Arkhan Fikri

Arkhan Fikri (born 28 December 2004) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Arema and the Indonesia national team.

Arkhan Fikri

Fikri with Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Arkhan Fikri
Date of birth	(2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Serdang Bedagai, Indonesia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1][2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arema
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2017	PS Kwarta Deli
2018	PSSA Asahan
2019–2020	Barito Putera
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	PS Kwarta Deli
2022–	Arema	52	(0)
International career‡
2022–2023	Indonesia U20	19	(3)
2023–	Indonesia U23	10	(0)
2023–	Indonesia	4	(0)
Medal record Men's football AFF U-23 Championship Runner-up 2023 Thailand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024

Club career

Arema

Fikri was signed for Arema to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season. Arkhan made his first-team debut on 13 August 2022 as a substitute in a match against Bali United at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar when he was 17th years old.^[3] On 24 August 2022, he became the "first-eleven" for the first time in a winning match against RANS Nusantara, substituted by Gian Zola in the second half.^[4]

International career

On 30 May 2022, Fikri made his debut for an Indonesian youth team against a Venezuela U-20 squad in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.^[5]

On 4 July 2022, scored against Brunei U-19 in a 7–0 win in the 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.^[6]

In October 2022, it was reported that Fikri received a call-up from the Indonesia U-20 for a training camp, in Turkey and Spain.^[7]

In August 2023, Fikri was called up to the Indonesia U-23 for the training centre in preparation for 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.^[8] On 18 August 2023, Fikri made his international U-23 debut against a Malaysia U-23 in the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.^[9]

On 17 October 2023, Fikri made his senior team debut against Brunei in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 November 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arema	2022–23	Liga 1	16	0	0	0	—		0	0	16	0
	2023–24	Liga 1	26	0	0	0	—		0	0	26	0
	2024–25	Liga 1	10	0	0	0	—		5	0	15	0
Career total			52	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	57	0

1. Appearances in Piala Presiden

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2023	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Arema

• Piala Presiden: 2024^[12]

Indonesia U23

• AFF U-23 Championship runner-up: 2023

Individual

• AFF U-23 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2023
• AFF U-23 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023
• Piala Presiden Best Young Player: 2024^[13]

References

1. "Arkhan Fikri". pssi.org. PSSI. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
2. "AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024 Qatar squad lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
3. "Bali United vs. Arema - 13 August 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
4. "Arema vs. RANS Nusantara - 24 August 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
5. "Hasil Toulon Cup: Indonesia Kalah dari Venezuela". www.cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
6. "5 Pemain Indonesia Memesona Saat Pesta Gol Atas Brunei". www.cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
7. "Garuda Nusantara Mulai Persiapan untuk Pemusatan Latihan di Eropa" (in Indonesian). Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
8. "Daftar 23 Pemain Timnas Indonesia di Piala AFF U-23 2023". www.cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
9. "Susunan Timnas Indonesia vs Malaysia di Piala AFF U-23: Sananta Main". www.cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
10. "Arkhan Fikri Resmi Debut di Timnas Indonesia, Bantu Cukur Brunei 6-0". www.cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
11. "Indonesia - A. Fikri - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
12. "Arema FC Juara Piala Presiden 2024". PSSI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
13. Wildayanti, Wila (4 August 2024). Prasetya, Mochamad Hary (ed.). "Daftar Penghargaan Piala Presiden 2024 - Arema FC Juara dan Dua Pemainnya Dapat Penghargaan, Striker Timnas Indonesia Top Skor". Bolasport.com (in Indonesian).

External links

• Arkhan Fikri at Soccerway
• Arkhan Fikri at Liga Indonesia