Ismed Sofyan
Ismed Sofyan (born 28 August 1979) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. He normally plays as a right back or a wing back and his height is 169 cm. His speciality are free kick taking and assisting with high-curved pass. He has made 53 appearances for the Indonesia national football team.[1]
.jpg.webp) Ismed with Persija Jakarta in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ismed Sofyan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tualang Cut, Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back / Wing back | ||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Persija Jakarta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Diklat Ragunan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | PSBL Langsa | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998−2000 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Persijatim | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002– | Persija Jakarta | 370 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Indonesia U18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Indonesia U19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Indonesia U23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2010 | Indonesia | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | Persija Jakarta (Interim Assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Club career
His first club career is at PSBL Langsa before he moved to Persiraja Banda Aceh. In 2002, he moved to Persijatim Jakarta Timur (currently known as Sriwijaya FC) for two seasons. After that, he moved to Persija Jakarta. He has been playing for Persija Jakarta since 2002 and make him as the most long serving period player in the club until now.[2] In Persija, he commonly linked with Bambang Pamungkas as a great duo. He is the current captain of Persija Jakarta along with Bambang Pamungkas as vice-captain.
International career
He played for both Indonesia U-19 and U-23 teams from 1997 to 2001. His first appearance for senior team was in Asian Cup 2000 in Lebanon. He substituted for Budi Sudarsono at the second round in second game for Indonesia against Saudi Arabia in Group D Asian Cup 2007. He's been listed for one of the most highest caps in Indonesia national team as a right defender.[3]
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 May 2001 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives |  Maldives | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 September 2004 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Sri Lanka | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 15 November 2008 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Myanmar | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup |
Honours
Country honors
- Indonesia
- Indonesian Independence Cup: 2000, 2008
- AFF Championship runner-up: 2000, 2004
References
- Widigdo, Novianto. "Indonesia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "7 Pemain Paling Setia Yang Masih Aktif Bermain". Indo Sport.
- Widigdo, Novianto. "Indonesia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Persija Juara Liga 1 2018". detik. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "Tumbangkan Bali United, Persija Juarai Piala Presiden 2018". kompas. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.