Irfan Jaya

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Irfan Jaya

Irfan Samaling Kumi, better known as Irfan Jaya (born 1 May 1996), is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Liga 1 club Bali United.[3]

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Irfan Jaya
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Jaya warming up with Indonesia at the 2018 AFF Championship
Personal information
Full name Irfan Samaling Kumi[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Bantaeng, Indonesia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Bali United
Number 41
Youth career
SSB Butta Toa Raya
2016 PSM Makassar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Persebaya Surabaya 71 (25)
2021 PSS Sleman 10 (6)
2022– Bali United 90 (15)
International career
2018 Indonesia U23 5 (2)
2018–2022 Indonesia 22 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF Championship
Runner-up2020 SingaporeTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2025
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Persebaya Surabaya

Irfan Jaya started his professional career in 2017 after signing a four-year contract with legendary club Persebaya Surabaya when it was trying to win promotion from Liga 2. He made his debut on 20 July 2017, coming on from the bench, and helped Persebaya win 1–0 over Madiun Putra at Wilis Stadium in Madiun. He won the best Liga 2 player award at the end of the season and was a key reason behind Persebaya's return to Liga 1 (Indonesia), the country's top-flight football league.[4]

Surviving its first year after returning to Liga 1 with a respectable result in 2018, Persebaya strongly finished second in the 2019 Liga 1 with Irfan Jaya's significant contribution from the flanks. He scored 25 goals in his four years with Persebaya and became a fan favorite until his move to PSS Sleman.

PSS Sleman

Irfan Jaya in 2021 joined Liga 1 club PSS Sleman after its new management in 2020-21 drastically improved the club, including recruiting players who could boost a middling team into a new level.[5] He made his debut on 5 September 2021 in a match against Persija Jakarta. On 29 September 2021, Irfan scored his first goal for PSS against Persebaya Surabaya in the 87th minute at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Bekasi.[6] On 15 October 2021, Irfan scored a brace against Barito Putera in the 2021–22 Liga 1 at the Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, which PSS Sleman won 3–2.[7] A weeks later, he scored in a 4–2 lose over Persib Bandung.[8] On 1 November 2021, Irfan scored another brace, this time in a 1–2 win over Borneo.[9]

Bali United

In January 2022, Irfan Jaya signed a contract with Liga 1 club Bali United.[10] He made his league debut in a 3–0 win against Barito Putera on 9 January 2022 as a substitute for Rahmat in the 58th minute at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar.[11] On 12 February 2022, Irfan scored his first goal for Bali United, during a 3–0 league victory against Bhayangkara.[12] On 31 March 2022, Irfan started in Bali United's last league match against Persik Kediri, He assisted the second goal of Rahmat, as the champions ended their league campaign with a 1–3 victory.[13] On 24 June 2022, Irfan made his AFC Cup debut in a 2–0 group stage win against Kedah Darul Aman.[14] The following matchday, he scored his first AFC Cup goal in a 5–2 defeat against Cambodian side Visakha.[15] On 3 September 2022 during the match against Persebaya, Irfan suffered a fractured fibula after getting tackled by Rizky Ridho, which would kept him out for 2 months.[16]

International career

Irfan won his first international cap for Indonesia in a friendly match against Mauritius.[17] He scored his first international goal for Indonesia with scored a brace in a match against Myanmar.[18] Irfan was called into Indonesia's 2018 AFF Championship squad on 30 October 2018 by Bima Sakti.[19]

In November 2021, Irfan was called up to the Indonesia national team in a friendly match in Turkey against Afghanistan and Myanmar by Shin Tae-yong.[20] On 25 November 2021, he scored in a 4–1 win over Myanmar.[21] In December 2021, he was named in Indonesian's squad for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore.[22] On 12 December 2021, Irfan scored a goal against Laos in a 2020 AFF Championship group stage and he also bercame man of the match in that match.[23] On 19 December 2021, He scored a brace in a 1–4 victory against Malaysia in Kallang.[24]

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    Club

    As of match played 1 May 2025
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    Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Persebaya Surabaya 2017 Liga 2 211100002111
    2018 Liga 1 2161132259
    2019 Liga 1 27852824012
    2020 Liga 1 20000020
    Total 7125631148832
    PSS Sleman 2021 Liga 1 106008[d]2188
    Bali United 2021–22 Liga 1 1310000131
    2022–23 Liga 1 212003110253
    2023–24 Liga 1 275005000325
    2024–25 Liga 1 297000000297
    Total 90 15 0 0 8 1 1 0 99 16
    Career total 17146638120620556
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    1. Appearances in AFC Cup
    2. Appearances in Menpora Cup

    International

    As of match played 14 June 2022
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    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Indonesia 201852
    201910
    202000
    2021104
    202260
    Total226
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    As of match played 14 June 2022. Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Irfan goal.

    List of international goals scored by Irfan Jaya

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    #DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.10 October 2018Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia Myanmar2–03–0Friendly
    2.3–0
    3.25 November 2021Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey2–04–1
    4.12 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Laos2–05–12020 AFF Championship
    5.19 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Malaysia1–14–1
    6.2–1
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    Honours

    Persebaya Surabaya

    PSS Sleman

    Bali United

    Indonesia

    Individual

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