Ezra Walian

Ezra Harm Ruud Walian (born 22 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

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In this Indonesian name, the surname is Walian.
Ezra Walian
Personal information
Full name Ezra Harm Ruud Walian
Date of birth (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Persib Bandung
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2008 Haarlem
2008–2012 AZ
2012–2016 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jong Ajax 30 (4)
2017–2019 Almere City 15 (4)
2018–2019 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2020 PSM Makassar 30 (8)
2021– Persib Bandung 57 (4)
International career‡
2012–2013 Netherlands U16 10 (6)
2013–2014 Netherlands U17 2 (5)
2017–2019 Indonesia U23 5 (1)
2017– Indonesia 9 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Walian was born in Amsterdam, his father, Glenn Walian, is Indonesian of Manadonese (Minahasan) descent, while his mother is Dutch. He progressed through the ranks of the Ajax Youth Academy, having joined from the academy of AZ Alkmaar, eventually joining the reserves' team Jong Ajax in 2016.[2]

Club career

Ajax

Walian is a youth exponent from Ajax. He made his professional debut at Jong Ajax on 26 September 2016 in an Eerste Divisie game against FC Oss.[3] He left Jong Ajax after contract ended on 30 June 2017.

In July and August 2017, Walian had trials with three English club sides Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and West Ham United.

Almere City

On 29 August 2017 it was announced that Walian had signed with Ajax affiliates' Almere City for 2 years, competing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[4] He made his debut in the Almere City FC game against Helmond Sport. On 6 October 2017, Walian scored his first goal for Almere City in the 76th minute against MVV Maastricht.[5]

RKC Waalwijk (loan)

He was signed for RKC Waalwijk to play in the Eerste Divisie, on loan from Almere City. Walian made his debut on 24 August 2018 in a match against Den Bosch. On 17 November 2018, Walian scored his first goal for RKC Waalwijk in the 32nd minute against Helmond Sport.

PSM Makassar

On September 7, 2019, Walian signed three and a half years contract with Indonesian Liga 1 side PSM Makassar.[6] He made his debut on 19 September 2019 in a match against Persikabo 1973.[7] On 27 September 2019, Walian scored his first goal for PSM in a 3–1 lose over Persipura Jayapura at the Gelora Delta Stadium.[8] On 16 October 2019, he scored in a 6–2 win over Arema.[9] Walian made 19 league appearances and scored 3 goals for PSM Makassar.[10]

Persib Bandung

He was announced to have signed a three-year contract with the West Java club on 14 March 2021 during Persib's 88th anniversary celebration[11] He made his league debut on 4 September by starting in a 1–0 win against Barito Putera.[12]

International career

Walian represented the Netherlands at youth level, from the under-15s to under-19s, on 19 October 2013 while playing for the Netherlands U-17 team, he scored 5 goals in his debut against San Marino of the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round in a 12–0 win.[13] He was eligible to represent the Netherlands or Indonesia at full international level through his parents; his mother being Dutch and his father Indonesian.

On 20 March 2017, Walian officially became an Indonesian citizen through naturalization.[14][15]

Walian was given his first call-up by Indonesia manager Luis Milla for a friendly against Myanmar on 21 March 2017. He made his debut for Indonesia after coming on as a substitute in the start of second half.[16]

In November 2021, Walian was called up to the Indonesia national team in a friendly match in Turkey against Afghanistan and Myanmar by Shin Tae-yong.[17] Walian scored his first international goal on 25 November 2021, in a 4–1 win against Myanmar.[18] In December 2021, he was named in Indonesian's squad for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore.[19] On 12 December 2021, Walian scored a goal against Laos in a 2020 AFF Championship group stage.[20] On 25 December 2021, he scored again against Singapore in the second leg of semi-final in a 4–2 victory after extra-time.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 August 2023[22]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 22300——223
Almere City 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 15420——174
RKC Waalwijk (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 14120——161
PSM Makassar 2019 Liga 1 16300——163
2020 Liga 1 3000——30
Total 19300——193
Persib Bandung 2021–22 Liga 1 20100—6[lower-alpha 2]3264
2022–23 Liga 1 22100—4[lower-alpha 3]0261
2023–24 Liga 1 5100–0051
Career total 11714400010313117
  1. Includes KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in Menpora Cup
  3. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup

International
As of match played 25 December 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 201710
201800
201900
202000
202183
Total93

International goals

Netherlands U-17

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 October 2013Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia San Marino2–012–02014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round
2.4–012–0
3.5–012–0
4.6–012–0
5.8–012–0

Indonesia U-23

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Cambodia1–02–02017 Southeast Asian Games

Indonesia

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 November 2021Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Myanmar4–04–1Friendly
2.12 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Laos4–15–12020 AFF Championship
3.25 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore1–04–2 (a.e.t.)

Honours

Ajax A1 (U-19)

  • Eredivisie U-19: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

Jong Ajax

Indonesia U-23

Indonesia

Individual

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