17 Facts About Muhammad Rafli

Muhammad Rafli was born on 24 November 1998 and is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Arema.

Muhammad Rafli began to be known when he was selected in 2016 to attend the now-defunct Nike Academy, a program run by Nike Inc for selected under-20 players scouted worldwide known as 'Nike Most Wanted' players.

Muhammad Rafli began to pursue soccer by entering the Aji Santoso International Football Academy in his hometown of Malang.

Muhammad Rafli signed his first professional contract with Arema FC in January 2017.

Muhammad Rafli contributed with only 7 league appearances, without scoring during his 2017 season.

However, Muhammad Rafli made a blunder against the host's winning goal scored by Guy Junior Ondoua.

Muhammad Rafli contributed with only 19 league appearances, without scoring during his 2018 season.

Muhammad Rafli scored his first goal for Arema, scored in the 75th minutes.

Muhammad Rafli scored his first Liga 1 goal on 2 October 2019.

Muhammad Rafli contributed with 17 league appearances with four times as a starting, scored 2 goals and 1 assist during his 2019 season.

Muhammad Rafli only played 3 times and 1 assist for the club because the league was officially discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muhammad Rafli finished the season with 5 goals, 1 assist in 27 games.

Muhammad Rafli made his international debut for Indonesia U-19 on 14 September 2016 against Thailand U-19.

Muhammad Rafli made his international debut for Indonesia U-23 on 7 June 2019 against Thailand U-23 and scored three goals against Philippines U-23 on 9 June 2019, both at 2019 Merlion Cup.

Muhammad Rafli was part of the Indonesia team that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

Muhammad Rafli received a call to join the senior Indonesia national football team in May 2021.

Muhammad Rafli earned his first senior cap in a 25 May 2021 unofficial FIFA friendly match in Dubai against Afghanistan, in which he was the team captain.