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 Regency, West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the i ...

. 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

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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

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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 Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The club set to competes in the Liga Nusantara, the third tier of ...

at the

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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

PSIM Yogyakarta Perserikatan Sepakbola Indonesia Mataram ( Hanacaraka: ꦥꦼꦂꦱꦠꦸꦮꦤ꧀ꦱꦼꦥꦏ꧀ꦧꦺꦴꦭꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱꦶꦪꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ), commonly known as PSIM Yogyakarta, is an Indonesian profes ...

. 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

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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:

;Persijap Jepara * Liga 2 Promotion play-offs: 2024–25

Individual

* Liga 2 Best XI:

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References

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Imam Arief Fadillah
at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Fadillah, Imam Arief 1989 births Indonesian men's footballers Living people Sportspeople from Tasikmalaya Footballers from West Java Persib Bandung players Persitara North Jakarta players PS Timah Babel players Persika 1951 players RANS Nusantara F.C. players 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen PS Barito Putera players PSM Makassar players Persebaya Surabaya players Sriwijaya F.C. players PSIM Yogyakarta players Persela Lamongan players Perserang Serang players Persikabo 1973 players Persikota Tangerang players Persijap Jepara players Indonesian Premier Division players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Men's association football goalkeepers