Fajar Fathur Rahman

Fajar Fathur Rahman

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Fajar Fathur Rahman
Date of birth	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Manokwari, Indonesia [1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Borneo Samarinda
Number	56
Youth career
0000–2018	Bina Taruna
2018	Persib Bandung
2019	Kalteng Putra
2019–2020	Garuda Select
2020	ASAD 313
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Borneo Samarinda	90	(2)
International career‡
2018	Indonesia U16	7	(2)
2019–2020	Indonesia U19	5	(2)
2023–2024	Indonesia U23	15	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Indonesia AFF U-16 Youth Championship Winner 2018 Indonesia AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2019 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games 2023 Cambodia Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024

Muhammad Fajar Fathur Rahman (born 29 May 2002) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a winger for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda. ^[3]

Club career

Borneo Samarinda

He was signed for Borneo to play in Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Fajar made his professional debut on 4 September 2021 in a match against Persebaya Surabaya at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang. ^[4]

International career

On 29 July 2018, Fajar started to represent Indonesia from the age of 16 when he debuted in a Indonesia U16 team match against Philippines U16 in the 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship, he also scored his first international goal in that debut that ended with a 8–0 win. ^[5] On 11 August, he scored the opening goal for Indonesia in a 1–1 final match against Thailand U17, Until winning the penalty-shootout, he successfully led Indonesia to become the winner of 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. ^[6]

Then in 2019, he moved up to the U19 national team, and scored 2 goals in the group stage of the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship. ^{[7] [8]} And became the third-place of this tournament. ^[9]

In April 2023, Fajar was called up to the Indonesia U22 for the training centre in preparation for the 2023 SEA Games. ^[10] Fajar made his international U22 debut on 14 April 2023 in a friendly match against Lebanon U22 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. ^[11] Fajar then went on to score 5 goals in 7 appearances for Indonesia U22, making him the joint top scorer and winning the gold medal in the 2023 SEA Games football tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 January 2025. ^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borneo Samarinda	2021–22	Liga 1	11	0	0	0	–		3 [a]	0	14	0
	2022–23	Liga 1	25	2	0	0	–		7	0	32	2
	2023–24	Liga 1	34	0	0	0	–		0	0	34	0
	2024–25	Liga 1	20	0	0	0	–		0	0	20	0
Career total			90	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	100	2

Note

1. Appearances in Menpora Cup

International goals

International under-23 goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 April 2023	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Philippines	3–0	3–0	2023 Southeast Asian Games
2.	4 May 2023		Myanmar	4–0	5–0
3.	7 May 2023		Timor-Leste	2–0	3–0
4.				3–0
5.	16 May 2023		Thailand	4–2	5–2

Honours

International

Indonesia U-16

• AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2018 ^[12]

Indonesia U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2019

Indonesia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games Gold medal: 2023 ^[13]

Individual

• Indonesia President's Cup Best Young Player: 2022 ^[14]
• Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: March 2023, October 2023
• Southeast Asian Games Top scorer: 2023
• Liga 1 Best Young Player: 2023–24 ^[15]
• Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2023–24
• APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Young Player: 2023–24 ^[16]
• APPI Indonesian Football Award Best XI: 2023–24 ^[17]

References

1. "Muhammad Fajar Fathur Rahman". pssi.org. PSSI. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
2. "AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024 Qatar squad lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
3. "Indonesia -F. Fathur Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
4. "Borneo vs. Persebaya - 4 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
5. "AFF U-16, Timnas Indonesia U-16 Bantai Filipina 8 Gol Tanpa Balas". www.bolatimes.com (in Indonesian). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
6. "Sejarah, Timnas Indonesia Juara Piala AFF U-16 2018". www.liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
7. "Timnas Indonesia U-19 Lumat Filipina 7-1, Fakhri Husaini: Sesuai Harapan". www.suara.com (in Indonesian). 6 August 2019.
8. "Takluk 3-4 dari Malaysia, Timnas Indonesia U-18 Gagal ke Final Piala AFF U-18 2019". Okezone (in Indonesian). 17 August 2019.
9. "Timnas Indonesia U-19 Jadi Juara 3 Piala AFF U-19 2019, Fajar Bersyukur". Okezone (in Indonesian). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
10. "36 Pemain Timnas U-22 Dipanggil Ikuti Pemusatan Latihan SEA Games 2023". www.beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
11. "Hasil Timnas U22 Indonesia Vs Lebanon, Garuda Muda Takluk 1-2". kompas.com (in Indonesian). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
12. Harley Ikhsan (11 August 2018). "Sejarah, Timnas Indonesia Juara Piala AFF U-16 2018" [History, Indonesian National Team Champion of 2018 AFF U-16 Cup] (in Indonesian). Liputan6. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
13. Zilky, Ahmad (16 May 2023). Bagaskara, Sem (ed.). "Hasil Indonesia Vs Thailand: Menang 5-2, Garuda Sabet Emas SEA Games 2023!". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Kompas Cyber Media. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
14. "Daftar Peraih Penghargaan Piala Presiden 2022: Borneo FC Terbanyak, Pato Top Skor". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 18 July 2022.
15. Baskoro, Bayu (31 May 2024). "Penghargaan Liga 1 2023/2024: Rivera Best Player, Da Silva Top Skor". Detik.com (in Indonesian).
16. "Indonesia 11 FOTM: Fans Favourite Footballer Liga 1, June 2024". appi-online.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
17. "Indonesia 11 FOTM: Fans Favourite Footballer Liga 1, June 2024". appi-online.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

External links

• Fajar Fathur Rahman at Soccerway
• Fajar Fathur Rahman at Liga Indonesia (in Indonesian)