Witan Sulaeman (born 8 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Slovak Super Liga club AS Trenčín and the Indonesia national team.
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Full name | Witan Sulaeman[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 21)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Palu, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Trenčín | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | SSB Galara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | SKO Ragunan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | PSIM Yogyakarta | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Radnik Surdulica | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Lechia Gdańsk | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Lechia Gdańsk II | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | → Senica (loan) | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Trenčín | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Indonesia U19 | 26 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Indonesia U23 | 22 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Indonesia | 20 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
On 17 August 2019, Witan signed his first professional contract at the age of 17 with Liga 2 side PSIM Yogyakarta.[3] He made his first-team debut for PSIM Yogyakarta when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2019 Liga 2 match against Persiba Balikpapan on 22 August 2019, in which PSIM won.[4]
At the age of 18, Witan joined Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica in February 2020 on a three-and-a-half year deal.[5] However, the season was soon suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic for a period of 2+1⁄2 months, during which he returned to Indonesia.[6] He finally made his professional debut on 14 June 2020, coming on for Bogdan Stamenković during a 4–2 SuperLiga defeat to Radnički Niš.[7][8]
On 1 September 2021, Witan joined Polish club Lechia Gdańsk on a two-year contract. Witan joined shortly after his international teammate Egy Maulana departured to Senica in Slovakia.[9] Three days later, Witan made his Lechia Gdańsk debut in a friendly match against Jeziorak Iława as a substitute for Kacper Sezonienko in the 73rd minute.[10]
He made his league debut for Lechia Gdańsk. However, he did not strengthen the main team, but for the reserve team, Lechia Gdańsk II. when he was part of the starting lineup of a IV liga match against MKS Wladyslawowo on 11 September, in which Lechia won.[11]
On 26 July 2022, it is announced that Witan and Lechia Gdańsk both agreed to mutually terminate his contract.[12]
On 21 January 2022, Witan joined Slovak Super Liga club Senica on loan until the end of the season.[13] On 12 February 2022, Witan made his league debut playing full 90-minutes against league giants Slovan Bratislava, as his team suffered 0-5 defeat.[14] Witan made his first goal for his club at Slovak Cup winning game against SV Sasona Arena.[15] In the quarter final of Slovak Cup, against FK Pohronie, he gave one assist and one goal for the winning match.[16]
On 9 August 2022, Slovakian club Trenčín announced that they had signed Witan on a two-year contract.[17] On 13 August 2022, Witan made his debut, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Lucas Demitra in a 0–0 draw against Ružomberok, in the Slovak Super Liga.[18] On 24 August 2022, Witan scored his first and second goal for Trenčín, in a 14–0 victory against FC Slovan Hlohovec in the Slovak Cup.[19]
At the age of 16, Witan made his international debut with Indonesia U19 in the 2017 Toulon Tournament on 31 May 2017 against Brazil U20 with a score of 1–0 defeat. Later that year he scored a brace in an 8–0 win over Brunei at the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship.[20] He also scored in the third-place match against Myanmar.
At the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia,[21] Witan scored two goals in a group stage win over Chinese Taipei before scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over the United Arab Emirates to lead his team to the quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years.[22]
Witan was part of the Indonesia under-23 team that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. He received a call to join the senior Indonesian national football team in May 2021. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan.[23][24] On 11 October 2021, he made first international goal against Chinese Taipei in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round leg 2, in which Indonesia won 3–0.[25]
On 12 December 2021, Witan scored a goal in a 2020 AFF Championship game against Laos.[26] On 22 December 2021, Witan scored again against Singapore in the first leg of semi-final.
On 14 June 2022, Witan scored a brace against Nepal in a 7-0 win in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
In the midst of busy following the training camp with the Indonesian national team, On 29 May 2022, at the age of 20, Witan married his girlfriend, Rismahani. Witan officially married Rismahani in a wedding ceremony held in Palu, Central Sulawesi.[27]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PSIM Yogyakarta | 2019 | Liga 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Radnik Surdulica | 2019–20 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Lechia Gdańsk | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Lechia Gdańsk II | 2021–22[29] | IV liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Senica (loan) | 2021–22 | Fortuna liga | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
Trenčín | 2022–23 | Fortuna liga | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
Career total | 34 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
Indonesia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 14 | 4 |
2022 | 6 | 2 |
Total | 20 | 6 |
International under-23 goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 February 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2019 AFF U-22 GS |
2 | 3 December 2019 | Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines | ![]() | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
3 | 22 October 2021 | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
4 | 26 October 2021 | Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
5. | 10 May 2022 | Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2021 Southeast Asian Games |
6. | 4–1 | |||||
7. | 15 May 2022 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 |
International senior goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 October 2021 | Buriram Stadium, Buriram, Thailand | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
2. | 25 November 2021 | Emirhan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
3. | 12 December 2021 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2020 AFF Championship |
4. | 22 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
5. | 14 June 2022 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | ![]() | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6. | 6–0 |
Indonesia U-19
Indonesia U-23
Indonesia
AS Trenčín – current squad | |
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