Sani Rizki Fauzi (born 7 January 1998) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a winger or full-back for Liga 2 club Bhayangkara.

Club career

Bhayangkara FC

In 2018, Sani Rizki is one of the young players promoted from the Bhayangkara youth team. Sani made his first-team debut on 23 March 2018 in a 0–0 draw against

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. On 3 August 2018, Sani Rizki scored his first goal for Bhayangkara against

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in the 4th minute at the PTIK Stadium,

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. Until the end of the 2018 season, Sani Rizki was often trusted by coach

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to fill Bhayangkara FC's first starting eleven, he contributed with 18 league appearances, scoring one goal for Bhayangkara. On 21 May 2019, he started his match in the

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for Bhayangkara, playing as a substituted Flávio Beck Júnior in a 1–0 lose over

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. On 18 September, he was coming on as a substituted in a 1–4 away win over

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and assisting Bhayangkara's fourth goal, scored by Herman Dzumafo. On 21 December, Sani Rizki scored his first league goal of the season, scoring in the 41st minute and provided assists for Bruno Matos in Bhayangkara's 2–3 away win over

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. He made 15 league appearances and scored one goal and one assist over the season as the club finished in 3rd place. Sani Rizki only played one times for the club in 2020 season because the league was officially discontinued due to the

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. Sani Rizki give assists a opening goal by Adam Alis in Bhayangkara's 0–2 win over

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on 2 December 2021. Sani Rizki scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season on 6 February 2022, in an 0–1 win game against

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. He contributed with 26 league appearances, scored one goal and 2 assists during his 2021–22 season. Sani Rizki spent pre-season with Bhayangkara in the

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Group Stage, scoring one goal in a 1–2 win against

on 16 June 2022. Sani Rizki scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season on 24 July, in an 2–2 draw over Persib. The goal attracted the attention of Persib's supporters, after scoring a goal, he made a unique celebration, he made a respectful hand gesture after being approached by his teammates. He added his second goals of the season on 13 September with one goal against Borneo Samarinda in a 2–2 draw at

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. On 19 January 2023, he scored equalizer in a 2–3 lose against

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. His performances in February and March saw him provide one assist each in the win against Borneo Samarinda on 25 February, and win against PSIS Semarang on 1 March. On 11 March, Sani Rizki scored the opening goal for the club, scoring a long range in a 3–1 win over Bali United at Wibawa Mukti. On 30 March, he assisted a further two goals in Bhayangkara's 5–1 victory over RANS Nusantara. On 14 April, he scored one goal and assisted one in a 0–3 victory against Arema. Bhayangkara closed the season with 51 points, the same number as

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in sixth place. By the end of the 2022–23 season, he was a starter in all of the club's Liga 1 fixtures, only missed one match, contributed this season with the club by scoring five goals and six assists.

International career

In January 2022, Sani was called up to the senior team in a friendly match in

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. He earned his first cap in a 4–1 win friendly match against

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on 27 January 2022.

Personal life

Sani's father is Edi Riadi and his mother is Ida Kusumawati. He is a First Police Brigadier in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bhayangkara * Liga 2 runner-up: 2024–25 Indonesia U-23 *

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Silver medal:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fauzi, Sani Rizki 1998 births Living people People from Sukabumi Footballers from West Java Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Bhayangkara Presisi Lampung F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Indonesian men's footballers Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in football 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen