Kushedya Hari Yudo (born 16 July 1993) 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

Kalteng Putra

After years of struggling in third-tier clubs on Indonesia's more developed islands of

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and

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, including several moments of considering to quit the football world, Yudo in 2018 moved to the forested island of

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to join Liga 2 club

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for one year. Beyond expectations, he scored 14 goals for the

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club in the

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season and almost brought the team to win promotion to Liga 1. Minnow Kalteng Putra narrowly missed the cut.

PSS Sleman

Nonetheless, Yudo's breakout 2018 performance led the club that topped the

competition,

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, to hire him for 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. Yudo made his league debut in a 3–1 win against Arema on 15 May 2019 as a substitute for Arsyad Yusgiantoro in the 59th minute. Yudo scored his first league goal for PSS Sleman in a 3–1 loss over

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at the

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. His five goals and four assists for PSS made his name finally recognized in Indonesia's footballing world.

Arema

Amid offers from various clubs, Yudo in 2020 joined his hometown club Arema for the

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season. He made his league debut for the club, in a 0–2 win against

on 2 March 2020 and Yudo also scored his first goal with scored a brace, he scored in the 5th and 49th minutes. With his two goals in a match against TIRA-Persikabo triggered the interest of

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coach

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who was appointed two months before. Shin included Yudo in training camps in 2020 and 2021, leading to his selection for the coach's first senior team line-up in May 2021. Yudo starting his new 2021–22 season of Liga 1 appearance on 5 September 2021, coming on as a starter in a 1–1 draw with

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at the Pakansari Stadium. On 27 October 2021, he scored his first goal of the season in a match against

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, final result, Arema draw 2–2. Five days later, he scored the opening goal in a 1–2 win against

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at the

Sultan Agung Stadium Sultan Agung Stadium (Indonesian: ''Stadion Sultan Agung''; Javanese: ꦱ꧀ꦠꦣꦶꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦯꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦄꦒꦸꦁ) is a multi-use stadium in Bantul, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as ...

RANS Nusantara

Kushedya was signed for RANS Nusantara to play in Liga 1 in the 2023–24 season. He made his debut on 3 July 2023 in a match against

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at the

Maguwoharjo Stadium Maguwoharjo Stadium a.k.a. “Little San Siro" or “Indonesian San Siro", is a Association football, football stadium in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the home of PSS Sleman. The stadium has capacity of 20,651, an ...

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International career

Despite having zero experience playing for his country at all levels, Yudo received a call to join the senior team in May 2021 to be part of the Indonesia team for the

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matches in the

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. He earned his first senior cap at the late age of 27 in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in

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against

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, which was a warm-up ahead of the qualifiers.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Kalteng Putra * Liga 2 third place (play-offs):

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Arema *

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International

Indonesia *

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runner-up:

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References

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Kushedya Hari Yudo
at Liga Indonesia * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yudo, Kushedya 1993 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from East Java Footballers from Malang Persewangi Banyuwangi players PS Badung players PSS Sleman players Persegres Gresik players Gresik United F.C. players Persekam Metro players Kalteng Putra F.C. players Arema F.C. players RANS Nusantara F.C. players PSPS Pekanbaru players Indonesian Premier Division players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Indonesia men's international footballers 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen