Muhammad Rafli Asrul (born 19 February 2003) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as an

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for Liga 2 club Bekasi City.

Club career

PSM Makassar

He was recruited by

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U16 in early January 2018. At that time, he was 15 years old. A year later, Asrul was promoted to the PSM Makassar U18 team. Together with his squad, his performances continued to be honed and began to get the attention of many coaches. His potential continues to grow after successfully passing the second volume of the Garuda Select program selection in 2019. He received guidance from

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and

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. When participating in the second volume of the Garuda Select program, Asrul was recorded as the player who played the highest number of matches and playing minutes. His performances during that time made Asrul one of the three players who returned to training with the third edition of the Garuda Select program. Asrul made his professional debut on 8 January 2022 in a match against

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at the

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International career

On 30 May 2022, Asrul made his debut for an Indonesian youth team against a Venezuela U-20 squad in the

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Career statistics

Club

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Honours

Club

PSM Makassar * Liga 1:

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Individual

* Liga 1 U-16 Top Goalscorer: 2019 (14 goals)

References

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Rafli Asrul
at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Asrul, Rafli 2003 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers PSM Makassar players F.C. Bekasi City players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Indonesia men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from South Sulawesi 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen