Koko Ari Araya

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Koko Ari
Personal information
Full name Koko Ari Araya
Date of birth (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Surabaya, Indonesia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Persebaya Surabaya
Number 33
Youth career
2017–2019 Persebaya Surabaya
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Persebaya Surabaya 42 (0)
2023–2025 Madura United 57 (0)
2025– Persebaya Surabaya 0 (0)
International career
2022 Indonesia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2022

Koko Ari Araya (born 9 January 2000), commonly known as Koko Ari, is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga 1 club Persebaya Surabaya.

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Club career

Persebaya Surabaya

Koko Ari debuted for Persebaya in the 2019 Liga 1 season. [2] However, he became recognized in the 2020 Piala Gubernur Jatim tournament, a pre-season competition ahead of the 2020 Liga 1 season, after he was instrumental in the club's successes in winning the trophy. His performance there caught the eye of Indonesia national football team coach Shin Tae-yong who has called him up in the senior team training program since 2020. [3]

Madura United

Koko Ari was signed for Madura United to play in Liga 1 in the 2023–24 season. [4] He made his debut on 2 July 2023 in a match against Persib Bandung at the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Bandung. [5]

Return to Persebaya Surabaya

On 4 June 2025, Koko Ari officially returned to Persebaya Surabaya. [6]

International career

Koko Ari received a call to join the senior Indonesia team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in June 2021. [7]

On 1 June 2022, Koko Ari earned his first senior cap in a friendly match against Bangladesh that ended 0-0. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 April 2025 [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Persebaya Surabaya 2019 Liga 1 20000020
2020 Liga 120000020
2021–22 Liga 1110004 [a] 0150
2022–23 Liga 12700000270
Total4200040460
Madura United 2023–24 Liga 13300000330
2024–25 Liga 1240004 [b] 000280
Total570004000610
Persebaya Surabaya 2025–26 Liga 10000000000
Career total9900040401070
Notes
  1. Appearances in Menpora Cup
  2. Appearances in AFC Challenge League

International

As of match played 14 June 2022
Indonesia national team
YearAppsGoals
202220
Total20

Honours

Club

Persebaya Surabaya U-20
Persebaya Surabaya

References

  1. "Koko Ari Araya: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Jalani Debut Manis Bersama Persebaya, Begini Komentar Koko Ari". www.indosport.com.
  3. "Pesan Pelatih Timnas Indonesia Untuk Koko Ari saat Kembali ke Persebaya" . Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. "Daftar Nama Pemain Madura United FC di BRI Liga 1 2023-2024". www.sportstars.id. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. "Hasil BRI Liga 1 2023/2024 Persib vs Madura United". www.liputan6.com. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. "Relakan Koko Ari Araya ke Persebaya Surabaya, Madura United Pertahankan Dua Pilar Penting Lini Belakang". JawaPos.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  7. "Resmi, Ini 28 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Untuk Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2022". bola.tempo.com.
  8. "Indonesia vs Bangladesh - Tim Garuda Tertahan 0-0". detik.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. "Indonesia – K. Araya – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. Bolasport.com. "Persebaya Surabaya Sukses Rebut Gelar Juara EPA Liga 1 U-20 2019 - Bolasport.com". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  11. "Juara!!!". www.persebaya.id. Retrieved 13 March 2020.