Ronaldo Joybera Junior Kwateh (born 19 October 2004) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a winger or forward for Liga 1 club

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and the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Madura United

He was signed for

to play in Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Kwateh made his first-team debut on 3 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973 at the

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. In that match, he made history by becoming the youngest player to debut in Liga 1, at that time, he appeared at the age of 16 years old, 10 months and 15 days, This achievement made him beat Mochammad Supriadi's previous record. On 12 December, Kwateh scored his first professional league goal for the club in a 1–3 lose over

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at Maguwoharjo Stadium.

International career

In October 2021, Kwateh was called up to the Indonesia U23 in a

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against

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and

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and also prepared for

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. On 26 October 2021, Kwateh debuted in a youth national team when he came on as a substitute in a 2–3 loss against Australia U23 in the

. Kwateh also was part of the Indonesia U23 team that won bronze in the

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; he scored a goal in the third-place match against

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. In January 2022, Kwateh was called up to the Indonesian senior team for two friendly matches against

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in Bali by coach

Shin Tae-yong Shin Tae-yong (, Hanja: 申台龍; born on 11 May 1970) is a South Korean former professional footballer and manager who is currently coaching the Indonesia national football team. He is the first man to win the Asian Club Championship/AFC Cha ...

. On 27 January 2022, he earned his maiden senior cap in a 4–1 win in the first of those two matches and broke the record for the youngest player to represent his country in a senior match at the age of 17 years 104 days.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

International goals

International under-20 goals International under-23 goals

Honours

International

Indonesia U-23 *

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Bronze medal:

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Personal life

Ronaldo is the son of Roberto Kwateh, a Liberian footballer who played for

PSIS Semarang Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Semarang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Semarang'), commonly known by its abbreviation PSIS is an Indonesian professional football club based in Semarang, Central Java. The club play their home matches in ...

References

External links

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Ronaldo Kwateh
at Liga Indonesia 2004 births Living people People from Bantul Regency Indonesian people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Sportspeople from Special Region of Yogyakarta Indonesian footballers Indonesia youth international footballers Indonesia international footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Madura United F.C. players Association football forwards Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football {{Indonesia-footy-forward-stub