Alfriyanto Nico

Alfriyanto Nico

Personal information
Full name	Alfriyanto Nico Saputro
Date of birth	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth	Surakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger, right-back
Team information
Current team	Persija Jakarta
Number	56
Youth career
2018	Persis Solo
2019–2021	Persija Jakarta
2019–2020	Garuda Select
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Persija Jakarta	46	(4)
2023–2024	→ PSIM Yogyakarta (loan)	5	(1)
2024–2025	→ Dewa United (loan)	23	(0)
International career‡
2022–2023	Indonesia U20	18	(3)
2024–	Indonesia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Alfriyanto Nico Saputro (born 3 April 2003) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Indonesian Super League club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Persija Jakarta

He was signed for Persija Jakarta to play in Indonesian Super League in the 2021 season. Nico made his first-team debut on 5 September 2021 in a match against PSS Sleman. ^[3] On 24 September 2021, Nico scored his first goal for Persija in a 2–1 win over Persela Lamongan at the Pakansari Stadium, Bogor. ^[4]

Through this goal, Nico is listed as the youngest goalscorer in 2021-22 Liga 1 at the age of 18 years five months 21 days, for Nico, his goal is an indicator that Persija's young players are able to make a big contribution to the team. ^[5]

International career

On 30 May 2022, Nico made his debut for an Indonesian youth team against a Venezuela U-20 squad in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament in France. ^[6] In October 2022, it was reported that Nico received a call-up from the Indonesia U-20 for a training camp, in Turkey and Spain. ^[7]

On 25 November 2024, Nico received a called-up to the Indonesia national team preliminary squad for the 2024 ASEAN Championship. ^[8] He made his debut against Myanmar in a 1–0 victory. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 August 2025. ^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persija Jakarta	2021–22	Liga 1	18	3	0	0	–		7 [a]	0	25	3
	2022–23	Liga 1	19	1	0	0	–		0	0	19	1
	2023–24	Liga 1	6	0	0	0	–		0	0	6	0
	2025–26	Super League	3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
PSIM Yogyakarta (loan)	2023–24	Liga 2	5	1	0	0	–		0	0	5	1
Dewa United (loan)	2024–25	Liga 1	23	0	0	0	–		0	0	23	0
Career total			74	5	0	0	0	0	7	0	81	5

Notes

1. Appearances in Menpora Cup.

International

As of match played 9 December 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

International goals

International under-19 goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 July 2022	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia	Brunei	7–0	7–0	2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2.	8 July 2022		Philippines	2–0	5–1
3.	16 September 2022	Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia	Hong Kong	2–0	5–1	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Persija Jakarta

• Menpora Cup: 2021 ^[11]

Individual

• Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: October 2021 ^[12]

References

1. "Alfriyanto Nico: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
2. "Alfriyanto Nico Saputro". persija.id. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
3. "PSS vs. Persija - 5 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
4. "Persija Jakarta 2–1 Persela Lamongan". Soccerway.com. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
5. "Jadi Penyetak Gol Termuda di Liga 1 2021, Nico Buktikan Pemain Muda Persija Mampu Beri Yang Terbaik" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews.com. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
6. "Hasil Toulon Cup: Indonesia Kalah dari Venezuela". www.cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
7. "Garuda Nusantara Mulai Persiapan untuk Pemusatan Latihan di Eropa" (in Indonesian). Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
8. Prasetya, Adhi. "ASEAN Championship: Skuad Sementara Timnas Indonesia di Piala AFF 2024". sepakbola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
9. "Daftar 8 Pemain Muda Timnas Indonesia Debut di Piala AFF 2024". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
10. "Indonesia - A. Nico - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
11. Ridwan, Muhammad (25 April 2021). "Persija Jakarta Juara Piala Menpora 2021". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
12. Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Taisei Marukawa Jadi Pemain Terbaik Oktober 2021". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

External links

• Alfriyanto Nico at Soccerway
• Alfriyanto Nico at Liga Indonesia