Mukhlis Nakata

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Mukhlis Nakata
Personal information
Full name Mukhlis Nakata
Date of birth (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Aceh Besar, Indonesia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2008 Persiraja Banda Aceh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2025 Persiraja Banda Aceh 111 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2025

Mukhlis Nakata is a retired Indonesian footballer who played as a midfielder. [2] He played his whole career for Persiraja Banda Aceh. He was also the captain for the team from 2016 to his retirement in 2025. [3]

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Club career

Persiraja Banda Aceh

Mukhlis spent his whole football career at Persiraja. He started playing for the senior team as a winger in Liga Indonesia Premier Division for 2008-09 season. [4] The following season, he played on a regular basis under the head coach Herry Kiswanto, and helped Persiraja win the promotion to Indonesian Premier League, the highest tier in Indonesian League at that time. [3]

In 2011-12 Indonesian Premier League opening game versus Persija Jakarta, he came in from the bench substituting Defri Rizky. [5] He established himself in regular first team and was featured in several games, such as when Persiraja defeated Persibo Bojonegoro 1-0. [6] Persiraja finished 7th (out of 12 teams) this season.

In 2013 Indonesian Premier League, he played regularly for Persiraja. [7] [8] [9] However, Persiraja were relegated this season, as they only finished 5th in the play-off round and did not qualify to Indonesian Super League (note: 2013 was the last season of Indonesian Premier League played as the highest tier league, before merged with Indonesian Super League in the following season). And ever since, he played for Persiraja in the second tier league.

Mukhlis helped Persiraja promoted to 2020 Liga 1, winning the third place play-off against Sriwijaya FC. [10] After a 15-year long career, he decided to retire from football in the middle of 2024-25 Liga 2 season. [11] This made him among one-club men in football. He played his final match against Dejan FC on 5 January 2025, subbed on for Rizky Nasution on 84th minute. [12]

Honours

Club

Persiraja

References

  1. "Mukhlis Nakata: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Berikut Daftar Pemain Persiraja Banda Aceh Musim Ini". kampiun.id. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Kapten Persiraja Bernama Nakata". panditfootball.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. "Mukhlis Nakata, Pemain Berdaya Tahan Tinggi". tribunnews.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. "Persiraja-Persija Berbagi Angka". okezone.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. "Persiraja Kalahkan Persibo 1-0". tempo.co. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. "Persiraja Taklukkan PSLS". tribunnews.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "Persiraja Kalahkan Arema FC 5-1". antaranews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. "Persiraja Tamat". tribunnews.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  10. Bola.com (25 November 2019). "Gol Torres dan Tangis Nakata Wujudkan Mimpi Persiraja Promosi ke Liga 1 2020". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  11. ILeague. "Mukhlis Nakata Pensiun Setelah 17 Tahun, Warnai Perjalanan Persiraja Musim Ini". www.ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  12. "Almuniza Kamal: Kesetiaan Itu Bernama Mukhlis Nakata". Pemerintah Kota Banda Aceh. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  13. "persiba bantul juara divisi utama liga indonesia 2010-11". www.goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.