Vava Mario Yagalo (born 21 April 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.
![]() Vava with TIRA-Persikabo in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vava Mario Yagalo | ||
Date of birth | (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Kediri, Indonesia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Persik Kediri | ||
Number | 78 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Deportivo Indonesia | ||
2012–2013 | Sriwijaya | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Bhayangkara | 12 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Persija Jakarta | 34 | (1) |
2019 | TIRA-Persikabo | 22 | (0) |
2020– | Persik Kediri | 14 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Indonesia U16 | 3 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Indonesia U19 | 7 | (0) |
2015 | Indonesia U23 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 29 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 15 June 2015 (UTC) |
In 2015, Vava signed a contract with Persija Jakarta. He made his league debut on 4 April 2015 against Arema. On 8 June 2018, Vava scored his first goal for Persija against PS TIRA in the 1st minute at the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul.
In 2019, Vava signed for TIRA-Persikabo.[2] He made his debut on 18 May 2019 against Badak Lampung at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong.[3]
In 2020, Vava joined Persik Kediri. He made his league debut on 29 February 2020 against Persebaya Surabaya at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.[4]
Vava represented Indonesia at the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship. He scored his first goal against Syria on 4 October 2008.[5]
Vava was named after two Brazilian football legends, Vavá and Mário Zagallo, despite being a devout Muslim. He studied law at the University of Kediri.[6]
Vava's father died on 29 June 2016 while he was training with his team.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bhayangkara | 2014 | Indonesia Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Persija Jakarta | 2015 | Indonesia Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | ISC A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2017 | Liga 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2018 | Liga 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
TIRA-Persikabo | 2019 | Liga 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Persik Kediri | 2020 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Liga 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Liga 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
Career total | 82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 96 | 2 |
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