Asnawi Mangkualam

Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar (born October 4, 1999 in Makassar) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or defensive midfielder for K League 2 club Ansan Greeners and the Indonesian national team. He has been considered as one of the country's most gifted and promising footballers of his generation, together with fellow players such as Syahrian Abimanyu, Elkan Baggott, Witan Sulaeman and Egy Maulana Vikri.

Asnawi Mangkualam
Personal information
Full name Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar
Date of birth (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999[1]
Place of birth Makassar, Indonesia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ansan Greeners
Number 24
Youth career
2014–2015 PSM Makassar
2015–2016 PON Sulsel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Persiba Balikpapan 8 (2)
2017–2021 PSM Makassar 44 (2)
2021– Ansan Greeners 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 Indonesia U16 6 (0)
2016–2018 Indonesia U19 16 (0)
2017– Indonesia U23 24 (2)
2017– Indonesia[3] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:11, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Persiba Balikpapan

After spending some years in the youth squads of PSM Makassar and PON Sulsel, Mangkualam joined Persiba Balikpapan. After debuting in Indonesia Soccer Championship A (a temporary tournament that replaced the local top-tier league throughout 2016, following the PSSI chaos), he soon became the youngest player to score in the competition, as he netted a goal at just 17 years and five days in a match against Bali United F.C. at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium.[4]

PSM Makassar

In 2017, after the Liga 1 was restarted, Mangkualam joined PSM Makassar, where he made his debut against Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia President's Cup.[5]

Despite his young age, he rapidly established himself as one of the club's most talented and promising players, thanks to his versatility and his technical skills.

Ansan Greeners

In January 2021, Asnawi joined South Korean team Ansan Greeners, which was set to play in K League 2.[6] Even before Mankgualam's official debut with the "Green Wolves", his move made a piece of history both for him and the local football system. In fact, since the K League introduced a new quota to register Southeast Asian players as part of their foreign players policy in 2020,[7] Ansan Greeners was the first team in the system to take advantage of the new rule, and Asnawi also became the first Indonesian footballer to ever play in the K League. Plus, this transfer gained massive attention from Ansan's local Indonesian community and domestic fans in general.[8]

International career

Often being a key player for Indonesia national Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 squads, Mangkualam made his international debut for the senior team on March 21, 2017, when he got on the pitch as a substitute during a friendly match against Myanmar. In the process, he broke a record for the youngest player to win an international senior cap for Indonesia, at the age of 17 years and 167 days.[9][10][11][12]

Personal life

Mangkualam is the son of Bahar Muharram, a former Indonesian footballer himself currently serving as an assistant coach at PSM Makassar, the club Asnawi played for between 2017 and 2021.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 March 2020
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Persiba Balikpapan 2016 ISC A 82000082
PSM Makassar 2017 Liga 1 90000090
2018 1400000140
2019 1815050281
2020 31004071
Total 4425090582
Ansan Greeners 2021 K League 2 00000000
Career total 5245090664
  1. Includes Piala Indonesia.
  2. Appearances in AFC Cup.

International
As of 21 March 2017
Indonesia national team[2]
YearAppsGoals
201710
Total10

International goals

International under-23 goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines5–05–02019 Merlion Cup
228 November 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Singapore2–02–02019 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

Club
PSM Makassar

International

Indonesia U-16

Indonesia U-19

Indonesia U-23

Individual

References
  1. "Biodata Profil Asnawi Mangku Alam pemain Timnas". Staripop.com. 2014-04-06. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  2. "Indonesia - A. Bahar - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  3. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=idn/index.html#topstories
  4. "Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar, pemain termuda yang mencetak gol di ISC A". Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  5. "Asnawi Mangkualam nikmati debut berkostum PSM". Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  6. "[단독] '신태용 제자' 인도네시아 국가대표 선수 K리그 사상 첫 진출". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. Neat, Paul. "News: K League to Introduce ASEAN Quota in 2020". K League United | South Korean football news, opinions, match previews and score predictions. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  8. "#Ansangreeners climbing the top in #kleague2. The transfer of Asnawi Mangkualam has not even been officially announced". Twitter. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  9. "Susunan Pemain Timnas Indonesia U-23 vs Myanmar". Pikiran-rakyat.com Rakyat. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  10. "Laga Timnas Indonesia U-22 kontra Myanmar bakal cetak rekor unik". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  11. Terdaftar, laga Timnas Indonesia U-22 kontra Myanmar dihitung
  12. "Indonesia vs. Myanmar - 21 March 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  13. "Selamat untuk PSM Makassar, Juara!". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. "Final SEA Games 2019, Timnas U23 Indonesia Lawan Vietnam". Kompas. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  15. Yan (26 February 2019). "Indonesia beat Thailand 2-1 to win AFF U-22 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  16. "Zulham dan Asnawi Raih Predikat Pemain Terbaik". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  17. Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Inilah Tim Terbaik Shopee Liga 1 2019". liga-indonesia.id. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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