Dany Saputra (born 1 January 1991) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dany Saputra | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Kediri, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Persik Kediri | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2009 | SSB Binatama | ||
| 2009–2010 | Persik Kediri | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Persenga Nganjuk | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Persedikab Kediri | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Persebaya 1927 | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Mojokerto Putra (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Persija Jakarta | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | Persebaya Surabaya | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Bhayangkara | 37 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Persija Jakarta | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bhayangkara (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2020– | Persik Kediri | 22 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Indonesia U23 | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 29 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2014 | |||
At the end of December 2013, he was officially recruited by Persija Jakarta after undergoing a trial match. He made his league debut on 8 May 2014 in an Old Indonesia derby against Persib Bandung at the Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung.[3]
In December 2014, Dany signed with Persebaya Surabaya for the 2015 Indonesia Super League.[4] He made his league debut on 5 April 2015 in a 1–0 win against Mitra Kukar at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.[5] Dany only made 2 appearances for the club because this season was officially discontinued by PSSI on 2 May 2015 due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition.[6]
In 2016, Dany signed for a new club from Indonesian National Police Surabaya United. He made his official league debut on 20 April 2017 in a 2–1 win against Badak Lampung at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.[7]
On 19 December 2017, Dany decided to re-join former club Persija Jakarta, signing a two-year contract.[8] Dany made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against Bhayangkara on 23 March 2018.[9]
On 9 July 2018, Dany decided to re-join Bhayangkara on loan from Persija Jakarta for the 2018 season.[10] Dany made his league debut for Bhayangkara on 21 July 2018 in a 2–3 away win against Bali United at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar.[11]
After his loan ended with Bhayangkara and he returned to Persija Jakarta, the injury that happened to him made him not perform optimally with Bhayangkara.[12] On 22 June 2019, Dany made his new league season debut for Persija in a 0–0 away draw against Persela Lamongan at the Surajaya Stadium, Lamongan[13]
He was signed for Persik Kediri to play in Liga 1 in the 2020 season. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.[14]
In 2014, Dany Saputra represented the Indonesia U-23, in the 2014 Asian Games.