 Witan playing for Indonesia in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Witan Sulaeman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Palu, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persija Jakarta | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | SSB Galara | ||
| 2016–2019 | SKO Ragunan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | PSIM Yogyakarta | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Radnik Surdulica | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lechia Gdańsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Senica (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2022 | Trenčín | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | Persija Jakarta | 32 | (5) |
| 2024 | → Bhayangkara (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2020 | Indonesia U19 | 26 | (8) |
| 2019–2024 | Indonesia U23 | 39 | (10) |
| 2021– | Indonesia | 46 | (9) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Witan Sulaeman (born 8 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team.
A youth product of Ragunan Sports School, Witan started his professional career with PSIM Yogyakarta. He joined Serbian club Radnik Surdulica in July 2020, becoming the first Indonesian to play in a Serbian league.[3] In 2021 he moved to Polish side Lechia Gdansk before being loaned to Slovakian side Senica in 2022. He moved to Trenčín in the same year. The following year, Witan returned to Indonesia by joining Persija Jakarta.
Witan has represented Indonesia since U19 level. He has represented his side at two Southeast Asian Games and led his side to the final of the 2020 AFF Championship. Witan took part in Indonesia's qualification for the 2023 Asian Cup by scoring two goals.
- ^ a b "AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 | Final Registrations of Players | Member Association: Indonesia" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Witan Sulaeman: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Mendadak Indonesia ala Klub Serbia yang Merekrut Witan Sulaeman".