Atep Rizal

Atep Ahmad Rizal (born 5 June 1985 in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian professional footballer who played as a winger.[1]

Atep
Atep playing for Persib Bandung in 2018
Personal information
Full name Atep Ahmad Rizal
Date of birth (1985-06-05) June 5, 1985
Place of birth Cianjur, Indonesia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
UNI Bandung
2002–2004 Persib Bandung
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Persija Jakarta 53 (14)
2008–2018 Persib Bandung 227 (30)
2019 Mitra Kukar 19 (1)
2020 PSKC Cimahi 1 (0)
National team
2004 Indonesia U19 7 (2)
2005–2007 Indonesia U23 6 (0)
2006–2007 Indonesia 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Persiba Bantul

After playing for Persib, Atep started his career at Persiba Bantul for two years. Here he calls to strengthen the U-20 squad. For his achievement, he was ogled by Persija Jakarta.

Persija Jakarta

In 2004, Atep was contracted by Persija Jakarta after a pretty good season with Persiba Bantul. It does not take long to get allotments in the first team. His remarkable achievements in Persija Jakarta opened wide opportunities for his international career. In 2005 he was called up to the Indonesian national team squad in the AFF Cup and he scored a goal. His excellent performance at Persija attracted many clubs to sign him, including Persib Bandung who were in talks of his transfer in the 2007/2008 season. He stayed at Persija until the end of 2007 season.

Persib Bandung

In 2008, Persib Bandung finally managed to sign Atep, after failing to get it in the previous season. Although his arrival was greeted so positively by Bobotoh, he did not get so many chances to play early in the season so many predicted that he would leave in the transfer season at the break of the competition. But he survived and his end began to get a chance to play even though only as a backup player. On 6 May 2009 when Persib lost 2–1 against Pelita Jaya, he entered in the main squad and Atep scored his only goal scored by Persib and also his first goal in Super League. In 2014 season Atep became a hero for Persib after scoring a spectacular goal against Arema Cronus that sent Persib to the final against Persipura, which the team won.[2] The following season's league start was postponed, which cleared the way for Persib to compete in AFC Cup before the league began. In this competition, Atep always scored, with a goal ratio of 1 per match AFC Cup.

Atep left Persib after playing for the club for 10 years at the end of 2018 Liga 1.

Mitra Kukar

Upon his release from Persib at the end of 2018 season, Atep joined Mitra Kukar in Liga 2.[3]

Style of play

Atep was known for his dribbling abilities and his influences on the pitch that made him Persib captain in many occasions before passing the captaincy to Supardi Nasir in 2018.[4][5] He is regarded as an icon for Bobotoh or the supporters of Persib, with the nickname "Lord Atep".[6] When he scored, Bobotoh performed push-ups as an appreciation mark.[7]

Career caps

Career statistics

As of 26 January 2020:

Seasons Club League League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2009–2010 Persib Bandung Indonesian Super League 32 3 - - - - 32 3
2010–2011 24 4 - - - - 24 4
2011–2012 23 6 - - - - 23 6
2013 33 1 - - - - 33 1
2014 28 6 5 0 - - 33 6
2015 3 1 7 1 8 3 18 5
2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A 10 1 - - - - 10 1
2017 Liga 1 27 3 - - - - 27 3
2018 17 1 4 0 - - 17 0
Persib Total 205 25 - - - - 243 29
2019 Mitra Kukar Liga 2 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0
Mitra Kukar Total 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career Total 214 25 19 1 8 3 262 30

Honours

Persib U-21

Persib Bandung

Filmography
  • Hari Ini Pasti Menang (2013)

Commercial
  • Sosis So Nice

References
  1. Profile on International Fansite Archived May 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "(Arena Bobotoh) Kanggo Atep, Hatur Nuhun sareng Hampura". Persib Bandung Berita Online | simamaung.com. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  3. Robert. "Mitra Kukar Datangkan Atep dan Dua Pemain Asing Khusus Piala Presiden 2019". Bolalob - Situsnya Anak Futsal!. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  4. Media, Kompas Cyber. "Jadi Kapten Persib Selama Semusim, Supardi Dapat Banyak Pelajaran". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  5. "Atep Dinilai Lebih Punya Karakter Sebagai Gelandang | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  6. Dinillah, Mukhlis. "Tentang Julukan 'Lord' Atep". sepakbola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  7. "(Arena Bobotoh) Kanggo Atep, Hatur Nuhun sareng Hampura". Persib Bandung Berita Online | simamaung.com. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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