Ricky Richardo Kambuaya (born 5 May 1996), is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga 1 club Dewa United and the Indonesia national team.

Club career

PS Mojokerto Putra

In 2017, Kambuaya signed a year contract with

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. Kambuaya scored ten goals in the 2017 season, when PSMP played in the second division.

PSS Sleman

On 28 January 2019, Kambuaya signed a year contract with

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along other players, Derry Rachman, Haris Tuharea, and Jajang Sukmara. Kambuaya made his league debut in a 3–1 win against Arema on 15 May as a substitute for Brian Ferreira in the 85th minute.

Persebaya Surabaya

On 2 January 2020, Kambuaya signed a year contract with

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya (), is an Indonesian professional association football, football club based in Surabaya, East Java. The club currentl ...

. On 11 January 2020, Kambuaya start unofficial debut for

on friendly match vs

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. And one month later, Kambuaya made his first league debut in a 1–1 draw against

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on 29 February as a substitute for Hambali Tolib in the 48th minute. And a month later, 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. On 4 September 2021, Kambuaya scored his first goal for Persebaya in a 3–1 loss over

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at the

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Persib Bandung

Kambuaya was signed for

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to play in Liga 1 in the

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season. He made his league debut on 7 August 2022 in a match against

at the Segiri Stadium,

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International career

In September 2021, Kambuaya was called up to the Indonesia national team for first time in 2 match against

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in the

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. He made his official international debut on 7 October 2021, against

in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification Play-off Round match. 4 days later, he made first international goal against Chinese Taipei in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification Play-off Round leg 2, in which Indonesia won 3–0. In his next appearance on 25 November 2021, Kambuaya scored opening goal in a win 4–1 over

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. In December 2021, Kambuaya was named in Indonesia's

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for the

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. In the second leg final against

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on 1 January 2022, he scored Indonesia's opening goal in the first half, although the match ended in a 2–2 draw with Changsuek team, 6–2 aggregate score and Thailand became champions, However, what was interesting in the match was the figure of Kambuaya, he managed to become the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kambuaya goal.''

Honours

Persebaya Surabaya * East Java Governor Cup:

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Indonesia *

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runner-up:

Indonesia SEA Games *

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bronze medal:

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Individual *

: Team of the Tournament

References

External links

Profile
at the Dewa United F.C. website
Profile
at the

Football Association of Indonesia The Football Association of Indonesia (; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of Football soccer, football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930. The PSSI joined FIFA in 1952 and the Asian F ...

Ricky Kambuaya
at Liga Indonesia (in Indonesian) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kambuaya, Ricky 1996 births Living people People from Sorong Indonesian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders PSS Sleman players PS Mojokerto Putra players Persebaya Surabaya players Persib Bandung players Dewa United F.C. players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Footballers from Papua Indonesia men's international footballers Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen