Alfriyanto Nico Saputro (born 3 April 2003) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club

Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'; abbreviated as Persija), is an Indonesian professional football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jakarta is one of the most suc ...

Club career

Persija Jakarta

He was signed for

to play in Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Nico made his first-team debut on 5 September 2021 in a match against

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. On 24 September 2021, Nico scored his first goal for Persija in a 2–1 win over

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at the

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at the age of 18 years five months 21 days, for Nico, his goal is an indicator that Persija's young players are able to make a big contribution to the team.

International career

On 30 May 2022, Nico made his debut for an Indonesian youth team against a Venezuela U-20 squad in the

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. In October 2022, it was reported that Nico received a call-up from the Indonesia U-20 for a training camp, in Turkey and Spain.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International goals

International under-19 goals

Honours

Club

; Persija Jakarta * Menpora Cup:

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Individual

* Liga 1 Young Player of the Month:

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Alfriyanto Nico
at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Nico, Alfriyanto 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Surakarta Footballers from Central Java Indonesian men's footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Persija Jakarta players PSIM Yogyakarta players Indonesia men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers