Ferdinand Sinaga

Ferdinand Alfred Sinaga (born 18 September 1988) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Futebol Amadora club Boavista and the Indonesia national team. Ferdinand plays mainly as a striker, but he has also been deployed as a second striker, and wide forward.

Ferdinand Sinaga
Personal information
Full name Ferdinand Alfred Sinaga[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988
Place of birth Bengkulu, Indonesia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Boavista
Youth career
2003–2006 Persib Bandung
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Persibat Batang 14 (2)
2007–2008 Persikab Bandung 10 (1)
2008–2009 Pelita Jaya 2 (0)
2009–2010 PPSM Magelang 20 (5)
2010–2011 Persiwa Wamena 26 (10)
2011–2012 Semen Padang 22 (16)
2012–2013 Putra Samarinda 18 (10)
2013–2014 Persib Bandung 23 (11)
2014–2015 Sriwijaya 3 (1)
2016–2017 PSM Makassar 51 (22)
2018 Kelantan 5 (0)
2018–2021 PSM Makassar 62 (20)
2020–2021 → PSMS Medan (loan) 0 (0)
2021– Boavista 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2014 Indonesia U23 10 (8)
2011– Indonesia 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2016

Club career

PSM Makassar

In March 2014, Sinaga was banned for two matches by the Football Association of Indonesia for excessively cursing at a referee in a match against Semen Padang on 16 February 2014. He missed Persib's next matches against PS Barito Putera and Arema Cronus. In addition to the ban, he was also fined 25 million rupiahs for his behavior.[3]

On 10 June 2014, Sinaga scored a spectacular bicycle kick in a 3–1 win over PS Barito Putera.[4] He juggled the ball twice from a corner kick before unleashing an unstoppable overhead kick into the net.[5]

Sinaga played in the 2014 Indonesia Super League Final against Persipura Jayapura. Although he did not manage to score in normal time, Sinaga netted the second penalty for Persib in the 5–3 penalty shootout win.

Sriwijaya

On 30 November 2014, he was signed by Sriwijaya.[6]

Kelantan

On 4 January 2018, Sinaga signed a one-year contract with Malaysian Malaysia Super League side Kelantan.[7] He made his league debut for Kelantan FA in 2–1 defeat to Melaka United on 3 February 2018. [8] On 19 March 2018, Sinaga has been released from Kelantan and returned to Indonesian club PSM Makassar.[9]

International career

Sinaga has played for Indonesia at youth and senior level. Sinaga has played in 2011 Southeast Asian Games where his side lost with a penalty kick against Malaysia in the final. Sinaga also has represented Indonesia U-23 at 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. He has scored 6 goals during that tournament.

Sinaga was first capped for senior team on 27 August 2011 in a 0–1 friendly defeat against Jordan at the Amman International Stadium, Amman coming off the bench for Cristian Gonzáles.[10]

Personal life

Sinaga is a devout Catholic[11] who often celebrates goals by making the sign of the cross.[12] Sinaga was born to Samson Sinaga, a bus driver, and Risnalu Turnip. He is married to Aghie Veronicca and they have two children named Fabio and Fabian Sinaga.[13] Sinaga has more than eleven tattoos on his body, mostly on his arm and torso. Among his tattoos are the name of his wife and child, Catholic prayers, Virgin Mary and a Christian cross.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 15 March 2020.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Persibat Batang 2007 Indonesia First Division 142000000142
Persikab Bandung 2008–09 Indonesia Premier Division 101000000101
Pelita Jaya 2008–09 Indonesia Super League 2000000020
PPSM Magelang 2009–10 Indonesia Premier Division 205000000205
Persiwa Wamena 2010–11 Indonesia Super League 26100000002610
Semen Padang 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League 22160000002216
Putra Samarinda 2013 Indonesia Super League 18100000001810
Persib Bandung 2014 Indonesia Super League 2311005[lower-alpha 1]2002813
Sriwijaya 2015 Indonesia Super League 3100000031
PSM Makassar 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship 2410005[lower-alpha 2]1002911
2017 Liga 1 27120000002712
Total51220051005623
Kelantan 2018 Malaysia Super League 5010000060
PSM Makassar 2018 Liga 1 30100010003110
2019 Liga 1 2994[lower-alpha 3]3003[lower-alpha 4]13613
2020–21 Liga 1 3100005687
Total62204310877530
PSMS Medan 2020–21 Liga 2 0000000000
Career Total256985311387280111
  1. Indonesian Inter Island Cup
  2. Indonesia President's Cup
  3. Piala Indonesia
  4. AFC Cup

Senior
Indonesia national team[16]
YearAppsGoals
201130
201210
201300
201430
201520
2016100
201910
Total200

Indonesia U-23
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 October 2011Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Timor-Leste2–05–0Friendly
2 13 November 2011Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Thailand3–13–12011 Southeast Asian Games
3 15 September 2014Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea Timor-Leste1–07–02014 Asian Games
4 2–0
5 3–0
6 6–0
7 18 September 2014Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea Maldives2–04–02014 Asian Games
8 4–0

Honours

Club
Pelita Jaya U-21
Semen Padang
Persib Bandung
PSM Makassar

International
Indonesia U-23
Indonesia

Individual

References
  1. "Profile at Liga 1". Go-Jek Traveloka Liga 1. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. "Ferdinand Sinaga: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. Muhamad Rais Adnan (4 March 2014). "Hadapi Barito Putera, Persib Bandung Tanpa Ferdinand Sinaga". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. Yogi Imamuddin (10 June 2014). "Diwarnai Gol Spektakuler Ferdinand Sinaga, Persib Hajar Barito Putera". BolaSkor.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. Antonius Hermanto (10 June 2014). "Gol Indah Ferdinand Sinaga Pastikan Persib Raih 3 Angka". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. "Inilah 23 Pemain Skuad Sriwijaya FC Musim 2015" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  7. "RESMI: Ferdinand Sinaga gabung Kelantan FA". Goal.com. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. "Debut Ferdinand Sinaga Di Liga Malaysia Berujung Kekalahan". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  9. "Kelantan, Ferdinand berpisah". Stadium Astro. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. "Jordan vs. Indonesia (1:0)". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. "Blessings on Easter Day for Ferdinand Sinaga". Inilah.com (in Indonesian). 21 April 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  12. "Learning Tolerance of Green Field". BeritaSatu (in Indonesian). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  13. Profil Ferdinand Sinaga - WowKeren.com
  14. "Arti Tato Bagi Ferdinand Sinaga - Super Ball". Tribun News.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  15. "Ferdinand Sinaga". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  16. "Sinaga, Ferdinand". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  17. "Sikat Persiraja, Semen Padang juara Indonesia Premier League". bolaindo.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  18. "Selamat untuk PSM Makassar, Juara!". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  19. "Runner-up Piala AFF 2016, Indonesia Dapat Rp1 Miliar". Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  20. "Ferdinand Raih Gelar Pemain Terbaik ISL 2014" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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