Muhammad Rio Saputro (born

Jepara Jepara is a town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia. Jepara is on the north coast of Java, north-east of Semarang, not far from Mount Muria, with a population of 92,967 in mid 2019. It is also the main town of Jepara Regency, which has a ...

, 7 December 1995) is Indonesian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for Liga 2 club Malut United.

Club career

In the middle of season of

2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship B The 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship B is the inaugural season of the Indonesia Soccer Championship B, a football competition that replaced the temporarily-suspended Liga Indonesia Premier Division. This competition started in 30 April 2016. PSC ...

, Rio joined

PSIS Semarang Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Semarang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Semarang'), commonly known by its abbreviation PSIS is an Indonesian professional football club based in Semarang, Central Java. The club play their home matches in ...

from rival club,

Persijap Jepara Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jepara, also known as Persijap is an Indonesian football club based in Jepara, Central Java. After winning 2019 Liga 3, they compete in the Liga 2. Their nickname is ''Laskar Kalinyamat'' (Kalinyamat Warriors) and ' ...

. He play his debut against

Persekap Pasuruan Persekap stands for Persatuan Sepakbola Kota Pasuruan ( en: ''Football Association of Pasuruan City''). Persekap Pasuruan is an Indonesian football club based in Pasuruan, East Java. They play in Liga 3. Honours *Liga Indonesia First Divisio ...

with score 3-1 for

. Rio failed to bring PSIS Semarang a quarter final in 2016 but success send PSIS Semarang to Liga 1 Indonesia one year later.

Honours

Club

;PSIS Semarang * Liga 2 third place (play-offs):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saputro, Rio 1995 births Living people Indonesian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Persijap Jepara players PSIS Semarang players Malut United FC players People from Jepara Footballers from Central Java