Firza Andika (born 11 May 1999) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a left-back for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta.

Early career

Firza started his football training at the age of nine at the Tasbi soccer school in his hometown of

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province. Before he graduated from high school, he moved to

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province to train at

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's academy when the club was still playing in the top-tier of Indonesian football. He received his first call to the

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selection while he was here.

Club career

PSMS Medan

Firza chose to return to his hometown upon his entry to professional football and joined Liga 1 club PSMS Medan in January 2018. He made his first-team debut for PSMS Medan when he was part of the starting lineup of a

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match against Persija Jakarta on 6 April 2018, in which PSMS won. However, he failed to help prevent his club from being relegated to Liga 2 at the end of the

season.

AFC Tubize

In November 2018, Firza flew to Europe to trial with Belgian lower-league club AFC Tubize and Spanish Tercera Division club

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. In January 2019, Firza Andika signed a two-year contract for AFC Tubize with the condition he would join in March 2019 after the

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. However, upon his return he was embroiled in a salary dispute there and failed to play a single game for the club. As a solution, he was loaned to Liga 1 PSM Makassar for the remainder of the

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season.

PSM Makassar (loan)

Firza extended his stay at PSM Makassar on loan for the

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season. Firza made his debut on 1 September 2019 as a substitute in a match against Persela Lamongan. Despite the competition being canceled after three matchdays due to the

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, he did not return to Tubize.

Persikabo 1973

At the end of his problematic contract with Tubize, Firza in early 2021 joined Liga 1 club

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, which is supported by the Indonesian military. At the same time, Firza enrolled himself into the Indonesian Air Force. Firza made his debut on 3 September 2021 as a substitute in a match against

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. On 17 October, Firza scored his first goal for Persikabo in a 3–0 victory over Borneo Samarinda at the

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. He contributed with 28 appearances, 1 goals and 3 assists during with Persikabo 1973 for one season.

Persija Jakarta

Firza was signed for Persija Jakarta to play in Liga 1 in the 2021–22 season. He made his league debut on 23 July 2022 in a match against Bali United at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar. On 6 December, Firza scored his first goal for Persija in a 1–0 victory over Borneo Samarinda at the

International career

On 31 May 2017, Firza debuted for the Indonesia U-19 team in a match against Brazil U20 in the

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. Firza was also one of the players who strengthened the Indonesia U19 team in the

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. He was part of the Indonesia team that won silver in the

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in the

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. Firza received his first call up to the senior Indonesia national football team in May 2021. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in

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against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

International

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

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Indonesia U-23 *

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* Southeast Asian Games Silver medal:

* Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andika, Firza 1999 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers Footballers from Medan PSMS Medan players Semen Padang F.C. players Royale Union Tubize-Braine players PSM Makassar players Persikabo 1973 players Persija Jakarta players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Challenger Pro League players Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games