Hanif Sjahbandi

Hanif Sjahbandi

Personal information
Full name	Hanif Abdurrauf Sjahbandi
Date of birth	(1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth	Bandung, Indonesia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Persija Jakarta
Number	19
Youth career
2010–2012	Indonesia Football Academy
2012–2013	Jove Español
2013–2014	S.S. Reyes
2014–2015	Persib Bandung
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Persipasi Bandung Raya	7	(0)
2016	Persiba Balikpapan	12	(1)
2017–2022	Arema	84	(5)
2022–	Persija Jakarta	64	(6)
International career
2016	Indonesia U19	5	(0)
2017–2019	Indonesia U23	15	(1)
2017–2019	Indonesia	7	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Indonesia Southeast Asian Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team AFF U-22 Youth Championship Winner 2019 Cambodia Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024

Hanif Abdurrauf Sjahbandi (born 7 April 1997, in Bandung) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. ^[3]

Early career

His parents first enrolled Hanif into the Asian Soccer Academy (ASA) but found it unsatisfactory and eventually established their own football school called TwoTouch Football Academy to develop their child's talents. In July 2009, Hanif participated in a Manchester United Soccer School (MUSS) summer course in Indonesia, in which he was selected as one of the best students in his age group (12). That led him to an invitation to participate in MUSS's World Skills Final in December 2009. ^[4]

Club career

Persipasi Bandung Raya

Hanif's professional career started when he joined Persipasi Bandung Raya in the 2015 Indonesia President's Cup, a year before the club changed owners and became Madura United. Playing as an energetic midfielder, Hanif emerged as one of the young players who attracted public attention. After this tournament, agents took him overseas to follow training in several clubs, including J1 League club FC Tokyo. ^[5]

Persiba Balikpapan

After his overseas training stints, Hanif in 2016 returned to Indonesia and joined Persiba Balikpapan. ^[6] Persiba at that time participated in the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A, a competition that replaced the abandoned 2015 Indonesia Super League. He made his first goal when Persiba went against Persegres Gresik United on 26 October 2016, in week 26 of the championship. ^[7]

Arema F.C.

After the ISC evolved into Indonesia's current top-tier football league, Liga 1, in 2017, Hanif joined Arema, which initially contracted him for two years. He was recommended by coach Aji Santoso to replace Dutch-born Indonesia national football team regular Raphael Maitimo. ^[8] Despite the cancellation of the 2020 Liga 1 competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic that led to a year of no professional football activities in Indonesia, Arema kept Hanif who has grown into an important part of its midfield.

Persija Jakarta

Sjahbandi was signed for Persija Jakarta to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season. ^[9] He made his league debut on 31 July 2022 in a match against Persis Solo at the Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi. ^[10]

International career

Hanif was among the 23 players who coach Eduard Tjong called for the Indonesia U-19 team that played in the 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Vietnam. While the team lost all of their group matches, Hanif emerged into a player who regularly won calls for subsequent junior-level national teams. ^[11] Hanif made his international debut for the senior team on 21 March 2017 in a friendly match against Myanmar. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2024 ^[13]

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other [lower-alpha 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persiba Balikpapan	2016	ISC A	12	1	0	0	—		0	0	12	1
Arema	2017	Liga 1	14	0	0	0	—		6	1	20	1
	2018	Liga 1	19	2	0	0	—		3	0	22	2
	2019	Liga 1	21	2	0	0	—		5	1	26	3
	2020	Liga 1	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2021–22	Liga 1	28	1	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	31	1
	Total		84	5	0	0	—		17	2	101	7
Persija Jakarta	2022–23	Liga 1	28	1	0	0	—		2	0	30	1
	2023–24	Liga 1	26	3	0	0	—		0	0	26	3
	2024–25	Liga 1	10	2	0	0	—		0	0	10	2
Career total			160	12	0	0	—		19	2	179	14

1. Includes Piala Indonesia
2. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
3. Appearances in Menpora Cup

International

As of match played 10 October 2019

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2017	4	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	1	0
Total		7	0

International goals

International under-23 goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 August 2018	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia	Hong Kong	3–1	3–1	2018 Asian Games

Honours

Club

Arema

• Indonesia President's Cup: 2017, ^[14] 2019 ^[15]

International

Indonesia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2017
• AFF U-22 Youth Championship: 2019 ^[16]

Indonesia

• Aceh World Solidarity Cup runner-up: 2017

References

1. "Hanif Sjahbandi". persija.id. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. "Hanif Sjahbandi: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. Yazid, Abi (1 February 2017). "Profil Hanif Abdurrauf Sjahbandi, Rising Star Baru Arema - Vamos Arema". Vamosarema.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
4. "Mudahnya Mendaftar Sekolah di MU". VIVA.co.id (in Indonesian). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
5. Kompas Cyber Media (23 October 2016). "Kultur Sepak Bola Jepang Antar Hanif Sjahbandi Jadi Pemain Inti Persiba - Kompas.com". Bola.kompas.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
6. "Hanif Abdurrauf Sjahbandi: Profil dan Biodata Lengkap". Timnas.me. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
7. "Gol Eks Timnas U-19 Warnai Kemenangan Persiba di Markas Persegres". Bola.com. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
8. "Gelandang Muda Persiba Balikpapan Merapat Ke Arema FC". Goal.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
9. "Resmi, Persija Rekrut Hanif Sjahbandi dari Arema FC". sports.sindonews.com. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
10. "Hasil BRI Liga 1: Sengit, Persija Jakarta Tundukkan Persis Solo 2-1". www.bola.net. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
11. "Inilah 23 Pemain Terbaik Timnas U-19 Siap Taklukkan Piala AFF". Bola.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
12. "Susunan Pemain Timnas Indonesia U-23 vs Myanmar". pikiran-rakyat.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
13. "Indonesia - H. Sjahbandi - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
14. "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2017". www.bola.com. 12 March 2017.
15. "Final Piala Presiden 2019, Kalahkan Persebaya, Arema". bola.kompas.com (in Indonesian). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
16. Yan (26 February 2019). "Indonesia beat Thailand 2-1 to win AFF U-22 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

External links

• Hanif Sjahbandi at Soccerway
• Hanif Sjahbandi at National-Football-Teams.com