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Ronaldo Joybera Junior Kwateh (born 19 October 2004) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Liga 1 club Madura United and the Indonesia national team.

Ronaldo Kwateh

Personal information
Full name	Ronaldo Joybera Junior Kwateh
Date of birth	(2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 18)
Place of birth	Bantul, Indonesia
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Club information
Current team	Madura United
Number	17
Youth career
2017–2018	SSB Pendowoharjo Bantul
2019–2020	Persib Bandung
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Madura United	11	(0)
National team‡
2022–	Indonesia U20	15	(2)
2021–	Indonesia U23	10	(1)
2022–	Indonesia	2	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Indonesia Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2022

Club career

Madura United

He was signed for Madura United to play in Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Kwateh made his first-team debut on 3 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973 at the Indomilk Arena, Tangerang.[2][3] In that match, he made history by becoming the youngest player to debut in Liga 1, at that time, he appeared at the age of 16 years old, 10 months and 15 days, This achievement made him beat Mochammad Supriadi's previous record.[4]

International career

In October 2021, Kwateh was called up to the Indonesia U23 in a friendly match against Tajikistan and Nepal and also prepared for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification in Tajikistan.[5] On 26 October 2021, Kwateh debuted in a youth national team when he came on as a substitute in a 2–3 loss against Australia U23 in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.[6] Kwateh also was part of the Indonesia U23 team that won bronze in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games; he scored a goal in the third-place match against Malaysia.[7]

In January 2022, Kwateh was called up to the Indonesian senior team for two friendly matches against Timor Leste in Bali by coach Shin Tae-yong.[8] On 27 January 2022, he earned his maiden senior cap in a 4–1 win in the first of those two matches and broke the record for the youngest player to represent his country in a senior match at the age of 17 years 104 days.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 February 2022.[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Madura United	2021–22	Liga 1	11	0	0	0	–		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2022–23	Liga 1	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			11	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	0

Notes

International

As of match played 30 January 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

International goals

International under-20 goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 July 2022	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia	Brunei	2–0	7–0	2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2.	10 July 2022		Myanmar	5–1	5–1

International under-23 goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 May 2022	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Malaysia	0–1	1–1 (3–4 Penalty Shoot-out)	2021 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

International

Indonesia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2021[11]

Personal life

Ronaldo is the son of Roberto Kwateh, a Liberian footballer who played for PSIS Semarang.[12]

References

External links

• Ronaldo Kwateh at Soccerway
• Ronaldo Kwateh at Liga Indonesia

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