Riko Simanjuntak (born 26 January 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. Before he joined Persija, he had changed clubs four times. He is sometimes called Ucok and is often a mainstay player for the team in Indonesian competitions.[4]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Riko Simanjuntak | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 30)[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Pematangsiantar, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Persija Jakarta | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012−2013 | PSMS Medan | 9 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | PS Bangka | 18 | (7) |
| 2015 | Gresik United | 3 | (1) |
| 2016−2017 | Semen Padang | 66 | (4) |
| 2018− | Persija Jakarta | 99 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Indonesia | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2019 | |||
In 2010-12, before he joined PSMS Medan, Simanjuntak was an amateur futsal player in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatera. He and his brother Johan Simanjuntak always played together in one team. Simanjuntak plays as a right flank, Johan as a left flank. Once, PSMS's Coach Suimin Diharja watched their futsal match together. Simanjuntak and Johan's speed, agility, and sharpness made the coach interested in recruiting him. Finally Simanjuntak and Johan joined PSMS and played for PSMS Medan who were then playing in the Indonesia Super League. This was Simanjuntak's first football club.[5]
After the chaotic league dualism, a year later, Simanjuntak did not get a League 1 team. He finally joined and played for Liga 2 club PS Bangka. This is where he showed his abilities in the field. In the 18 games he played, Simanjuntak scored 7 goals.[5]
In the 2015 season, Simanjuntak signed a year's contract with Persegres Gresik United. He made his debut in a 0–1 away win against Barito Putera on 11 April.[6] He scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win against Borneo, scoring after 45 minutes.[7]
In 2016 Simanjuntak signed with Semen Padang for the Indonesia Soccer Championship A. He made 66 league appearances and scored 4 goals for Semen Padang.[8]
In 2018, Simanjuntak signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. He made his debut on 23 March 2018 in a match against Bhayangkara. On 8 June 2018, Simanjuntak scored his first goal for Persija against TIRA-Persikabo in the 85th minute at the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PS Bangka | 2014 | Indonesia Premier Division | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| Gresik united | 2015 | Indonesia Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Semen Padang | 2016 | ISC A | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Liga 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 73 | 5 | ||
| Persija Jakarta | 2018 | Liga 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| 2019 | Liga 1 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 236 | 18 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
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