Rico Zulkarnain

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Rico Zulkarnain
Personal information
Full name Rico Iskandar Arifin Zulkarnain
Date of birth 8 November 1989
Place of birth Wales
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger, Attacker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2007 Newport County 0 (0)
2008–2013 PILL FC
2013–2014 Taff's Well
2014–2015 Cardiff
2015 IPC Pelindo II
2016 Fitzroy
2017 IPC Pelindo II
2017 Permata Indah Manokwari
2017 Pahang Rangers
2017–2018 Mumbai Warriors
2023 Pendekar United
International career
2013– Wales (futsal) [1] [2]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rico Zulkarnain (born 8 November 1989) is a Wales futsal player. [3]

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Career

In 2015, Rico's move to Indonesia stems from the media containing his desire to play professionally in Indonesia. [4] His desire was welcomed by FC Libido Bandung and IPC Pelindo II. [5] Rico finally chose to join Pelindo II. [6] He officially became part of the Pelindo squad and made history as the first Welsh player to sign a professional futsal contract in the Indonesia Pro Futsal League. [6] With his club, he successfully won the 2015 Futsal Super League title. [7]

Rico moved to Australia and played in the Australian futsal league with Fitzroy FC. [8]

Personal life

Born in Wales, Rico is of Indonesian descent. [9]

References

  1. This Futsal Goal is So Incredible That it Cannot Be Named vice.com
  2. 'Gareth Bale of futsal' spearheads Wales bid bbc.com
  3. Newport futsal star Rico Zulkarnain speaks about his career northwalesargus.co.uk
  4. Maulana, Rissalah. "Pemain Futsal Wales Keturunan Indonesia Ini Berhasrat Main Di FSL 2015". Bolalob - Situsnya Anak Futsal! (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. Maulana, Rissalah. "Rico Zulkarnain Pemain Timnas Futsal Wales Ditaksir Tim-tim FSL 2015". Bolalob - Situsnya Anak Futsal! (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 Robert. "Pelindo Resmi Rekrut Pemain Timnas Wales, Rico Zulkarnain". Bolalob - Situsnya Anak Futsal! (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. "IPC Pelindo Juara Indonesia Futsal League 2015 - Goal.com". Goal.com (in Indonesian). 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. "FAW / Rico Zulkarnain Eager for Futsal Home Nations kick off". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  9. "Keren! Pemain Futsal Keturunan Indonesia Ini Dijuluki Media Asing sebagai Gareth Bale dari Futsal" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 August 2025.