Zahra Muzdalifah

Zahra Muzdalifah

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Jakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Number	25
Youth career
	SSB Madani Meruya
	SSB Patriot Merah Putih
	ASIOP Apacinti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Persija Jakarta	4	(3)
2022–2023	South Shields	2	(1)
2023–	Cerezo Osaka	4	(0)
International career‡
2018–	Indonesia	31	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 October 2024

Zahra Muzdalifah (born 4 April 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays a forward for WE League club Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies and the Indonesia women's national team. ^[1]

Early life

Zahra Muzdalifah was born on 4 April 2001 in Jakarta, Indonesia. She started playing football from the age of 7, after her father introduced her to the sport.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

She started her career in football by joining SSB Madani Meruya, she later joined SSB Patriot Merah Putih and then Zahra Muzdalifah then joined ASIOP Football Academy in 2012.^{[ citation needed ]}

At the age of 12, she joined ASIOP Football Academy, where she gained the skills to appear in the Women's football competition which took place in Norway. ^[2] Zahra Muzdalifah was with the Ngapak FC futsal team and also the Jakarta 69 club.

Her career became increasingly recognised when she became part of the Persija Putri, where she scored 1 goal on her debut against PSIS Putri a 4 - 1 victory at Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, in the event Liga 1 Putri, a top-flight women's football league in Indonesia. ^[3]

Her performance attracted several clubs she defended, including an invitation to join the Indonesian team, Srikandi Garuda at the Asian Games in 2018. Not only as a player, but as a Team captain. ^[4]

Personal life

She attended Islamic Secondary School International Middle School (IISS), then proceed to the upper intermediate level at International Islamic High School. After completing her education at the senior secondary level, Zahra then continued her education at Binus University majoring in Mass Communication. ^{[5] [6]}

Career statistics

International

As of 11 June 2024

Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zahra goal

List of international goals scored by Zahra Muzdalifah

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 July 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Philippines	1–2	3–3	2018 AFF Women's Championship
2	16 August 2018		Maldives	1–0	6–0	2018 Asian Games
3				6–0
4	11 June 2024	Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Bahrain	2–0	3–0	Friendly

References

1. "Profil Zahra Muzdalifah, si Cantik Andalan Persija Jakarta". iNews.ID (in Indonesian). 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
2. "Zahra Muzdalifah: Kata Siapa Perempuan Enggak Bisa Jadi Pesepak Bola?". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-07-15.
3. "Persija Putri Menang Meyakinkan Dengan 4 Gol". wartakota.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
4. "Wawancara Eksklusif - Zahra Muzdalifah: Mengejar Impian Bermain Di Eropa | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
5. "Zahra Musdalifah BINUSIAN for ASIAN GAMES 2018". www.binus.edu Bina Nusantara. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
6. "Profil Zahra Muzdalifah, Pesepak bola Wanita Timnas Indonesia". www.aktualita.co. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

External links

• Profile Archived 2021-09-21 at the Wayback Machine at the Football Association of Indonesia
• Zahra Muzdalifah at Soccerway.com
• Zahra Muzdalifah at FBref.com