Muhammad Toha (born 30 January 1997) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 1 club

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 ...

Club career

Persita Tangerang

He was signed for

to play in Liga 2 in the 2017 season. He had to give up his job as a

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to pursue his dream as a

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. Toha scored his first-team goal with an equalizer in a 4–4 draw against Blitar Bandung United on 13 August 2019. After undergoing several matches with Persita in

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 ...

, finally Toha can feel the highest caste of Indonesian football. Persita's success in being promoted to the Liga 1 is inseparable from Toha's role, he became one of the players who had the most minutes competing in the 2019 season and proved how important his role was in guarding the club's defense. On 7 January 2020, Persita's management announced that Toha and 11 other players have extended their contracts with Persita for the next season. On 1 March 2020, he made his high caste league debut by starting in a 0–0 draw over

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. He played 3 times for the club in

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because the league was officially discontinued due to the

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. On 28 August 2021, he started his match in the 2021–22 Liga 1 for Persita in a 1–2 win over

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. On 22 October, Toha captained Persita for the first time in the high caste Liga 1 against

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. Toha give assists goal by

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in Persita's 3–3 draw over

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on 20 March 2022. Toha ended the 2021–22 season with 34 league appearances and 1 assists. On 25 July 2022, he started his match as a captain club in the 2022–23 Liga 1 for Persita in a 2–0 win over

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. On 14 August, he made his 100th appearance for the club as Persita won 1–2 at

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. Toha give two assists in Persita's 4–1 win over RANS Nusantara on 13 December.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Persita Tangerang * Liga 2 runner-up:

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Muhammad Toha
at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Toha, Muhammad 1997 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers Persita Tangerang players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Men's association football fullbacks People from Bontang Footballers from East Kalimantan