Amiruddin Bagas Kaffa Arrizqi (born 16 January 2002) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 1 club Barito Putera.

Club career

Barito Putera

At a young age, he has already had the opportunity to play for

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. Bagas Kaffa agreed a contract with Barito Putera in 2019. Even his contract was extended until 2023. He is determined to win a position as a regular player at ''Laskar Antasari''. Bagas Kaffa made his first-team debut on 6 March 2020 as a starting in a match against

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where he played the full 90 minutes as a right back. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the

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. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021. On 27 September 2021, Bagas Kaffa provided an assist for Aleksandar Rakić in a 0–2 win over

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. On 19 November, Bagas Kaffa scored his first league goal for Barito Putera in a 4–1 win over

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. Bagas Kaffa's impressive performance made him enter the Best XI of 2021–22 Liga 1. Throughout the season, he recorded 32 appearances, scored 1 goal and 4 assists. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Bagas Kaffa was linked with a move to

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, but he eventually stayed at the club. Despite this, he became a regular starter for Barito Putera under Rahmad Darmawan, and saw an improvement in his performances for the side. Bagas Kaffa scored his first goal of the season for ''Laskar Antasari'' on 29 September 2022, a last-minute effort in a match against

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to equalise 2–2. On 24 December, Bagas Kaffa provided an assist for his compatriot Rafael Silva in a 0–3 win against

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at Maguwoharjo Stadium. Bagas Kaffa was fixed in the starting eleven throughout the season, playing almost the same number of games between the right-back and the right-midfield. His stable performance earned him a call-up to the Indonesia U23 which will be prepared to play in the upcoming 2023 Southeast Asian Games.

International career

Bagas Kaffa started to represent Indonesia from the age of 15 when he debuted in a Indonesia U15 team match against Myanmar U15 in the

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. Bagas Kaffa was also part of the Indonesia U17 team that won the

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, after in the final match against Thailand U17, winning the penalty-shootout. On 21 September, he scored his first international goal for ''Garuda Muda'', with his acceleration past four opposing players against Iran U17 in the

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. The game ended in a 2–0 victory for Indonesia. He was awarded as the player with the best goal during the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship. Bagas Kaffa was part of the Indonesia U-19 team that finished third in 2019 AFF U-19 Youth Championship. In April 2023, Bagas Kaffa was comeback called up to the Indonesia U22 for the training centre in preparation for

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. Bagas Kaffa made his international U22 debut on 14 April 2023 in a friendly match against Lebanon U22 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International goals

Indonesia U19

Personal life

He is the twin brother of footballer

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Honours

International

;Indonesia U-16 * Tien Phong Plastic Cup: 2017 * JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament:

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;Indonesia U-19 *

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third place:

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;Indonesia U-23 *

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Gold medal:

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* AFF U-23 Championship runner-up:

Individual

* Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: September 2021, November 2021, February 2022 * Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

Bagas Kaffa
at AFC * 2002 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers PS Barito Putera players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesia men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders People from Magelang Footballers from Central Java Indonesian twins Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Indonesia {{Indonesia-footy-defender-stub