29 Facts About Evan Dimas

Evan Dimas Darmono was born on 13 March 1995 and is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Evan Dimas was born in the city of Surabaya in East Java province to a low-income family that once depended on his father Condro Darmono's job as a security guard.

Evan Dimas is a devout Muslim who celebrates every goal by performing the Sujud.

Evan Dimas is currently enrolled as a student at the Dr Soetomo University, majoring in public administration.

Evan Dimas idolized Persebaya Surabaya during childhood and cut teeth in the club's youth team.

Evan Dimas signed his first professional contract in 2014, when Indonesian football was complicated by the dualism of several clubs, with a faction of Persebaya that later became Bhayangkara.

Evan Dimas trained at Surabaya soccer schools for boys until he entered Persebaya's youth team in 2010 at the age of 15.

Evan Dimas trained in Spain after being chosen with other Indonesian young players to visit Barcelona's training facilities.

However, Evan Dimas's much-anticipated entry into professional football was ruined by a government intervention to stop the ISL in May 2015.

When Evan Dimas returned to Indonesia in mid-2016, the Persebaya club that he represented had lost in legal disputes and eventually renamed itself into Bhayangkara with the support of the Indonesian National Police.

On 2 December 2017, Evan Dimas signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Selangor on a free transfer, along with Indonesian compatriot Ilham Armaiyn.

Evan Dimas made his first-team debut for Selangor when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2018 Malaysia Super League match against Kuala Lumpur on 4 February 2018, in which Selangor won.

On 26 December 2018, Evan Dimas signed a one-year contract with Liga 1 side Barito Putera.

Evan Dimas only played in two games but managed to score two goals, which was the same amount in his 20 appearances in Selangor and Barito respectively.

In early 2021, Evan Dimas decided to re-join former club Bhayangkara, signing a one-year contract.

Evan Dimas played the full 90 minutes in the won to Persikabo 1973 on 20 February 2022, where he registered one assist.

On 14 November 2023, Evan Dimas was loaned to PSIS Semarang for the remainder of the season.

Since 2010, Evan Dimas has been hailed as a standout talent in Indonesia.

Evan Dimas scored five goals in the 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and became the top scorer for Indonesia U-19 in this tournament.

Evan Dimas scored two goals in the 2013 HKFA International Youth Invitation.

Evan Dimas scored four goals in the qualifications, including a hattrick against South Korea U-19.

Evan Dimas made his senior debut with Indonesia on 11 November 2014 at the age of 19 in an unofficial friendly against Timor Leste, in which he scored.

Evan Dimas made his official international debut on 28 November 2014, against Laos, scoring his first international goal and making one assist in a 2014 AFF Championship match.

Evan Dimas became captain of the senior team in May 2021.

Evan Dimas then continued to play four times with the Indonesia U-23 team in 2015, for their preparation for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

Evan Dimas played in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, playing three times and scoring one goal.

Evan Dimas played in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games five times, scoring four goals.

Evan Dimas was part of the Indonesia team that won bronze in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Evan Dimas was called into Indonesia's friendly match squad against Mauritius on 11 September 2018 by Danurwindo, In that match, Evan Dimas scored the decisive goal for the national team's victory against Mauritius.