Rizky Ridho Ramadhani (born 21 November 2001) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays primarily as a

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for Liga 1 club

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and the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Persebaya Surabaya

Since 2018 to 2019, Rizky Ridho is a player from the Persebaya academy, he joined the Persebaya U20 squad that competed in the 2019 Liga 1 U-20. As a result, he became a core player in the team that won the event under coach

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. Following his impressive performance, he was promoted to the senior team in 2020. He made his Persebaya debut in a friendly match against

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on 11 January 2020. Rizky Ridho made his

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debut for Persebaya Surabaya on 13 March 2020 as a starter in a match against

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in the

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competition that ended after three matches due to the

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. On 4 September 2021, Rizky Ridho started his match in the 2021–22 season for Persebaya Surabaya in a 3–1 lose over Borneo Samarinda, he playing as a starter and played the full 90 minutes. Since joining the club from 2019, he became a first team regular for the side, playing mostly in the centre–back position, by the end of the 2021–22 season, Rizky Ridho had made 18 appearances and without scored in the league. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Rizky Ridho was linked with a move to several

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side, but he eventually stayed at the club. Despite this, Rizky Ridho became a regular starter for Persebaya under coach

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, and saw an improvement in his performances for the side in the number of matches. On 1 August 2022, Rizky Ridho scored his first

goal for Persebaya in a 2–0 home victory to

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, in which he scored a free header from a corner. On 18 January 2023, Rizky Ridho scored from a free-kick in a 0–5 away win against

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. Five days later, Rizky Ridho scored an equalizer towards the end of the first half in the 41st minute, and until the end of the match, the score was 2-1 for Persebaya's victory over Bhayangkara at

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Persija Jakarta

On 1 July 2023, Rizky Ridho moved to

on a three-years contract until 2026. He make his debut for the club in a league match on 3 July 2023 against

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playing the entire match. On 9 August 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against Borneo Samarinda in a 1–1 draw. Andritany Ardhiyasa and the club announced Ridho's appointment as Persija's new captain for the 2024–25 season alongside

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as vice captain right before the season started.

International career

Rizky Ridho debuted for the Indonesia U19 team in the 2019 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and captained the U-19 squad when it faced Bulgaria U19 in a friendly on 5 September 2020. He was chosen as the captain for the Indonesia U23 during the

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held in Qatar. Rizky Ridho received a call to join the senior Indonesia national team in May 2021. He earned his first cap in a friendly match against

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on 29 May 2021. Ridho became the youngest center back to make an appearance at the

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, in the Indonesia national team, since the

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. He appeared against

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on 3 June 2021 at the age of 19 years 7 months and 10 days. On 25 March 2023, Ridho scored his first goal for Indonesia, against

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in a friendly match. On 12 October 2023, Ridho scored a goal against

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in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Ridho scored again against the same opponent in the second leg.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

:''Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ridho goal''

Honours

Persebaya Surabaya * East Java Governor Cup:

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Persebaya Surabaya U-20 * Elite Pro Academy U-20:

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Indonesia U-19 *

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third place:

Indonesia U-23 *

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bronze medal:

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* Southeast Asian Games gold medal:

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Indonesia *

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runner-up:

Individual * Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: July 2023 * Liga 1 Best Goal: 2024–25 * Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2024–25 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Defender: 2024–25 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best 11: 2024–25 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Goal: 2024–25

References

External links

Profile
at the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ridho, Rizky 2001 births Living people Footballers from Surabaya Footballers from East Java Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Persebaya Surabaya players Persija Jakarta players Men's association football central defenders Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Indonesia 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen