Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge (born 29 August 2006) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Barito Putera and the Indonesia national under-20 team.
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| Full name | Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 August 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sumedang, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Barito Putera | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | SSB Sidolig Bandung | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | SSB Saswco Bandung | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Bandung Pro United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Bhayangkara | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Barito Putera | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Barito Putera | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Indonesia U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Indonesia U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Born in Sumedang, Iqbal started his career playing for clubs in Bandung. He joined the youth academy of Bhayangkara in 2021 before signing for Liga 1 side Barito Putera.[2][3]
International career edit
In 2022, Iqbal was part of the Indonesia U16 team that won the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He was the captain of the team and was the leader of the defense, helping Indonesia keep cleansheat in 3 out of 5 matches during the tournament. Therefore, he was given the "Best player of the tournament" award.[4]
In November 2023, Iqbal was named in Indonesia U17's team for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted in his home country Indonesia.[5] He started in all three group stage matches and helped Indonesia drew two games but the team failed to advance to the next stage.[6]
Honours edit
Indonesia U16
Individual edit
- AFF U-16 Championship best player: 2022
References edit
- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Mengenal Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge, Kapten Timnas Indonesia U-16" (in Indonesian). Okezone Infografis. 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Profil Iqbal Gwijangge, Tembok Timnas U-17 yang Repotkan Korea Selatan" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Daftar Penghargaan Piala AFF U-16: Iqbal Gwijangge Pemain Terbaik" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Erick Thohir Minta Pemain Manfaatkan Kesempatan Besar Ini" (in Indonesian). Football Association of Indonesia. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Setelah Asnawi Mangkualam Sukses, Indra Sjafri Bikin Eksperimen Ubah Posisi Iqbal Gwijangge" (in Indonesian). Bola.net. 5 January 2024.
External links edit
- Iqbal Gwijangge at Soccerway