Asnawi Mangkualam

Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar (born 4 October 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons and the Indonesia national team. Mainly playing as a right-back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.

Asnawi Mangkualam
Asnawi with Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999
Place of birth Makassar, Indonesia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jeonnam Dragons
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2015 PSM Makassar
2015–2016 PON South Sulawesi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Persiba Balikpapan 8 (2)
2017–2021 PSM Makassar 44 (2)
2021–2023 Ansan Greeners 40 (2)
2023– Jeonnam Dragons 20 (0)
International career‡
2013 Indonesia U16 7 (0)
2016–2018 Indonesia U19 16 (0)
2017–2022 Indonesia U23 32 (2)
2017– Indonesia 34 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
AFF U-22 Youth Championship
Winner2019 CambodiaTeam
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place2017 MyanmarTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 IndonesiaTeam
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Runner-up2013 MyanmarTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Persiba Balikpapan

After spending years in the youth squads of PSM Makassar, Asnawi joined Persiba Balikpapan for the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A (a temporary tournament that replaced the defunct Indonesian Super League after the PSSI schism that led to the 2015 FIFA suspension on Indonesia). He soon became the youngest player to score in the competition, as he netted a goal at just 17 years and five days in a match against Bali United F.C. at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium.[3]

PSM Makassar

After Liga 1 emerged as the stable football competition in the country, Asnawi in 2017 returned to PSM Makassar, where he made his debut against Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia President's Cup, the league's pre-season tournament.[4] On 16 April, Asnawi made his Liga 1 debut with PSM in a 3–1 win against the same opponent where he played the full 90 minutes.[5] Asnawi finished the season with only 9 appearances.

Despite his young age, he rapidly established himself as one of the club's most talented and promising players, thanks to his versatility and his technical skills. In the 2018 season, he made 14 appearances for the club, much better than the previous season.[6]

In the following season, Asnawi made his first international appearance for the club in the 2019 AFC Cup group stage on 17 April 2019 against Philippines Football League club Kaya-Iloilo, he played as a substitutes in a 1–2 win.[7] On 3 May 2019, Asnawi provided an assist for his compatriot Muhammad Rahmat in a 2–0 away draw in the second leg of PSM' 2018–19 Piala Indonesia quarter-final against Bhayangkara.[8] With an aggregate of 4–4, PSM became the first team to qualify for the Piala Indonesia semi-final, after winning away goals over Bhayangkara.[9] He won his first trophy with the club in August 2019, played the full 90 minutes in a match against Persija Jakarta in the second leg of Piala Indonesia final.[10] He also won the tourney's Best Young Player award.[11] He scored his first league goal the same month, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home win over PS Barito Putera.[12] During the 2019 league season, he made 18 league appearances and score one goal for PSM Makassar.[6]

On 26 February 2020, Asnawi provided an assist for his compatriot Giancarlo in a 3–1 home win in the 2020 AFC Cup group stage against Myanmar National League club Shan United.[13] He scored his first goal of the 2020 season in the same month, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw over Persita Tangerang at the Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang.[14] PSM's management revealed that they agreed to release Asnawi even though his contract still has a season left. The decision came out because he wanted to continue his career abroad. Moreover, Liga 1 is not yet clear when it will be rolled out. Asnawi finished the season with only one goal in 3 league appearances, because the league was officially discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Ansan Greeners
Asnawi playing for Ansan Greeners in 2021

In January 2021, Asnawi joined K League 2 side Ansan Greeners on a permanent deal.[16][17] In the process, the Greeners became the first K League team to ever register a Southeast Asian player, while Asnawi himself became the first Indonesian footballer to ever play in the Korean league.[16]

Upon signing for the Greeners, Asnawi revealed that Shin Tae-yong himself reportedly convinced him to pursue an opportunity abroad.[16][17][18] The transfer also gained attention from Ansan's local Indonesian community as well as local fans, with the club's official social media accounts receiving a significant increase in followers.[18][19]

After being unavailable for the first games of the season due to COVID-19 self-isolation rules,[20] Asnawi made his debut for the Greeners, playing the entirety of a 1–0 win against K4 League club Yangpyeong in the Korean FA Cup on 28 March 2021.[21] On 3 April 2021, he made his league debut, playing 61 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Busan IPark.[22] Asnawi was able to made back-to-back appearances in the next five games and registered his first league assist in the Greeners' 1–0 win over Daejeon Hana Citizen on 24 April 2021.[23] Asnawi finished his first season with 1,004 minutes played in 14 league matches.[24]

On 23 July 2022, Asnawi scored his first goal in a 3–1 home win over Gimpo.[25] Eight days later, he scored again in a 3–0 league win over the Jeonnam Dragons, where he would later join from Ansan.[26] Asnawi further improved in his second season, recording 1,646 minutes of play in 27 matches in two competitions, as well as scoring two goals and contribute three assists.[27][24]

Jeonnam Dragons

On 27 January 2023, Asnawi officially joined fellow K League 2 side Jeonnam Dragons on a permanent deal.[28][29] On 1 March, Asnawi made his debut with Jeonnam Dragons in a match against FC Anyang where he played the full 90 minutes as a right-midfield.[30] He picked up his first red card for the club in a 0–5 defeat against Gyeongnam four days later.[31] Despite this, Asnawi returned to the first team and playing 82 minutes for the side on 8 April, where he give two assists and played as a left-back for the first time under coach Lee Jang-kwan in a 2–2 draw over Seongnam.[32]

International career

Often being a key player for Indonesia national Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 squads.[33]

Asnawi made his international debut for the senior team on 21 March 2017, when he got on the pitch as a substitute during a friendly match against Myanmar.[34] In the process, he broke a record for the youngest player to win an international senior cap for Indonesia, at the age of 17 years and 167 days. Later, this record was broken by Ronaldo Kwateh at the age of 17 years and 104 days on 27 January 2022.[35][36] He was part of the Under-23 squad that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines and voted into the tournament's best eleven.

In November 2021, Indonesian coach, Shin Tae-yong called Asnawi up to the full national side, for the friendly matches in Turkey against Afghanistan and Myanmar.[37] In December 2021, he was named in Indonesian's squad for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore.[38] On 12 December 2021, Asnawi scored his first international goal with a penalty against Laos at 2020 AFF Championship and Asnawi also providing the assist for Irfan Jaya to score Indonesia's second goal in an eventual 1–5 win.[39]

Participated in a friendly match for Indonesia against Argentina with score 0-2 for Argentina, he gained attention for tackling Alejandro Garnacho during the match.

Personal life

Mangkualam is the son of Bahar Muharram, a former Indonesian footballer himself currently serving as an assistant coach at PSM Makassar, the club he played between 2017 and 2021.[40]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 September 2023[41]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Persiba Balikpapan 2016 ISC A 8200000082
PSM Makassar 2017 Liga 1 9000002090
2018 Liga 1 140000020140
2019 Liga 1 181505000281
2020 Liga 1 3100400071
Total 442509040622
Ansan Greeners 2021 K League 2 140100000150
2022 K League 2 262100000272
Total 402200000422
Jeonnam Dragons 2023 K League 2 200100000210
Career total 11168090401336
  1. Includes Piala Indonesia, Korean FA Cup
  2. Appearances in AFC Cup
  3. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup

International
As of match played 17 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 201710
2021151
202280
2023100
Total341

International goals

International under-23 goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines5–05–02019 Merlion Cup
228 November 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Singapore2–02–02019 Southeast Asian Games

International senior goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Laos1–05–12020 AFF Championship

Honours

Club
PSM Makassar

International

Indonesia U-16

Indonesia U-19

Indonesia U-23

Indonesia

Individual

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