Amy Recha

Amy Recha Pristifana bin Samion (born 13 April 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore National Team.
Early life
Amy was born in Surabaya, Indonesia, His father and mother is Indonesian, when he was little, he lived for a few years in Surabaya and Batam, before finally moving to Singapore.
Club career
Geylang International
Amy made his debut for Geylang International in the S.League on 25 May 2011 against Balestier Khalsa, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Masrezwan Masturi in the 59th minute, in which he also scored his first goal of his career in the 72nd minute as Geylang lost the match 3–1. He then scored his second goal of his career almost a year later on 10 May 2012 against Warriors in which he found the net in the 78th minute as Geylang drew the match 2–2.
Young Lions
Amy was loaned to the Young Lions FC between 2014 and 2015 and returned to the club in 2016.
Home United
Amy signed for Home United in 2018 after a dismal 2017 with Geylang International.
Geylang International
In 2019, Amy returned to the Eagles' nest after 1 season with the Protector.
Resurgence with the Eagles
Recha started the season off with an assist in a 2-1 victory against Tanjong Pagar United after pressing on a loose ball and laying it off for Moresche. He followed this up with an opening goal against Hougang United in a 4-1 loss the following match. Despite losing 3 games in 5 matches, Recha had a good scoring streak having scored 4 and assisted 1 in the whole month of August. Recha would end his season with his best ever performance in his professional career with 12 goals and 3 assists.
Hougang United
On 19 January 2022, Recha signed for the Singapore Premier League side Hougang United. He'd score his first goal for the Cheetahs against his former sides as he converted a penalty against Zaiful Nizam. Recha would have a struggling season however as he went 7 games goalless until a 4-3 win against Phnom Penh in the AFC Cup where he scored a diving header. He'd score again against the Young Lions after the continental campaign but also made headlines for his open goal miss earlier. Recha would score and assist against the same opposition and followed this form with 2 goals against the Lion City Sailors in a 9-4 defeat at home.
Singapore Cup run
Recha would prove to be an integral member of the squad that won the Singapore Cup. He would assist Shawal Anuar and score a superb volley against Geylang to give his side the lead and also provide an assist in a 4-2 win against Albirex Niigata. His cup form then led to a call up to the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship.
2023 season
Recha scored his first goal of the season on the first match against Balestier Khalsa, poking in a tap-in to give his side the eventual win. He then converted from the spot against Tanjong Pagar United in a 3-1 win on 28 May 2023. On 7 June 2023, he scored his first professional hattrick. The first goal after pouncing on a Zulfahmi Arifin through ball and the second after pouncing on the rebound after Kristijan Naumovski saved Kristijan Krajček's shot. The latter would then assist Recha for his third with a volley to finish it off.
International career
He was named in the Japan tour in 2016 but failed to earn official cap.
On 27 August 2021, Amy has been call-up for September National Team training camp under Japanese Tatsuma Yoshida after his fine form in the league this season.
On 11 November 2021, Amy made his international debut for the Singapore National Team in an International 'A' Friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.
In 2022, Amy was included in the national team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and 2022 AFF Championship.
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 10 October 2021
International
International caps
Honours
Club
Hougang United
Singapore Cup: 2022
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
Singaporean people of Javanese descent
Singaporean people of Indonesian descent
Singaporean men's footballers
Singapore Premier League players
Men's association football forwards
Geylang International FC players
Young Lions FC players