Arkhan Kaka

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Arkhan Kaka
Personal information
Full name Arkhan Kaka Putra Purwanto [1]
Date of birth (2007-09-02) 2 September 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Blitar, Indonesia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Persis Solo
Number 8
Youth career
SSB Tunas Muda Blitar
2019–2021 PSBK Blitar
2021–2022 Bhayangkara
2022– Persis Solo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Persis Solo 23 (1)
International career
2022–2023 Indonesia U17 13 (11)
2023– Indonesia U20 16 (1)
2024– Indonesia 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
Winner 2022 Indonesia
ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
Winner 2024 Indonesia Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024

Arkhan KakaPutra Purwanto (born 2 September 2007) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persis Solo and the Indonesia national team.

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In 2024, Arkhan was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide. [3]

Personal life

Arkhan Kaka was born in Blitar in East Java. His father, a former footballer who also plays as a striker named Purwanto Suwondo. His father has played for a number of Indonesian clubs, including Arema and Persebaya Surabaya. [4]

Club career

Persis Solo

Arkhan joined a Liga 1 club Persis Solo on 1 February 2022. Before he joined Persis Solo, he started his football career at SSB Tunas Muda Blitar. Then, he had time to strengthen Bhayangkara FC at the Elite Pro Academy U-16 2022. He became one of club's top scorers. [5] [6]

He made his first-team debut on 4 April 2023 after replacing Irfan Bachdim in the 70th minute, which ended 3–1 defeat against Persib Bandung at Pakansari Stadium. [7] At just 15 years old, he was recorded as the youngest player in the Indonesian league history from 1994 to 2023. [8]

International career

In the selection process in May 2021, the process of his struggle to enter the national team squad did not go smoothly. His name was even crossed out by the Indonesia under-17 team head coach, Bima Sakti. Luckily in 2022 Elite Pro Academy U16, Arkhan managed to prove his ability, and he passed the selection of the Indonesia under-17 team. [5]

In July 2022, he made his debut on the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship against Philippines U17 which he scored one goal in that match. Arkhan and his national team won in the final stage against Vietnam U-17 and achieved their champion on the tournament which Arkhan scored a total of two goals. [9]

On 5 October 2022, Arkhan scored a quadtrick against Guam U17 in a 14–0 win at the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification. [10]

In January 2023, Arkhan was called up by Shin Tae-Yong to the Indonesia under-20 team for the training centre in preparation for 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. [11] On 17 January 2023, Arkhan made his debut for the team against Fiji U20 in a 4–0 win.

On 10 November 2023, Arkhan scored a goal against Ecuador U-17 in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup group stage, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Thus, Arkhan became the first Indonesian to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup of any age-group. [12] On 13 November 2023, Arkhan scored another goal, this time against Panama U-17 in another 1–1 draw in the group stage.

On 25 November 2024, Kaka received a called-up to the preliminary squad to the Indonesia national team for the 2024 ASEAN Championship. [13] He made his senior debut against Myanmar in a 1–0 win, he went to became the youngest debutant for the senior team at the age of 17 years and 97 days old. [14]

Career statistics

International appearances

International under-17 appearances

As of 13 November 2023
Indonesia national under-17 team
YearAppsGoals
202299
202342
Total1311

International under-20 appearances

As of 30 August 2024
Indonesia national under-20 team
YearAppsGoals
202320
2024141
Total161

International senior

As of 9 December 2024
Indonesia national team
YearAppsGoals
202410
Total10

International goals

International under-17 goals

As of 13 November 2023
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 July 2022 Maguwoharjo Stadium, Indonesia Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2–02–0 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2.6 August 2022Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–12–1
3.3 October 2022 Pakansari Stadium, Indonesia Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1–014–0 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
4.2–0
5.3–0
6.6–0
7.5 October 2022Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2–03–2
8.3–2
9.9 October 2022Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–51–5
10.10 November 2023 Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Indonesia Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1–01–1 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
11.13 November 2023Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–11–1

International under-20 goals

As of 23 July 2024
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 July 2024 Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Indonesia Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 5–16–2 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

Honours

International

Indonesia U-16

Indonesia U-19

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