Rachmat Irianto

Rachmat Irianto

Irianto playing for Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Rachmat Irianto [1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Surabaya, Indonesia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [3]
Position(s)	Defender, defensive-midfielder
Team information
Current team	Persib Bandung
Number	53
Youth career
2014–2016	Frenz United
2016	Indonesia Muda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Persebaya Surabaya	46	(1)
2022–	Persib Bandung	49	(2)
International career‡
2017–2018	Indonesia U19	16	(0)
2019–2023	Indonesia U23	25	(1)
2021–	Indonesia	31	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Indonesia AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2017 Myanmar AFF U-22 Youth Championship Winner 2019 Cambodia Team Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines Team 2021 Hanoi Team AFF Championship Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 21 November 2023 (UTC+7)

Rachmat Irianto (born 3 September 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung and the Indonesia national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a full-back or a defensive-midfielder. He is the son of former footballer, Bejo Sugiantoro and was named as a tribute to Bejo's compatriot at Persebaya, Eri Irianto.

Club career

Persebaya Surabaya

Irianto in 2017, at the age of 17, joined his hometown club Persebaya Surabaya, where his father works as an assistant coach, and helped the club to win a promotion from Liga 2. ^[4] He made his Indonesian Liga 1 first-team debut for Persebaya Surabaya when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2018 Liga 1 match against Barito Putera on 8 April 2018, in which Persebaya lost. ^[5]

On 21 July 2019, Irianto scored his first league goal in the 2019 Liga 1 for Persebaya in a 1–1 draw over TIRA-Persikabo at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium. ^[6] He became a regular feature at the backline in the 2019 Liga 1 season. In less than four years since his entry and after the departure of several senior players in 2021, he became the captain of the senior team at the young age of 21. ^[7]

Persib Bandung

Irianto was signed for Persib Bandung to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season. ^[8] On 24 July 2022, Irianto made his league debut by starting in a 2–2 draw against Bhayangkara and he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 42nd minute at Wibawa Mukti Stadium. ^[9]

International career

On 31 May 2017, Irianto made his debut against Brazil U20 in the 2017 Toulon Tournament in France. ^[10] Irianto is also one of the players who strengthened the Indonesia U19 team that won third place in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. ^[11]

Irianto was in the Indonesia team that won a silver medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He received a call up to the senior Indonesia national football team in May 2021 and was projected to captain the team in official matches. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan. ^{[12] [13] [14]} On 9 December 2021, he scored his first goal for Indonesia with scored a brace in the team's opening 2020 AFF Championship against Cambodia. ^[15]

On 8 June 2022, Irianto scored a goal in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Kuwait, in a 2–1 win. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 April 2024. ^[17]

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other [lower-alpha 2]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persebaya Surabaya	2017	Liga 2	3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
	2018	Liga 1	4	0	0	0	–		0	0	4	0
	2019	Liga 1	17	1	2	0	–		0	0	19	1
	2020	Liga 1	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2021–22	Liga 1	21	0	0	0	–		4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	25	0
	Total		46	1	2	0	–		4	0	52	1
Persib Bandung	2022–23	Liga 1	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	1
	2023–24	Liga 1	24	1	0	0	–		0	0	24	1
Career total			95	3	2	0	0	0	5	0	102	3

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

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2021	15	2
	2022	10	1
	2023	6	0
Total		31	3

International goals

International under-23 goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 February 2019	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Myanmar	1–1	1–1	2019 AFF U-22 GS

International senior goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 December 2021	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	Cambodia	1–0	4–2	2020 AFF Championship
2.				3–0
3.	8 June 2022	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	2–1	2–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualification

Honours

Persebaya Surabaya

• Liga 2: 2017 ^[18]
• East Java Governor Cup: 2020 ^[19]

Indonesia U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2017

Indonesia U-23

• AFF U-22 Youth Championship: 2019 ^[20]
• Southeast Asian Games Silver medal: 2019 ^[21]
• Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2021 ^[22]

Indonesia

• AFF Championship runner-up: 2020

References

1. "AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 | Final Registrations of Players | Member Association: Indonesia" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. "Rachmat Irianto: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
3. "Rachmat Irianto". persebaya.id. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
4. "Rachmat Irianto Tapaki Jejak Sang Ayah Antar Persebaya Juara". www.jawapos.com.
5. "Persebaya Surabaya vs Barito Putera". Soccerway.com (in Indonesian). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
6. "Persebaya seri 1-1 lawan PS Tira-Persikabo" (in Indonesian). antaranews.com. 21 July 2019.
7. "BRI Liga 1: Aji Santoso Tunjuk Rachmat Irianto Jadi Kapten Persebaya" (in Indonesian). bola.net.
8. "Manajemen Persib Bicara Pencapaian di BRI Liga 1 2021/2022 Serta Perekrutan Rachmat Irianto dan Ricky Kambuaya". www.bola.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
9. "Bobotoh Pasti Tahu! 5 Pemain Jalani Debut Bersama Persib Bandung di Liga 1 2022-2023, 1 Cetak Gol Perdananya" (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
10. "Toulon Tournament: Brazil U-20 vs Indonesia U-19". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
11. "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.
12. "Afghanistan Ungkap Kelemahan Indonesia di Menit Krusial". www.kompas.id. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
13. "Resmi, Ini 28 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Untuk Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2022". bola.tempo.com. 13 May 2021.
14. "Rachmat Irianto Kapten Muda Pilar Lini Belakang". surya.co.id. 17 May 2021.
15. "Dua Gol Rachmat Irianto Antarkan Kemenangan Indonesia 4-2". wartaekonomi.co.id.
16. "Dua Persib Bandung Cetak Gol Timnas Indonesia Kalahkan Kuwait". bolasport.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
17. "Indonesia - R. Irianto - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
18. "Persebaya Juara Liga 2!". liga-indonesia.id. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
19. "Juara!!!". www.persebaya.id. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
20. 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.
21. "Final SEA Games 2019, Timnas U23 Indonesia Lawan Vietnam". Kompas. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
22. "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

• Rachmat Irianto at Soccerway
• Rachmat Irianto at National-Football-Teams.com