Samuel_Simanjuntak
Samuel Simanjuntak
Indonesian footballer
Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak (born 31 July 1999 (1999-07-31)) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 2 club PSIM Yogyakarta, on loan from Persis Solo.
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| Full name | Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Depok, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
PSIM Yogyakarta (on loan from Persis Solo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jakarta Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Southampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Royal European FA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Persija Jakarta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Sriwijaya | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | PSS Sleman | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Madura United | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Persija Jakarta (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | PSM Makassar | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Persis Solo | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → PSIM Yogyakarta (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Indonesia U16 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indonesia U19 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Indonesia U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel started his football career from the Jakarta Football Academy Football School (JFAS). When he was 12 years old, Samuel was selected as the player who was given the opportunity to undergoing joint training with one of EPL clubs, Southampton in 2012. Samuel joined the Royal European Football Academy (REFA), Valencia, at 16 years old and he call up Indonesia national under-19 football team at 2017.[3]
Sriwijaya
On 4 December 2017, Christianson signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Sriwijaya on a free transfer.[4] Christianson made his Sriwijaya debut in a 3–0 loss against Mitra Kukar on 18 July 2018 as a substitute for Yogi Rahadian in the 69th minute.[5]
PSS Sleman
On 28 August 2019, Christianson moved to Sleman and signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club PSS Sleman on a free transfer.[6] Christianson made his league debut in a 4–0 loss against Arema on 24 September 2019.[7]
Madura United
On 4 January 2020, Christianson moved to Pamekasan and signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Madura United on a free transfer. He signed for Madura United alongside Brian Ferreira and Haris Tuharea.[8] This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.[9] And finally Christianson made his league debut on 3 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973.[10]
Persija Jakarta (loan)
In January 2022, Christianson signed a contract with Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta on loan from Madura United. He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against Persipura Jayapura on 11 January 2022 as a substitute for Novri Setiawan in the 82nd minute at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar.[11]
PSM Makassar
Samuel was signed for PSM Makassar to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.[12] He made his league debut on 10 September 2022 in a match against Persebaya Surabaya at the Gelora B.J. Habibie Stadium, Parepare.[13]
Club
- As of match played 6 February 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sriwijaya | 2018 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PSS Sleman | 2019 | Liga 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Madura United | 2020 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Persija Jakarta (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| PSM Makassar | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Persis Solo | 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PSIM Yogyakarta (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Menpora Cup
- Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
Club
PSM Makassar
International
Indonesia U-16
- AFF U-16 Youth Championship runner-up: 2013
Indonesia U-19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2017, 2018
Indonesia U-22
- "Samuel Christianson". www.pssi.org. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Samuel Christianson: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Ini Profil Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak, Andalan Timnas, Pernah Berlatih di Inggris dan Spanyol" (in Indonesian). tagar.id.
- "Resmi! Sriwijaya FC Dapatkan Dua Pemain Timnas U-19 Indonesia". bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Mitra Kukar 3–0 Sriwijaya". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Datangkan Bek Timnas Indonesia U-22, PSS Sleman Berikan Sambutan Tak Lazim". indosport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Soal Debut Tiga Pemain PSS Sleman, Ini Penilaian Seto Nurdiyantoro". line.me. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "2 Eks PSS Sleman Susul Brian Ferreira Gabung Madura United". jogja.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Kompetisi Liga 1 dan 2 Musim 2020-2021 Resmi Dibatalkan". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Persikabo 1973 vs. Madura United - 3 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- "Hasil Persija Jakarta vs Persipura Jayapura di Pekan Ke-19 Liga 1 2021-2022 Makan Konate Cetak Gol Macan Kemayoran Kalah". bola.okezone.com. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "Welcome, Samuel Christianson Resmi Berseragam PSM Makassar, Ini Profil, Biodata, Statistik Eks Persija Jakarta - Denpasar Update". denpasarupdate.pikiran-rakyat.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- "PSM Vs Persebaya: Juku Eja Sikat Bajul Ijo 3-0". sport.detik.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- Samuel Simanjuntak at Soccerway
- Yan (26 February 2019). "Indonesia beat Thailand 2-1 to win AFF U-22 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- Samuel Simanjuntak at Soccerway
- Samuel Simanjuntak on Liga Indonesia