Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (born 7 May 1990)[1] is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2] He is also the younger brother of the late Achmad Kurniawan, who was also a goalkeeper for Arema, the club that Meiga spent most of his career with.

Kurnia Meiga
Kurnia Meiga in top right, with Persindra Indramayu, 2006.
Personal information
Full name Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah
Date of birth (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006−2007 Diklat Ragunan
2006Persindra Indramayu (loan)
2007−2008 Persijap Jepara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008−2017 Arema 280 (0)
International career
2007−2008 Indonesia U19 3 (0)
2008 Indonesia U21 3 (0)
2009−2013 Indonesia U23 23 (0)
2013−2017 Indonesia 20 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Jakarta & Palembang
Silver medal – second place 2013 Naypyidaw
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Palembang
ASEAN Football Championship
Runner-up 2010 Indonesia & Vietnam
Runner-up 2016 Myanmar & Philippines
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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In 2008-09 Indonesia Super League he received 12 months of sanctions and Rp. 30 million fine from the Football Association of Indonesia, which was reduced later to five months and Rp. 30 million fine, related to the incident against Bontang.[3] In 2009-2010, he was crowned as the best player to set aside the names like Aldo Barreto, Cristian Gonzáles, and Ricardo Salampessy.[4]

In 2017 Liga 1 middle season, he had to go out of action from football due to being diagnosed with Papilledema.[5]

International career

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Meiga first called up for senior team in 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup as third choice goalkeeper behind Markus Haris Maulana and Ferry Rotinsulu. He received his senior debut against Saudi Arabia in 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and he conceded 2 goals.[6] Later he made his second caps against Netherlands he made some brilliant saves at first half before he conceded 3 goals by Siem de Jong twice and Arjen Robben.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2013 2 0
2014 8 0
2015 0 0
2016 8 0
2017 2 0
Total 20 0

Honours

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Arema
Indonesia U23
Indonesia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (Goalkeeper) - EuroSport Profile". au.eurosport.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah at Liga Indonesia". liga-indonesia.co.id. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "[Liga Indonesia Detail] Baca Berita Bola, Lihat Streaming Bola dan Nonton Video bolanya - ArenaBola.com". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Kiper Arema Kurnia Meiga, Pemain Terbaik LSI 2009/2010", tvOne, 6 June 2010
  5. ^ "Kurnia Meiga Akhiri Liga 1 2017 Lebih Cepat", bola.com, 4 October 2017
  6. ^ "Indonesia Takluk 1-2 dari Arab Saudi", sport.detik.com, 23 March 2013
  7. ^ "Belanda Kalahkan Indonesia 3-0", sport.detik.com, 7 June 2013
  8. ^ "Arema is The Winner of 2009–2010 ISL" (in Indonesian). LigaIndonesia.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Jadwal Persib vs Arema Final Inter Island Cup Digelar 1 Februari 2015 di Palembang". rancahpost.co.id (in Indonesian). Liga Indonesia. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Kurnia Meiga Ungkap Rahasia Jadi Pemain Terbaik ISL 2009-2010". 10 June 2020.
  11. ^ Jumaidil Halide (23 September 2017). "Inilah Daftar Pemenang AFF Awards 2017" (in Indonesian). pojoksatu.id. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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