Jefri Kurniawan (born in Malang, 18 March 1991) is an Indonesian professional footballer of Chinese Indonesians descent who plays as a winger for Liga 2 club Gresik United.

Jefri Kurniawan
Personal information
Full name Jefri Kurniawan
Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Malang, Indonesia[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Gresik United
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2007 Arema
2008–2010 Persema Malang
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Persekam Metro 0 (0)
2010–2011 Persikoba Batu City 8 (0)
2011–2012 Persik Kendal 20 (0)
2012–2013 Persesam Sampit 4 (0)
2013–2014 PPSM Magelang 12 (2)
2014–2015 Persinga Ngawi 5 (0)
2015–2016 Borneo 25 (7)
2017–2019 Persija Jakarta 6 (0)
2017Borneo (loan) 8 (0)
2018Arema (loan) 9 (0)
2019 Badak Lampung 13 (1)
2019–2022 PSS Sleman 22 (1)
2022– Gresik United 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023

Club career edit

Persinga Ngawi edit

Jefri Kurniawan was named as the best player in the 2015 Merdeka Cup when playing for Persinga Ngawi. Jefri also played for Persegres Gresik United in the 2015 Jendral Sudirman Cup.[3]

Pusamania Borneo edit

Jefri made his debut with Pusamania Borneo in 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A against Bali United. He scored his first goal in the third matchday, playing against Persiba Balikpapan.

Persija Jakarta edit

He was signed for Persija Jakarta to play in Liga 1 in the 2017 season. Jefri made his league debut on 16 April 2017 in a match against Persiba Balikpapan at the Batakan Stadium, Balikpapan.

Borneo (loan) edit

He was signed for Borneo to play in the Liga 1 in the 2017 season, on loan from Persija Jakarta. Jefri made his league debut on 5 August 2017 in a match against Sriwijaya at the Segiri Stadium, Samarinda.[4]

Arema (loan) edit

He was signed for Arema to play in the Liga 1 in the 2018 season, on loan from Persija Jakarta. Jefri made his league debut on 24 April 2018 in a match against Persipura Jayapura at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang.[5]

Badak Lampung edit

In 2019, Jefri signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Badak Lampung. He made his league debut on 18 May 2019 in a match against TIRA-Persikabo at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong. On 27 July 2019, Jefri scored his first goal for Badak Lampung in the 82nd minute against Madura United.[6]

PSS Sleman edit

He was signed for PSS Sleman to play in Liga 1 in the 2019 middle season. Jefri made his league debut on 24 September 2019 in a match against Arema. On 29 October 2019, Jefri scored his first goal for PSS in the 16th minute against Persebaya Surabaya at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya.[7]

International career edit

He was called up to the Indonesia national team for a friendly match against Vietnam on 9 October 2016.[8]

Honours edit

Club edit

PSS Sleman

References edit

  1. ^ "Jefri Kurniawan: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Jefri Kurniawan". pssleman.id. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ "JEFRI KURNIAWAN, Ganti baju di level baru" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Jefri Kurniawan Berjanji Bakal Kembali ke Persija". bola.com.
  5. ^ "Jefri Kurniawan Mengaku Gembira Bisa Gabung Arema FC". surabaya.tribunnews.com.
  6. ^ "Badak Lampung FC Dapatkan Enam Pemain Baru, Salah Satunya Alumnus Liga Spanyol". kampiun.id.
  7. ^ "Mundur Dari Perseru Badak Lampung FC, Jefri Kurniawan Gabung PSS Sleman". goal.com.
  8. ^ "26 NAMA PEMAIN TIMNAS INDONESIA VERSUS VIETNAM" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ^ Donny, Afroni (24 April 2021). "Tekuk PSM Makassar, PSS Sleman Rebut Peringkat Tiga Piala Menpora". goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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