Lerby Eliandry Pong Babu (born 21 November 1991) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a striker for Liga 2 club

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Club career

Bali United

Lerby started his career in

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with a good record. He made three goals in two games, and he managed to equal his total goal scores in last season. Lerby scored all three goals for

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against

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and

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Borneo Samarinda

Lerby joined in early 2016. and made his debut in the 2016 East Kalimantan Governor Cup and

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. Lerby scored his debut in the seventh week against

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. He coming as a substitute.

Return to Bali United

On 5 January 2020, it was confirmed that Lerby would re-join

, signing a year contract. He made his league debut on 1 March 2020 in a match against

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. On 6 March 2020, Lerby scored his first goal for Bali United against

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in the 66th minute. 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.

International career

Lerby made his senior international debut at the

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against

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on 19 November 2016, where he scored Indonesia's second goal.

Personal life

An ethnic

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named after Danish legend

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, Lerby is a devout

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who routinely listens to religious Christian music before games, a fact he keeps private from his predominantly Muslim teammates and coaches. He is married to Risma Syahrozad since 22 May 2017.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Persisam Putra Samarinda U-21 *

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runner-up:

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;Borneo *

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runner-up:

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;Bali United * Liga 1: 2021–22

International

;Indonesia *

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runner-up:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eliandry, Lerby 1991 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Putra Samarinda F.C. players Bali United F.C. players Borneo F.C. Samarinda players Madura United F.C. players Persibo Bojonegoro players PSPS Pekanbaru players Footballers from East Kalimantan People from Samarinda Indonesian Protestants Torajan people Indonesia men's international footballers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen