Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nehemia Bill Solossa | ||
Date of birth | 5 July 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barito Putera | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2001 | Persiss Sorong | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Persiss Sorong | ||
2005 | Persegi Gianyar | 18 | (2) |
2006 | Persikad Depok | 12 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Persekabpas Pasuruan | 20 | (7) |
2009–2010 | Persibo Bojonegoro | ||
2010–2012 | Persiram Raja Ampat | 22 | (4) |
2012– | Barito Putera | 16 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2013 |
Nehemia Bill Solossa or Nehemia Solossa [1] (born 5 July 1983 in Sorong, Sorong Regency, West Papua) is an Indonesian footballer. He currently plays for Barito Putera in Indonesia Super League. His brothers, Ortizan and Boaz, are also footballers.
Nehemia was born in the Solossa family, a well-known family in the province of West Papua. Nehemia is the fifth son of Christopher Solossa and Merry Solossa.
His uncle, Jaap Solossa, was the governor of Papua before he died in 2005. Nehemia was born into a footballing family. Almost all of them were professionals, including his brother Ortizan and Boaz Solossa.
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