Profile of Ramadhan Sananta who is included in the 2023 SEA Games Football Top Score List

– The U-22 Indonesian National Football Team managed to bring home gold at the 2023 SEA Games. This finally ended Indonesia’s 32-year gold fast. One of the national team players whose name is on the rise because he scored a goal against Thailand is Ramadhan Sananta. For that, this is Ramadhan Sananta’s profile.

Profile of Ramadan Sananta
Muhammad Ramadhan Sananta is an Indonesian professional soccer player who is still relatively young. Ramadhan Sananta was born in Daik, Lingga District, Riau Islands, on November 27, 2002.

This young Indonesian football star plays as a center forward or striker, with a height of 182 cm. This makes Ramadhan Sananta an ideal striker for the Indonesian national team.

Ramadhan Sananta’s name soared thanks to his slick performance when defending the U-22 National Team against Thailand in the 2023 SEA Games final. Plus, he managed to get his name on the top scorer board of the 2023 SEA Games with a score of five goals in 6 matches. Check out Ramadhan Sananta’s career journey below.

Ramadhan Sananta’s Professional Career Journey
Ramadhan Sananta started his football career by joining the club from the city of Tanjungpinang Kepri Belia FC U-17. At that time, Ramadhan Sinanta had brought the Kepri Belia FC U-17 club to the quarter-finals of the U-17 Soeratin Cup.

Apart from that, Ramadhan Sananta also participated in the Student Sports Education and Training Center (PPLP) and the U-18 Asian School Football from 2019 to 2020.

At the age of 18 in 2021 to be exact, Ramadhan Sananta signed a contract with the PS Harjuna Putra football club and played in the third league division. Ramadhan Sananta appeared so epic that he stole the attention of the first division club, Persikabo 1973.

Then, Ramadhan Sananta made his debut in league one with the Persikabo 1973 club. The 20-year-old striker played against Bali United at the Ngurah Rai stadium, Denpasar, Bali. Due to his young age and very little experience, Ramadhan Sananta only played four matches while defending Persikabo 1973.

After that, Ramadhan Sananta was recruited by the PSM Makassar football club. His move marked the beginning of Ramadhan Sananta’s successful career in the world of football. This is what makes coach Shin Tae Yong was interested in calling him to play for the Indonesian National Team.

Indonesian National Team debut
Ramadhan Sananta made his debut in the Indonesian national team during a friendly match against Curacao on (24/9/22). However, he had to sit on the bench due to injury. After only fourteen minutes of playing, Ramadhan Sananta was immediately replaced by Muhammad Rafli. Fortunately, Indonesia managed to win with a score of 3-2. Nevertheless, he managed to recover quickly.

The player nicknamed Santagol by Bagas Kaffa managed to score his first goal during the AFF Cup against Brunei on (26/12/22). He managed to score one goal, and closed the match with a score of 7-0.