoals
    201852
    201910
    2021104
    202220
    Total186

    International goals
    Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first.
    #DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.10 October 2018Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia Myanmar2–03–0Friendly
    2.3–0
    3.25 November 2021Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Myanmar2–04–1
    4.12 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Laos2–05–12020 AFF Championship
    5.19 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Malaysia1–14–1
    6.2–1

    Honours

    Club

    Persebaya Surabaya

    PSS Sleman

    Bali United

    International

    Indonesia

    Individual

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