Tony Sucipto (born 12 February 1986 in Surabaya, East Java), nicknamed Toncip, is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a left-back or a central defender.

Tony Sucipto
Personal information
Full name Tony Sucipto
Date of birth (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Persija Jakarta
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Persijatim 23 (0)
2005−2010 Sriwijaya 112 (8)
2010−2011 Persija Jakarta 24 (2)
2011−2018 Persib Bandung 173 (3)
2019− Persija Jakarta 80 (0)
International career
2002−2003 Indonesia U17
2004–2006 Indonesia U19
2006−2009 Indonesia U23 13 (2)
2010−2015 Indonesia 17 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2010 Indonesia & Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Personal life edit

Tony is married with children. He is a Muslim who observes the Islamic month of Ramadan.[3][4]

Club career edit

Persib Bandung edit

After a year at Persija Jakarta, in 2011, Tony signed for Persib Bandung. He scored his first two goals for Persib in a 5-1 win against Persita Tangerang in an Indonesia Super League match on 15 April 2013. In seven years, he made 173 league appearances and scored three goals.[5]

Persija Jakarta edit

In 2019, Tony returned to Persija and made his league debut on 20 May 2019 against Barito Putera at the 17th May Stadium, Banjarmasin.[6]

International goals edit

International under-23 goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 November 2006 Al-Wakrah Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar   Singapore U-23 1–0 1–1 2006 Asian Games
2 18 April 2007 Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon   Lebanon U-23 2–1 2–1 2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

International goal

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2010 Siliwangi Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia   Maldives 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours edit

Club edit

Sriwijaya
Persib Bandung
Persija Jakarta

International edit

Indonesia

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tony Sucipto: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Tony Sucipto". persija.id. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Tony Enjoy Latihan Meski Puasa(Tony Enjoy Exercise While Fasting)". Persib Bandung.com (in Indonesian). 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Aktivitas Tony dan Rahman Saat Ramadan(Activity Tony and Rahman When Ramadan)". Persib Bandung.com (in Indonesian). 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ^ Kompas Cyber Media (15 April 2013). "Lima Gol Persib Hancurkan Persita". Bola.kompas.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Bahagianya Tony Sucipto Gabung Persija Jakarta". Bola.net.
  7. ^ "Persib beats Sriwijaya to win Presidents Cup". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  8. ^ Ridwan, Muhammad (25 April 2021). "Persija Jakarta Juara Piala Menpora 2021". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

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