Imam Arief Fadillah (born 14 December 1989) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 2 club

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Club career

Persitara Jakarta Utara

Fadillah joined

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, part of the

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in the 2011/2012 season.

PS Bangka

In 2013, he moved to

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, playing for PS Bangka. In a match against

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, Fadillah snatched the ball from an opponent attacker. PS Bangka remained firm until the game ended.

Persika Karawang

He played for

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club

Persika Karawang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Karawang, commonly known as Persika, is an Indonesian football club based in Karawang Karawang (Kota Karawang or Karawang Kota) is the capital of the Karawang Regency of West Java, Indonesia. It is 32 miles east o ...

. He was in the starting line-up in nine of ten games.

PS Barito Putera

In 2016, Fadillah joined the

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club,

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, in the

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Persib Bandung

In 2017, he returned to

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for the Liga 1. He said, "Bandung is heaven for me. Back to Persib is certainly a dream come true. Initially, I didn't believe it. Because Arema F.C. Always call me. But eventually there was a call from Persib, yes this is my dream,"

PSM Makassar (loan)

In 2018, Imam Arief joined Liga 1 club

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, on loan from Persib Bandung. He made his debut on 5 August 2018 in a match against Perseru Serui at the Andi Mattalatta Stadium,

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Persebaya Surabaya

He was signed for

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to play in Liga 1 in the 2019 season. Imam Arief made his league debut on 9 November 2019 in a match against TIRA-Persikabo at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong.

Sriwijaya FC

He was signed for

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to play in Liga 2 in the 2020 season. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the

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. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.

PSIM Yogyakarta

In 2021, Imam Arief signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 2 club

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. He made his league debut on 12 October in a 0–0 draw against

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at the

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Persela Lamongan

Imam was signed for

to play in Liga 2 in the

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season.

Honours

Club

;PSM Makassar * Liga 1 runner-up:

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;Persebaya Surabaya * Liga 1 runner-up:

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runner-up:

Individual

* Liga 2 Best XI:

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References

External links

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