Arthur Daniel Irawan (born 3 March 1993) is an Indonesian former

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who last played as a

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for

Persik Kediri Persatuan sepak bola Indonesia Kediri ( ''Indonesian football association of Kediri''; abbreviated Persik Kediri) (), is an Indonesian professional football club based in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. They currently compete in the Liga 1. Th ...

Early career

Arthur started playing football in

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since he was seven years old. He played for

Jakarta Intercultural School Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS), formerly Jakarta International School, is a private school, private, international school in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established in 1951 for expatriate students living in Jakarta and is the largest internati ...

's varsity soccer team. Spanish club

Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

became interested in him when he was playing in a 2011 game in England. The Catalonia-based club offered a two-month trial. After impressing in the trial period, Espanyol gave him a four-year contract and an opportunity to train at its youth academy.

Club career

RCD Espanyol B

On 9 November 2011, Irawan officially signed for Espanyol B, which plays in Segunda B, the third-tier of Spanish football. He struggled to earn playtime with eight appearances in three years.

Málaga B

In January 2014, Irawan decided to move to a lower league and sign for Málaga B that plays in the Tercera Division, the fourth-tier of Spanish football, after three years playing for Espanyol B in Segunda B.

Waasland-Beveren

In the summer of 2014, Irawan joined Belgian first division side

Waasland-Beveren Sportkring Beveren (SK Beveren) is a Belgian professional association football club based in Beveren, East Flanders. The club is affiliated with the founded number 4068 and has yellow and blue as its colours. The team was founded in 1936 in H ...

. Arthur Irawan finally made his

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debut in their final match of the season. In this game, Waasland lost 1-2 in a home match against

KV Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often called KV Mechelen (, KVM) or simply by their former French name Malinois /ˌmalɪˈnwɑː/, is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp (pr ...

. Injuries prevented him to find another opportunity to play for this club.

Persija Jakarta

After five years unable to break into the first-team in Europe, Irawan in 2017 returned home to

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and joined

Liga 1 (Indonesia) Liga 1 (), officially known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top professional football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by PT Liga Indonesia Baru (), Liga 1 is contested by 18 clubs and operate ...

giant

Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (), is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jaka ...

on a one-year contract. He made his

2017 Liga 1 The 2017 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Traveloka Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 8th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its ...

debut in a match against Bhayangkara F.C that ended with his team winning 1-0. However, like in Europe, he struggled to secure a starting position.

Borneo

On 18 August 2017, Persija loaned Irawan to Borneo F.C until the end of the season. Irawan made his club debut in a 4–2 win against

Persela Lamongan Persatuan Sepakbola Lamongan, commonly known as Persela, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Lamongan, East Java. Currently the club plays in Liga 2, the second tier of domestic football. History Although it has been estab ...

on 19 October 2017 as a substitute for Sultan Samma in the 79th minute. He only played a game for this Samarinda-based club.

Persebaya Surabaya

Unable to impress Persija, Irawan in 2018 signed with Liga 1 club

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya (), is an Indonesian professional association football, football club based in Surabaya, East Java. The club currentl ...

. He has been given jersey number 12. He only made one appearance with the club, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw against

on 30 March 2018.

Badak Lampung

Like in Europe, he opted to move to a weaker team for the sake of playing time. He joined Badak Lampung, a club that was newly promoted from Liga 2 to play in the

2019 Liga 1 The 2019 Liga 1, also known as Shopee Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 3th season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 10th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment ...

season. Irawan made his first league debut for Badak Lampung as a substitute for Kurniawan Karman in the 78th minute in the Liga 1 in a 0–3 away loss against

Bali United Bali United Football Club (; , ''æklub’ sépak bola Bali United'') is a professional football club based in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Bali United emerged in 2015 as the ...

on 30 June 2019.

PSS Sleman

Insisting to stay in top-flight football in Indonesia, Irawan moved to

PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The club dons the nickname Super Elang Ja ...

that won promotion from Liga 2 together with Badak Lampung in 2018 but, unlike the latter, managed to finish in the middle of the table in its inaugural Liga 1 season in 2019. He made his league debut in a 2–1 away loss against

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar') commonly referred to as PSM Makassar, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , ma ...

on 1 March 2020. Finally finding a place where he can shine, Irawan played in all of the club's three matches in the

2020 Liga 1 The 2020 Liga 1, also known as Shopee Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 11th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment ...

season that abruptly stopped due to the

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pandemic.

2021–22 season

On 27 August 2021, 2021–22 Liga 1 officially started, he started his first career in this season by made his debut in a 1–1 draw against

on 5 September 2021.

Persik Kediri

On 23 November 2021, Irawan signed for

. He was signed for the remainder of the 2021-22 Liga 1 season. Irawan is also the founder of the start-up game development company PT Astar Asia Global, which is the majority shareholder of Persik Kediri. Irawan made his league debut on 8 January 2022 in a match against

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at the

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Stadion Kapten I Wayan Dipta'', Balinese script: ᬲ᭄ᬢᬤᬶᬬᭀᬦ᭄ᬓᬧ᭄ᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬇᬯᬬᬦ᭄ᬤᬶᬧ᭄ᬢ), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gianyar Regency, Bali ...

Gianyar Gianyar Regency (; , ''Kabupatén Gyañaŕ'') is a Regency (Indonesia), regency (''kabupaten'') of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368.0 km2 and had a population 523.973 at mid of 2022 census. It is bordered by Badung Regen ...

. On 25 July, he captained his team for the first time, in a league match against

Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang'), commonly known as Persita is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. The club currently competes in the ...

. On 30 March 2023, Irawan scored his first goal for the club, scoring in a 1–3 away win over Dewa United at the

Indomilk Arena Indomilk Arena (formerly Benteng Taruna Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kelapa Dua, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. It is used as the home venue for Persita Tangerang and Dewa United F.C. of Liga Indonesia. The stadium's name, for s ...

International career

Irawan was first called to play for

for the preparation of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2012, which was held in

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. He played against the

Timor Leste national football team The Timor-Leste national football team () represents Timor-Leste in the senior men's international football. It is organised by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste (FFTL) which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) an ...

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (; literal translation, literally "Bung Karno Sports Arena Main Stadium"), formerly Senayan Main Stadium and Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located at the center of the Gelora Bung Karno Spor ...

which ended with 1–0 win for Indonesia.

Honours

Club

PSS Sleman * Menpora Cup third place:

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References

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