Firza Andika

Firza Andika

Personal information
Full name	Firza Andika
Date of birth	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth	Medan, Indonesia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Persija Jakarta
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2015	Tasbi Soccer School
2015–2017	Semen Padang
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	PSMS Medan	9	(0)
2019–2020	Tubize	0	(0)
2019	→ PSM Makassar (loan)	3	(0)
2020	→ PSM Makassar (loan)	0	(0)
2021–2022	Persikabo 1973	28	(1)
2022–	Persija Jakarta	61	(3)
International career
2017–2018	Indonesia U19	14	(3)
2019–2022	Indonesia U23	19	(0)
2021	Indonesia	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Indonesia AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2017 Myanmar 2018 Indonesia Team AFF U-22 Youth Championship Winner 2019 Cambodia Team Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines Team 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024

Firza Andika (born 11 May 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and midfielder for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. ^[3]

Early career

Firza started his football training at the age of nine at the Tasbi soccer school in his hometown of Medan in North Sumatra province. Before he graduated from high school, he moved to West Sumatra province to train at Semen Padang F.C.'s academy when the club was still playing in the top-tier of Indonesian football. He received his first call to the Indonesia national under-19 football team selection while he was here. ^[4]

Club career

PSMS Medan

Firza chose to return to his hometown upon his entry to professional football and joined Liga 1 club PSMS Medan in January 2018. ^[5]

He made his first-team debut for PSMS Medan when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2018 Liga 1 match against Persija Jakarta on 6 April 2018, in which PSMS won. ^[6] However, he failed to help prevent his club from being relegated to Liga 2 at the end of the 2018 Liga 1 season. ^[7]

AFC Tubize

In November 2018, Firza flew to Europe to trial with Belgian lower-league club AFC Tubize and Spanish Tercera Division club UD Alzira. ^[8] In January 2019, Firza Andika signed a two-year contract for AFC Tubize with the condition he would join in March 2019 after the 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship. ^[9] However, upon his return he was embroiled in a salary dispute there and failed to play a single game for the club. As a solution, he was loaned to Liga 1 PSM Makassar for the remainder of the 2019 Liga 1 season.

PSM Makassar (loan)

Firza extended his stay at PSM Makassar on loan for the 2020 Liga 1 season. ^[10]

Firza made his debut on 1 September 2019 as a substitute in a match against Persela Lamongan. ^[11] Despite the competition being canceled after three matchdays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not return to Tubize.

Persikabo 1973

At the end of his problematic contract with Tubize, Firza in early 2021 joined Liga 1 club Persikabo 1973, ^[12] which is supported by the Indonesian military. At the same time, Firza enrolled himself into the Indonesian Air Force. Firza made his debut on 3 September 2021 as a substitute in a match against Madura United. ^[13] On 17 October, Firza scored his first goal for Persikabo in a 3–0 victory over Borneo Samarinda at the Sultan Agung Stadium. ^[14] He contributed with 28 appearances, 1 goals and 3 assists during with Persikabo 1973 for one season.

Persija Jakarta

Firza was signed for Persija Jakarta to play in Liga 1 in the 2021–22 season. ^[15] He made his league debut on 23 July 2022 in a match against Bali United at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar. ^[16] On 6 December, Firza scored his first goal for Persija in a 1–0 victory over Borneo Samarinda at the Sultan Agung Stadium. ^[17]

International career

On 31 May 2017, Firza debuted for the Indonesia U-19 team in a match against Brazil U20 in the 2017 Toulon Tournament in France. ^[18] Firza was also one of the players who strengthened the Indonesia U19 team in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. ^[19] He was part of the Indonesia team that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

Firza received his first call up to the senior Indonesia national football team in May 2021. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan. ^{[20] [21]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 April 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PSMS Medan	2018	Liga 1	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
Tubize	2018–19	Belgian First Division B	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
PSM Makassar (loan)	2019	Liga 1	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	2020	Liga 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Persikabo 1973	2021–22	Liga 1	28	1	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	31	2
Persija Jakarta	2022–23	Liga 1	32	1	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	34	1
	2023–24	Liga 1	29	2	0	0	—		0	0	29	2
	2024–25	Liga 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			101	4	0	0	—		5	1	106	5

1. Appearances in Menpora Cup
2. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup

International

As of match played 29 May 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2021	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

International

Indonesia U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2017, 2018

Indonesia U-23

• AFF U-22 Youth Championship: 2019 ^[22]
• Southeast Asian Games Silver medal: 2019 ^[23]
• Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2021 ^[24]

References

1. "Firza Andika: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. "Firza Andika". www.pssi.org. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. "FIRZA ANDIKA ANTUSIAS HADAPI TIMNAS JEPANG U-19" (in Indonesian). www.goal.com.
4. "Firza Andika, Dari SSB Kampung Kini Membela Timnas Indonesia U-19" (in Indonesian). tribun medan.
5. "Resmi, Ini 22 Pemain yang Sudah Dikontrak PSMS" (in Indonesian). www.topskor.id. January 11, 2018.
6. "PSMS Medan vs Persija Jakarta". Soccerway.com (in Indonesian). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
7. "Tiga Tim yang Terdegradasi dari Liga 1 2018" (in Indonesian). kompas.com. December 9, 2018.
8. "Perkembangan Terbaru Trial Firza Andika bersama AFC Tubize" (in Indonesian). www.bolasport.com. November 13, 2018.
9. "Firza Andika gabung AFC Tubize setelah AFF U22" (in Indonesian). bola.kompas.com. January 30, 2019.
10. "Firza Andika Gabung PSM Makassar dengan Status Pinjaman" (in Indonesian). detik.com. February 4, 2020.
11. "PSM Makassar vs Persela Lamongan" (in Indonesian). soccerway.com. September 1, 2019.
12. "Firza Andika Wajah Terbaru Yang Merapat ke Tira-Persikabo". bolalob.com.
13. "Persikabo 1973 vs. Madura United - 3 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
14. "Firza Andika Unjuk Gigi, Tira-Persikabo Menang Telak atas Borneo FC" (in Indonesian). bolasport. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
15. "Persija Resmi Rekrut Firza Andika". bola.kompas.com. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
16. "Hasil Pertandingan Liga 1 Bali United vs Persija: Gol Willian Pacheco Jadi Penentu Kemenangan". Indosport. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
17. "Hasil Liga 1 Persija vs Borneo FC 1-0, Firza Andika Kaget Cetak Gol Pertama, Thomas Doll Bangga" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
18. "Toulon Tournament: Brazil U-20 vs Indonesia U-19". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
19. "Resmi! Daftar 23 Pemain Timnas Indonesia U-19 di Piala Asia U-19 2018". bolalob.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
20. "Afghanistan Ungkap Kelemahan Indonesia di Menit Krusial". www.kompas.id. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
21. "Resmi, Ini 28 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Untuk Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2022". bola.tempo.com. 13 May 2021.
22. Yan (26 February 2019). "Indonesia beat Thailand 2-1 to win AFF U-22 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
23. "Final SEA Games 2019, Timnas U23 Indonesia Lawan Vietnam". Kompas. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
24. "Timnas Indonesia U-23 Dapat Perunggu di SEA Games 2021, PSSI pun Bangga". bola.okezone.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

External links

• Firza Andika at Soccerway
• Firza Andika at National-Football-Teams.com