Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar (born 4 October 1999) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays for K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons and the Indonesia national team. Mainly playing as a

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, he can also be deployed as a

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or a defensive midfielder. He has been considered one of the country's most gifted and promising footballers of his generation, together with fellow players such as

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and

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Club career

Persiba Balikpapan

After spending years in the youth squads of PSM Makassar, Asnawi joined

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for the 2016

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(a temporary tournament that replaced the defunct Indonesian Super League after the PSSI schism that led to the 2015 FIFA suspension on Indonesia). He soon became the youngest player to score in the competition, as he netted a goal at just 17 years and five days in a match against

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at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium.

PSM Makassar

After Liga 1 (Indonesia) emerged as the stable football competition in the country, Asnawi in 2017 returned to PSM Makassar, where he made his debut against Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia President's Cup, the league's pre-season tournament. Despite his young age, he rapidly established himself as one of the club's most talented and promising players, thanks to his versatility and his technical skills.

Ansan Greeners

In January 2021, Asnawi joined K League 2 side Ansan Greeners on a permanent deal. In the process, Ansan Greeners became the first K League team to ever register a

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player, while Mangkualam itself became the first Indonesian footballer to ever play in the national system. Upon signing for the South Korean club, the player revealed that the head coach of the Indonesian national team at the time, Shin Tae-yong, reportedly convinced him to pursue an opportunity abroad. The transfer also gained attention from

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's local Indonesian community and domestic fans in general, with the club's official

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accounts receiving a significant increase in the number of their followers. After being unavailable for the first games of the season, due to

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self-isolation rules, Asnawi made his debut for Ansan, playing the entirety of a 1–0 win against

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club Yangpyeong in the local

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. On 3 April 2021, he made his league debut, playing 61 minutes in a 1–1 draw against

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. On 23 July 2022, Asnawi scored his first

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goal for Ansan Greeners in a 3–1 win against

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at the Ansan Wa Stadium. Eight days later, he scored again in a 3–0 league win over Jeonnam Dragons.

Jeonnam Dragons

On 27 January 2023, Asnawi officially joined fellow K League 2 side Jeonnam Dragons on a permanent deal.

International career

Often being a key player for Indonesia national Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 squads. Asnawi made his international debut for the senior team on 21 March 2017, when he got on the pitch as a substitute during a friendly match against

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. In the process, he broke a record for the youngest player to win an international senior cap for Indonesia, at the age of 17 years and 167 days. Later, this record was broken by

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at the age of 17 years and 104 days on 27 January 2022. He was part of the Under-23 squad that won silver in the

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in the

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and voted into the tournament's best eleven. In November 2021, Indonesian coach, Shin Tae-yong called Asnawi up to the full national side, for the friendly matches in

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against

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and

. In December 2021, he was named in Indonesian's squad for the

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. On 12 December 2021, Asnawi scored his first international goal with a penalty against

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and Asnawi also providing the assist for Irfan Jaya to score Indonesia's second goal in an eventual 1–5 win.

Personal life

Mangkualam is the son of

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, a former Indonesian footballer himself currently serving as an assistant coach at PSM Makassar, the club Mangkualam played for between 2017 and 2021.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

International under-23 goals International senior goals

Honours

Club

;PSM Makassar * Piala Indonesia:

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International

Indonesia U-16 *

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runner-up:

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Indonesia U-19 * AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place:

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Indonesia U-23 * Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal:

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* Southeast Asian Games Silver medal:

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;Indonesia * AFF Championship runner-up:

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Individual

* Piala Indonesia Best Young Player:

* Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2019
Indonesian Soccer Awards: Favorite Young Footballer 2019
* K League 2 Player of the Month: April 2021

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mangkualam, Asnawi 1999 births Living people People from Makassar Sportspeople from South Sulawesi Indonesian Muslims Indonesian footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players K League 2 players Persiba Balikpapan players PSM Makassar players Ansan Greeners FC players Jeonnam Dragons players Indonesia youth international footballers Indonesia international footballers Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Makassar Indonesian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in South Korea Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games 21st-century Indonesian people