Ricky Kambuaya

Ricky Kambuaya

Kambuaya playing for Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ricky Richardo Kambuaya [1]
Date of birth	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sorong, Indonesia [2] [3]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [4]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dewa United
Number	19
Youth career
2015	Pro Duta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	PS Mojokerto Putra	45	(16)
2018–2019	PSS Sleman	14	(0)
2020–2022	Persebaya Surabaya	20	(6)
2022–2023	Persib Bandung	22	(0)
2023–	Dewa United	48	(6)
International career‡
2022	Indonesia SEA Games (O.P.)	5	(0)
2021–	Indonesia	40	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Indonesia Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Team AFF Championship Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

Ricky Richardo Kambuaya (born 5 May 1996), is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga 1 club Dewa United and the Indonesia national team.

Club career

PS Mojokerto Putra

In 2017, Kambuaya signed a year contract with PS Mojokerto Putra. Kambuaya scored ten goals in the 2017 season, when PSMP played in the second division. ^[5]

PSS Sleman

On 28 January 2019, Kambuaya signed a year contract with PSS Sleman along other players, Derry Rachman, Haris Tuharea, and Jajang Sukmara. ^[6] Kambuaya made his league debut in a 3–1 win against Arema on 15 May as a substitute for Brian Ferreira in the 85th minute. ^[7]

Persebaya Surabaya

On 2 January 2020, Kambuaya signed a year contract with Persebaya Surabaya. ^[8] On 11 January 2020, Kambuaya start unofficial debut for Persebaya Surabaya on friendly match vs Persis Solo. And one month later, Kambuaya made his first league debut in a 1–1 draw against Persik Kediri on 29 February as a substitute for Hambali Tolib in the 48th minute. ^[9] And a month later, This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021. ^[10] On 4 September 2021, Kambuaya scored his first goal for Persebaya in a 3–1 loss over Borneo at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium. ^[11]

Persib Bandung

Kambuaya was signed for Persib Bandung to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season. ^[12] He made his league debut on 7 August 2022 in a match against Borneo at the Segiri Stadium, Samarinda. ^[13]

International career

In September 2021, Kambuaya was called up to the Indonesia national team for first time in 2 match against Chinese Taipei in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round by Shin Tae-yong. ^[14] He made his official international debut on 7 October 2021, against Chinese Taipei in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification Play-off Round match. ^[15] 4 days later, he made first international goal against Chinese Taipei in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification Play-off Round leg 2, in which Indonesia won 3–0. ^[16] In his next appearance on 25 November 2021, Kambuaya scored opening goal in a win 4–1 over Myanmar. ^[17] In December 2021, Kambuaya was named in Indonesia's squad for the 2020 AFF Championship. ^[18] In the second leg final against Thailand on 1 January 2022, he scored Indonesia's opening goal in the first half, although the match ended in a 2–2 draw with Changsuek team, 6–2 aggregate score and Thailand became champions, However, what was interesting in the match was the figure of Kambuaya, he managed to become the Man of the match. ^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2025 ^[20]

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PS Mojokerto Putra	2017	Liga 2	19	8	0	0	–		0	0	19	8
	2018	Liga 2	26	8	0	0	–		0	0	26	8
	Total		45	16	0	0	–		0	0	45	16
PSS Sleman	2019	Liga 1	14	0	1	0	–		3 [b]	0	18	0
Persebaya Surabaya	2020	Liga 1	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
	2021–22	Liga 1	18	6	0	0	–		5 [c]	0	23	6
	Total		20	6	0	0	–		5	0	25	6
Persib Bandung	2022–23	Liga 1	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	0
Dewa United	2023–24	Liga 1	29	4	0	0	–		0	0	29	4
	2024–25	Liga 1	19	2	0	0	–		0	0	19	2
Career total			149	28	1	0	0	0	9	0	159	28

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

International

As of match played 2 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2021	11	2
	2022	10	3
	2023	11	0
	2024	8	0
Total		40	5

As of match played 10 September 2024

Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kambuaya goal.

List of international goals scored by Ricky Kambuaya

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2021	Buriram Stadium, Buriram, Thailand	2	Chinese Taipei	2–0	3–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	25 November 2021	Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	4	Myanmar	1–0	4–1	Friendly
3	1 January 2022	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	12	Thailand	1–0	2–2	2020 AFF Championship final
4	27 January 2022	Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia	13	Timor-Leste	1–1	4–1	Friendly
5	30 January 2022	Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia	14	Timor-Leste	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Persebaya Surabaya

• East Java Governor Cup: 2020 ^[21]

International

Indonesia

• AFF Championship runner-up: 2020 ^[22]

Indonesia SEA Games

• Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2021 ^[23]

Individual

• 2020 AFF Championship: Team of the Tournament ^[24]

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 27 March 2022.
2. Aldi, Febri (17 April 2019). "Jarak ke Rumah Sekitar 2418 KM, Gelandang PSS Sleman Ini Terpaksa Golput" [With a 2418 km distance to home, a PSS Sleman Midfielder is forced to abstain]. Kampiun.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
3. pss-sleman.co.id (29 November 2018). "Rekap Transfer dalam Sepekan: Derry Rachman, Haris Tuharea, Ricky Kambuaya dan Jajang Sukmara". pss-sleman.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
4. "Ricky Kambuaya". pssi.org. PSSI. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
5. Hakim, Nofik (1 May 2018). "Ini Kata Ricky Kambuaya Soal Dua Laga Mojokerto Putra".
6. "PSS Sleman Resmi Kontrak Empat Pemain Baru". 28 January 2019.
7. "PSS Sleman 3–1 Arema". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
8. "Ricky Kambuaya Gabung Persebaya". harianjogja.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
9. "Persebaya 1–1 Persik Kediri". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
10. "Persebaya Menang 4-0 Atas Persis Solo, Aji Santoso Mengaku Puas Dengan Permainan Skuat Asuhannya".
11. "Gol Ricky Tak Mampu Ubah Keadaan" (in Indonesian). persebaya.id. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
12. "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.
13. "Hasil Liga 1 Borneo FC vs Persib Bandung: Pesut Etam Tenggelamkan Pangeran Biru". sports.sindonews.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
14. "Ricky Kambuaya Sempat Kewalahan Ikuti TC Timnas Indonesia Bersama Shin Tae-yong". bola.com (in Indonesian). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
15. "Hasil Pertandingan Indonesia vs Chinese Taipei". indosport.com (in Indonesian). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
16. "Cetak Gol Bantai Taiwan, Ricky Kambuaya Main Enerjik Bersama Timnas Indonesia". papua.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
17. "Man of The Match Timnas Indonesia Vs Myanmar: Ricky Kambuaya, Kembali Tebar Pesona di Lini Serang". bola.com (in Indonesian). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
18. "Skuad Resmi Timnas Indonesia Piala AFF 2020, Kombinasi "Asing" dan Liga 1". bola.kompas.com (in Indonesian). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
19. "Profil Ricky Kambuaya, Man of The Match Laga Final Leg 2 Timnas Indonesia vs Thailand". serangnews.pikiranrakyat.com (in Indonesian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
20. "Indonesia - R. Kambuaya - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
21. "Juara!!!". www.persebaya.id. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
22. "Piala AFF 2020 Indonesia vs Thailand: Statistik Pertandingan Tunjukkan Kelemahan Garuda | liputan6.com". www.liputan6.com. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
23. "Timnas Indonesia U-23 Dapat Perunggu di SEA Games 2021, PSSI pun Bangga". bola.okezone.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
24. Tan, Gabriel (2 January 2022). "ESPN's AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 Team of the Tournament".

External links

• Profile at the Dewa United F.C. website
• Profile at the Football Association of Indonesia
• Ricky Kambuaya at Liga Indonesia (in Indonesian)
• Ricky Kambuaya at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ricky Kambuaya at Soccerway