Irfan Bachdim

Irfan Bachdim

Personal information
Full name	Irfan Haarys Bachdim
Date of birth	(1988-08-11) August 11, 1988
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward, Winger, Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998	SV Argon
1998–2000	Ajax Amsterdam
2000–2003	SV Argon
2003–2007	FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	FC Utrecht	3	(0)
2009–2010	HFC Haarlem	12	(1)
2010	SV Argon	4	(0)
2010–2013	Persema Malang	55	(30)
2013–2014	Chonburi	9	(2)
2013	→ Sriracha (loan)	15	(5)
2014	Ventforet Kofu	2	(0)
2015–2016	Consadole Sapporo	7	(1)
National team‡
2010–	Indonesia	29	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2016

Irfan Haarys Bachdim (born August 11, 1988) is an Indonesian footballer who currently plays for Consadole Sapporo. In Sapporo, he is known as The David Beckham of Indonesia.

Early life

Bachdim was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands to a former Indonesian footballer of Arab-Indonesian descent, Noval Bachdim and Dutch mother, Hester van Dijk.

Career

Early career

He started his career in Ajax along with Mitchell Donald, Jeffrey Sarpong, Christian Supusepa and Ryan Babel, but moved to Hoofdklasse side SV Argon after 3 years. He became the top scorer in the league, despite his position as a midfielder.

FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht scouted him and brought him to FC Utrecht. He was the first choice for the FC Utrecht junior team and sometimes played for the reserve team. He made his debut for FC Utrecht in Eredivisie on 17 February 2008, playing 90 minutes against VVV-Venlo.^[1]

When the Indonesia U-23 had a training camp in the Netherlands, Irfan played a number times for the team, but he was injured a week before going to the 2006 Asian Games.

HFC Haarlem

On July 2009 he signed for HFC Haarlem in a free transfer deal. On March 2010 he had trials for Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta but neither club signed him.

Persema Malang

Bachdim desire to play in Indonesia was finally realized when he joined the club Persema Malang with Timo Scheunemann as his coach at that time. The contract was signed on 9 August 2010. His performance in his first game for the Indonesia national team made him well known among the Indonesian public.

Chonburi FC

Bachdim gave a trial at Thailand club BEC Tero Sasana where he was able to give an average performance, then he was not selected by team. Later he was signed by another Thailand club Chonburi on a 2 years contract.^[2]

In early December 2013 J-League clubs Vegalta Sendai and Ventforet Kofu trialed Irfan Bachdim for 2 weeks. He said that if he did not get a contract with these clubs, he would go back to Chonburi to prove himself to the new manager.^[3][4]

Ventforet Kofu

Bachdim announced on Monday, January 27, 2014 that he had officially joined J. League first-division side Ventforet Kofu.

According to Ventforet, the club thought highly of the forward’s potential during a tryout held by the J. League Players Association. His fast playing style caught the club’s eye even though he wasn’t in top physical condition at the time.

Ventforet general manager Satoru Sakuma said Bachdim will be the J. League’s first Indonesian player and his contract will run through the end of the 2014 season.^[5]

Consadole Sapporo

Japanese media on Monday, December 22, 2014 published that Consadole Sapporo has signed the Indonesia international Irfan Bachdim from Ventforet Kofu.^[6] The introduction of Irfan Bachdim as one of six new players of the club was presented on January 20, 2015.^[7] On May 3, 2015 Irfan Bachdim made his first J2 appearance on Sunday in Consadole Sapporo’s 3-0 win over leaders Jubilo Iwata. After replacing Brazilian teammate Nildo on the right wing, Irfan drew cheers from the crowd when he streaked up the sideline and sent a well-placed cross in his first play.^[8]

Career statistics

International

National team appearances

International goals

^[10]

#	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 December 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta	3	Malaysia	5–1	Won	2010 AFF Championship
2	4 December 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta	4	Laos	6–0	Won	2010 AFF Championship
3	5 June 2012	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	15	Philippines	2–2	Drawn	Friendly
4	26 September 2012	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan	18	Brunei	5–0	Won	Friendly
5	26 September 2012	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan	18	Brunei	5–0	Won	Friendly
6	26 September 2012	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan	18	Brunei	5–0	Won	Friendly
7	14 July 2014	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah	24	Qatar	2–2	Drawn	Friendly
8	6 September 2016	Manahan Stadium, Surakarta	27	Malaysia	3–0	Won	Friendly
9	9 October 2016	Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman	28	Vietnam	2–2	Drawn	Friendly
10	8 November 2016	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi	29	Vietnam	3–2	Lost	Friendly

Honours

Club honours

Consadole Sapporo

• J2 League Champion (1): 2016 J2 League

Country honours

Indonesia

• AFF Championship Runner-up (1): 2010 AFF Championship

Personal life

Bachdim is well known for starring in many product advertisements including Pocari Sweat, Suzuki, Nike, and many more. He is one of very select few Indonesian Footballers who have appeared in other scopes outside of football. He was massively popular domestically, particularly among female fans.

Bachdim is married to Jennifer Kurniawan, a German-Chinese Indonesian model and sister of Kim Kurniawan. In July 8, 2011, Bachdim and Kurniawan tied the knot in Germany amid inter-religious marriage controversy, as current Indonesian law does not allow mixed-marriages between people who follow different religions. In February 5th, 2012, Bachdim's first child and daughter, Kiyomi Sue Bachdim, was born. Two years later, in March 21st, 2014, Bachdim's second child and first son, Kenji Zizou Bachdim, was born. ^{[11][12] [13] [14]}

References

External links

• Irfan Bachdim Official Website
• Soccerway Profile
• Irfan Bachdim at National-Football-Teams.com