Syaiful Indra Cahya (born 28 May 1992) is an Indonesian professional

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who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club

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Club career

Cahya played for various clubs in the top two divisions of Indonesia, most prominently

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and Arema, as well as in the breakaway

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, which later became known as the

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. In 2021, while playing for

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, Cahya seriously injured

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midfielder Muhammad Nadhif through a kung fu kick. The story of the incident reached as far as

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International career

Cahya represented Indonesia at the

2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy The 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy was the fourth edition of the invitational tournament hosted by Brunei. The tournament took place in Brunei between 25 February and 5 March 2012. The competition is for players under the age of 22 and is being he ...

and the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

. He made his senior international debut on 6 February 2013 in a

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification was a qualification process organized by the AFC to determine the participating teams for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The 2015 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by Australia, featured 16 teams. In the initial scheme, ten p ...

match against

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International goals

Syaiful Indra Cahya: International under-23 goals

Honours

Club

Arema *

Indonesia President's Cup The Piala Presiden (English: President's Cup) is an annual pre-season association football tournament held in Indonesia and organized by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). It is participated by Liga 1 clubs. The inaugural tournament w ...

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International

Indonesia U-21 *

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runner-up:

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References

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Syaiful Cahya
at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Cahya, Syaiful 1992 births Living people Footballers from Malang Footballers from East Java Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Indonesian Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Persik Kediri players Persija Jakarta (IPL) players Persema Malang players Persija Jakarta players Sriwijaya F.C. players Arema F.C. players Bali United F.C. players Semen Padang F.C. players PSIM Yogyakarta players Muba Babel United F.C. players F.C. Bekasi City players PSMS Medan players Persipura Jayapura players Deltras F.C. players Indonesia men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Men's association football fullbacks Asian Games competitors for Indonesia