Arkhan Kaka Putra Purwanto (born 2 September 2007) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persis Solo and the Indonesia national under-17 team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arkhan Kaka Putra Purwanto | ||
Date of birth | (2007-09-02) 2 September 2007 (age 15) | ||
Place of birth | Blitar, Indonesia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Persis Solo | ||
Youth career | |||
Team | |||
SSB Tunas Muda Blitar | |||
2019–2021 | PSBK Blitar | ||
2021–2022 | Bhayangkara FC | ||
2022– | Persis Solo | ||
National team‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Indonesia U17 | 9 | (9) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 (UTC) |
Arkhan Kaka was born in Blitar in East Java. His father, a former footballer who also plays as a striker named Purwanto Suwondo. His father has played for a number of Indonesian clubs, including Arema and Persebaya Surabaya.[1]
Arkhan joined a Liga 1 club Persis Solo at 1 February 2022. Before Arkhan joined Persis Solo, Arkhan started his football career at SSB Tunas Muda Blitar. Then, Arkhan had time to strengthen Bhayangkara FC at the Elite Pro Academy U-16 2022. He became one of Bhayangkara FC's top scorers.[2][3]
In the selection process in May 2021, the process of his struggle to enter the national team squad did not go smoothly. His name was even crossed out by the Indonesia under-17 team head coach, Bima Sakti. Luckily in Elite Pro Academy U-16 2022 Arkhan managed to prove his ability, so that he could pass the selection of the Indonesia under-17 team.[4]
In July 2022, he made his debut on the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship against Philippines U-17 which he scored one goal in that match. Arkhan and his national team won in the final stage against Vietnam U-17 and achieved their champion on the tournament which Arkhan scored a total of two goals.[5]
On 5 October 2022, Arkhan scored a quatrick against Guam U-17 in a 14-0 win at the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[6]
International under-17 appearances
Indonesia national under-17 team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2022 | 9 | 9 |
Total | 9 | 9 |
International under-17 goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 31 July 2022 | Maguwoharjo Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
2. | 6 August 2022 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
3. | 3 October 2022 | Pakansari Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 1–0 | 14–0 | 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification |
4. | 2–0 | |||||
5. | 3–0 | |||||
6. | 6–0 | |||||
7. | 5 October 2022 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
8. | 3–2 | |||||
9. | 9 October 2022 | ![]() | 1–5 | 1–5 |
Indonesia U-17