Beckham Putra Nugraha (born 29 October 2001), commonly known as Etam, is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as an

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or a winger for Liga 1 club

Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung (), also known in acronym as Persib (), is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bandung, West Java. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Founded in 1919 as ...

and the Indonesia national team.

Early life

Beckham Putra Nugraha was born on 29 October 2001, in

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. He is the third child of Budi Nugraha and Yuyun Zawariyah. He has older brother who's also a footballer, Gian Zola. He was enrolled to football school POR UNI Bandung at the age of 8 years old. Beckham's first name was given by his father in tribute to English football legend

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. His father was inspired after watching David Beckham’s 87th-minute goal from the halfway line for

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against

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during the opening match of the

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season.

Club career

Early career

Beckham is a member of the U-19 Persib squad that won 2018 Liga 1 U-19. He finished the 2018 season as the top scorer with 9 goals.

Persib Bandung

Beckham's stunning performances in the 2018 League 1 U-19 event made him promoted to the Persib senior team by the coach

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. Beckham made his debut for Persib on 15 August 2018 in the match Piala Indonesia 2018–19 when his team against PSKC Cimahi. He scored his first goal for Persib on 11 February 2019 in the last 32 against

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in the 79th minute. On 18 September 2021, Beckham scored his first official league goal for Persib with scored a brace in 2021–22 Liga 1, earning them a 2–2 draw over

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International career

On 5 June 2025, Beckham made his first appearance for

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qualifying match against

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, in

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at 74th minute.

Personal life

Beckham married his wife, Devi Novelasari on 26 January 2025, in

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

International goals

Indonesia U19

International U23

Honours

Indonesia U-19 *

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third place:

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Indonesia U-23 *

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gold medal:

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runner-up:

Persib Bandung U-19 *

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Persib Bandung * Liga 1: 2023–24, 2024–25 Individual *

Top Goalscorer:

(9 goals) *FWP Award 2019: Young Player of the Year *

Young Player of the Year 2021–22 * Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: September 2022

References

External links

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at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Putra, Beckham 2001 births Living people Footballers from Bandung Footballers from West Java Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Persib Bandung players Men's association football midfielders SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen Medalists at the 2023 SEA Games