Rachmat Irianto (born 3 September 1999) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club

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and the Indonesian national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a full-back or a

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. He is the son of former footballer, Bejo Sugiantoro and was named as a tribute to Bejo's compatriot at Persebaya, Eri Irianto.

Club career

Persebaya Surabaya

Irianto in 2017, at the age of 17, joined his hometown club

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, where his father works as an assistant coach, and helped the club to win a promotion from Liga 2. He made his Indonesian Liga 1 first-team debut for

when he was part of the starting lineup of a

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match against

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on 8 April 2018, in which Persebaya lost. On 21 July 2019, Irianto scored his first league goal in the

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for Persebaya in a 1–1 draw over

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at the

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. He became a regular feature at the backline in the

season. In less than four years since his entry and after the departure of several senior players in 2021, he became the captain of the senior team at the young age of 21.

Persib Bandung

Irianto was signed for

to play in Liga 1 in the

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season. On 24 July 2022, Irianto made his

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debut by starting in a 2–2 draw against Bhayangkara and he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 42nd minute at Wibawa Mukti Stadium.

International career

On 31 May 2017, Irianto made his debut against Brazil U20 in the

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. Irianto is also one of the players who strengthened the Indonesia U19 team that won third place in the

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. Irianto was part of the Indonesia team that won silver in the

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. He received a call to join the senior

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in May 2021 and was projected to captain the team in official matches. He earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 friendly match in

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against

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. On 9 December 2021, he scored his first goal for Indonesia with scored a brace in the team's opening

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against

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. On 8 June 2022, Irianto scored a goal in a

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match against

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, in a 2-1 win.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

International under-23 goals International senior goals

Honours

Club

;Persebaya Surabaya * Liga 2:

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International

;Indonesia U-19 *

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third place:

;Indonesia U-23 *

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Silver medal:

Bronze medal:

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;Indonesia *

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runner-up:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Irianto, Rachmat 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Surabaya Sportspeople from East Java Indonesian footballers Association football defenders Persebaya Surabaya players Persib Bandung players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesia youth international footballers Indonesia international footballers Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games 21st-century Indonesian people