Syahrian Abimanyu
Syahrian Abimanyu (born 25 April 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta, and the Indonesia national team. Club career. Early career. Abimanyu started his football career with SSB Jaya Mandiri Bogor soccer school. In 2016, he was sent to Levante in Spain to train with its youth squads. Sriwijaya FC. In 2017, Sriwijaya recruited Abimanyu for the 2018 Liga 1 (Indonesia) competition but failed to prevent the club from avoiding relegation. Madura United. Nonetheless, Madura United signed him to play in the 2019 Liga 1 season. Abimanyu developed  into a midfielder with playmaking abilities and precise crosses, winning him attention from Indonesia national under-23 football team coach Indra Sjafri who was preparing a squad for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. This team went all the way to the final, with Abimanyu at the center of the midfield, before losing to Vietnam. Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.. Abimanyu found limited time to play and develop his skills in 2020 after the 2020 Liga 1 season was canceled after three matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, Malaysian Super League giant Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. announced  it has signed him on a long-term contract with a possibility of loaning him in his first year. Newcastle Jets (loan). On 5 February 2021, Johor Darul Ta'zim announced that Abimanyu has been loaned to top-flight Australian club Newcastle Jets for the remainder of the 2020-21 A-League season. On 5 April 2021, Abimanyu made his A-League debut as a 89th-minute substitute for Matthew Millar in a 0-1 defeat to Western United FC On 2 June 2021, his parent club Johor Darul Ta'zim announced his return for the remaining of the 2021 season following  the end of a short-term loan stint with Newcastle Jets. Return to Johor Darul Ta'zim. After finishing his loan spell at Australia, Syahrian starts to training with the first team but his suffered light injury but he managed to recovered. On 8 August, Syahrian makes his debut in Malaysia Super League on 76th minute replacing Malaysia veteran Safiq Rahim. Persija Jakarta. On 12 January 2022, Johor Darul Ta'zim and Persija Jakarta has agreed to an undisclosed fee to sign Abimanyu on a two-year contract until 2024. He made his league debut on 5 february 2022 in a match  against Arema at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar. International career. In 2018, Abimanyu represented the Indonesia U-19, in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. He also played for the Indonesia team that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He received a call to join the senior Indonesian national football team in May 2021. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan. Honours. Club. Sriwijaya Johor Darul Ta'zim International. Indonesia U-16 Indonesia U-19 Indonesia U-23 Indonesia