Muhammad Fajar Fathur Rahman (born 29 May 2002) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a

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or a winger for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda.

Club career

Borneo Samarinda

He was signed for

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to play in Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Fajar made his professional debut on 4 September 2021 in a match against

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at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium,

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International career

On 29 July 2018, Fajar started to represent Indonesia from the age of 16 when he debuted in a Indonesia U16 team match against Philippines U16 in the

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, he also scored his first international goal in that debut that ended with a 8–0 win. On 11 August, he scored the opening goal for Indonesia in a 1–1 final match against Thailand U17, Until winning the penalty-shootout, he successfully led Indonesia to become the winner of 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. Then in 2019, he moved up to the U19 national team, and scored 2 goals in the group stage of the

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. And became the third-place of this tournament. In April 2023, Fajar was called up to the Indonesia U22 for the training centre in preparation for the

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. Fajar made his international U22 debut on 14 April 2023 in a friendly match against Lebanon U22 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. Fajar then went on to score 5 goals in 7 appearances for Indonesia U22, making him the joint top scorer and winning the gold medal in the 2023 SEA Games football tournament.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International goals

International under-23 goals

Honours

International

;Indonesia U-16 *

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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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;Individual *

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Best Young Player:

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* Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: March 2023, October 2023 *

Top Goalscorer:

References

External links

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Fajar Fathur Rahman
at Liga Indonesia 2002 births Living people People from Manokwari Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesian men's footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Borneo F.C. Samarinda players Men's association football wingers Men's association football defenders Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football {{Indonesia-footy-midfielder-stub