Muhammad Iqbal (born 27 October 2000) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 1 club

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Club career

Persika Karawang

Muhammad Iqbal joined

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on 23 April 2018. He was brought in by

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to navigate

2018 Liga 2 The 2018 Liga 2 was the second season of the Liga 2 under its current name, and the ninth season under its current league structure. PSS won the title after a 2–0 win over Semen Padang in the final at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong on 4 December ...

. He made 2 league appearances for Persika Karawang.

PSMS Medan

Iqbal joined

PSMS Medan Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya, commonly known as PSMS, is an Indonesian Association football, football club based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. They currently compete in Liga 2 (In ...

to add to the squad list of young players owned by the team nicknamed the "''Ayam Kinantan''" to navigate the

2019 Liga 2 The 2019 Liga 2 was the third season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 10th season under its current league structure. Persik won the title after a 3–2 win over Persita in the final at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar on 25 N ...

. He made 6 league appearances for PSMS Medan.

Cheongju FC

On 15 September 2021, Iqbal made his debut in a match against Gimpo Citizen, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Kwon Seung-cheol. He made 3 league appearances for

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Persita Tangerang

He was signed for

Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang'), commonly known as Persita is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang. They currently compete in the Liga 1. Their nicknames are ''Pen ...

to play in the Liga 1 in the 2021-22 middle season. Iqbal made his league debut on 7 January 2022 in a match against

Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), commonly referred to as Persib Bandung, or simply Persib, is a professional football club based in Bandung, West Java, which competes in Liga 1, the top ...

at the

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. Lack of playing minutes, made him decide to leave the club. He contributed only 3 appearances for Persita.

Persebaya Surabaya

On 3 January 2023, Iqbal signed a contract with Liga 1 club

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from Persita Tangerang. Iqbal made his

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debut for the club in a 5–0 win against his former club

, coming on as a substituted Sho Yamamoto on 18 January 2023. Iqbal scored his first goal league for the club, scoring a brace and provided an assist for Altalariq Ballah in the 49th minute in a 3–3 draw over

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on 8 April. On 11 April, he scored the winning goal in a

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against Arema in a 1–0 win.

International career

On 31 May 2017, Iqbal made his debut against Brazil U20 in the

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. And Iqbal is one of the players that strengthen Indonesia U19 in

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. He scored his first International goal at

in a 9–0 win against Philippines U-19.

Personal life

He is the older brother of

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, who also a footballer and currently plays as a

for Borneo Samarinda. Syamsuddin Batubara is his father as well as his first coach to start his career as a footballer. his father is the founder of the Soccer School of Football Association of Kudugantiang in

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

International

;Indonesia U-19 *

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third place:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iqbal, Muhammad 2000 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers Liga 2 (Indonesia) players K3 League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Persika 1951 players PSMS Medan players Persita Tangerang players Persebaya Surabaya players Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders People from Padang Pariaman Regency Footballers from West Sumatra Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea