Witan Sulaeman

Witan Sulaeman (born 8 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica and the Indonesia under-19 team.

Witan Sulaeman
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001
Place of birth Palu, Indonesia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Radnik Surdulica
Number 88
Youth career
2013–2015 SSB Galara
2016–2019 SKO Ragunan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 PSIM Yogyakarta 7 (0)
2020– Radnik Surdulica 2 (0)
National team‡
2017– Indonesia U19 13 (9)
2019– Indonesia U23 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2019

Club career

PSIM Yogyakarta

On 17 August 2019, Witan signed a contract with Liga 2 side PSIM Yogyakarta.[1]

Radnik Surdulica

Sulaeman joined Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica in February 2020 on a three-and-a-half year deal.[2] However the season was soon suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic for a period of two-and-a-half months, during which he returned to Indonesia.[3] He finally made his professional debut on 14 June 2020, coming on for Bogdan Stamenković during a 4–2 SuperLiga defeat to Radnički Niš.[4][5]

International career

At the age of 16 Witan made his international debut with Indonesia U19 in the 2017 Toulon Tournament on 31 May 2017 against Brazil U20 with a score of 1-0 defeat. Later that year he scored a brace in a 8–0 win over Brunei at the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[6] He also scored in the third-place match against Myanmar.

At the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia, Sulaeman scored two goals in a group stage win over Chinese Taipei before scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over the United Arab Emirates to lead his team to the quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years.[7]

International goals

International under-23 goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 February 2019Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Malaysia2–12–22019 AFF U-22 GS
27 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand1–21–22019 Merlion Cup
33 December 2019Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines Brunei7–08–02019 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

International

Indonesia U-19

Indonesia U-23

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References
  1. "Alasan Witan Sulaiman Pilih Gabung Klub Liga 2". bolalob. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. Raihan, Faishal (12 February 2020). "Transfer Witan Sulaiman ke Klub Serbia Jadi Sorotan Media Eropa" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. Putra, Gerry (26 March 2020). "Pandemi Virus Corona, Witan Sulaiman Tinggalkan Serbia" (in Indonesian). bolalob.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. Sadheli, Mochamad (14 June 2020). "Witan Sulaiman Debut Tim Inti, Main 35 Menit pada Laga Resmi" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. Widyantara, Gunawan (13 June 2020). "Wonderkid Indonesia Witan Sulaeman Tandai Debut Radnik Surdulica" (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. "Ketua Umum PSSI Bangga Timnas U-19 ke Semifinal". Soccersindonews. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. "Witan Sulaiman, Pemain Kampung yang Kini Menjadi Aset Sepak Bola Indonesia" (in Indonesian). boombastis.com. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. "Witan Sulaeman Samai The Footprint of Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto During First Debut in Europe". indosport.com. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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