Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak
Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak (born ) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga 1 club Madura United. Early career. Samuel started his football career from the Jakarta Football Academy Football School (JFAS). When he was 12 years old, Samuel was selected as the player who was given the opportunity to undergoing joint training with one of EPL clubs, Southampton F.C. in 2012. Samuel joined the Royal European Football Academy (REFA), Valencia, at 16 years old and he call up Indonesia national under-19 football team at 2017. Club career. Sriwijaya FC. On 4 December  2017, Christianson signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Sriwijaya on a free transfer. Christianson made his Sriwijaya debut in a 3–0 loss against Mitra Kukar on 18 July 2018 as a substitute for Yogi Rahadian in the 69th minute. PSS Sleman. On 28 August 2019, Christianson moved to Sleman and signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club PSS Sleman on a free transfer. Christianson made his league debut in a 4–0 loss against Arema on 24 September 2019. Madura United. On 4 January 2020, Christianson moved to Pamekasan and signed a one-year  contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Madura United on a free transfer. He signed for Madura United alongside Brian Ferreira and Haris Tuharea. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021. And finally Christianson made his league debut on 3 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973. Persija Jakarta (loan). In January 2022, Christianson signed a contract with Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta on loan from Madura United. He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against Persipura Jayapura on 11  January 2022 as a substitute for Novri Setiawan in the 82th minute at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar. Honours. International. Indonesia U-16 Indonesia U-19 Indonesia U-22