Rachmat Irianto (born 3 September 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung and the Indonesia national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back or a full-back. He is the son of former footballer, Bejo Sugiantoro and was named as a tribute to Bejo's compatriot at Persebaya, Eri Irianto.

Rachmat Irianto
Irianto playing for Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rachmat Irianto[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Surabaya, Indonesia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
Persib Bandung
Number 53
Youth career
2014–2016 Frenz United
2016 Indonesia Muda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Persebaya Surabaya 46 (1)
2022– Persib Bandung 60 (2)
International career
2017–2018 Indonesia U19 16 (0)
2019–2023 Indonesia U23 25 (1)
2021– Indonesia 31 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Myanmar
AFF U-22 Youth Championship
Winner 2019 Cambodia Team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hanoi Team
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:07, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 21 November 2023 (UTC+7)

Club career

Persebaya Surabaya

Irianto in 2017, at the age of 17, joined his hometown club Persebaya Surabaya, where his father works as an assistant coach, and helped the club to win a promotion from Liga 2.[4] He made his Indonesian Liga 1 first-team debut for Persebaya Surabaya when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2018 Liga 1 match against Barito Putera on 8 April 2018, in which Persebaya lost.[5]

On 21 July 2019, Irianto scored his first league goal in the 2019 Liga 1 for Persebaya in a 1–1 draw over TIRA-Persikabo at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium.[6] He became a regular feature at the backline in the 2019 Liga 1 season. In less than four years since his entry and after the departure of several senior players in 2021, he became the captain of the senior team at the young age of 21.[7]

Persib Bandung

Irianto was signed for Persib Bandung to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.[8] On 24 July 2022, Irianto made his league debut by starting in a 2–2 draw against Bhayangkara and he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 42nd minute at Wibawa Mukti Stadium.[9]

International career

On 31 May 2017, Irianto made his debut against Brazil U20 in the 2017 Toulon Tournament in France.[10] Irianto is also one of the players who strengthened the Indonesia U19 team that won third place in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[11]

Irianto was in the Indonesia team that won a silver medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He received a call up to the senior Indonesia national football team in May 2021 and was projected to captain the team in official matches. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan.[12][13][14] On 9 December 2021, he scored his first goal for Indonesia with scored a brace in the team's opening 2020 AFF Championship against Cambodia.[15]

On 8 June 2022, Irianto scored a goal in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Kuwait, in a 2–1 win.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2024[17]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Persebaya Surabaya 2017 Liga 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2018 Liga 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2019 Liga 1 17 1 2 0 0 0 19 1
2020 Liga 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Liga 1 21 0 0 0 4[c] 0 25 0
Total 46 1 2 0 4 0 52 1
Persib Bandung 2022–23 Liga 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 1
2023–24 Liga 1 29 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
2024–25 Liga 1 6 0 0 0 4[d] 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 106 3 2 0 4 0 5 0 117 3
  1. ^ Includes Piala Indonesia
  2. ^ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Menpora Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

International

As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2021 15 2
2022 10 1
2023 5 0
Total 30 3
As of match played 21 November 2023
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Irianto goal.
List of international goals scored by Rachmat Irianto
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 December 2021 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore 9   Cambodia 1–0 4–2 2020 AFF Championship
2 3–0
3 8 June 2022 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 20   Kuwait 2–1 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Persebaya Surabaya

Persib Bandung

Indonesia U-19

Indonesia U-23

Indonesia

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 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Rachmat Irianto: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rachmat Irianto". persebaya.id. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Rachmat Irianto Tapaki Jejak Sang Ayah Antar Persebaya Juara". www.jawapos.com.
  5. ^ "Persebaya Surabaya vs Barito Putera". Soccerway.com (in Indonesian). 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Persebaya seri 1-1 lawan PS Tira-Persikabo" (in Indonesian). antaranews.com. 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ "BRI Liga 1: Aji Santoso Tunjuk Rachmat Irianto Jadi Kapten Persebaya" (in Indonesian). bola.net.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Bobotoh Pasti Tahu! 5 Pemain Jalani Debut Bersama Persib Bandung di Liga 1 2022-2023, 1 Cetak Gol Perdananya" (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Toulon Tournament: Brazil U-20 vs Indonesia U-19". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Resmi! Daftar 23 Pemain Timnas Indonesia U-19 di Piala Asia U-19 2018". bolalob.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Afghanistan Ungkap Kelemahan Indonesia di Menit Krusial". www.kompas.id. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Resmi, Ini 28 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Untuk Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2022". bola.tempo.com. 13 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Rachmat Irianto Kapten Muda Pilar Lini Belakang". surya.co.id. 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Dua Gol Rachmat Irianto Antarkan Kemenangan Indonesia 4-2". wartaekonomi.co.id.
  16. ^ "Dua Persib Bandung Cetak Gol Timnas Indonesia Kalahkan Kuwait". bolasport.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Indonesia - R. Irianto - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Persebaya Juara Liga 2!". liga-indonesia.id. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Juara!!!". www.persebaya.id. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  20. ^ Yan (26 February 2019). "Indonesia beat Thailand 2-1 to win AFF U-22 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Final SEA Games 2019, Timnas U23 Indonesia Lawan Vietnam". Kompas. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Timnas Indonesia U-23 Dapat Perunggu di SEA Games 2021, PSSI pun Bangga". bola.okezone.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.