Imam Arief Fadillah

Imam Arief Fadillah (born 14 December 1989) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga 2 club Persijap Jepara.^[2]

Imam Arief Fadillah

Personal information
Full name	Imam Arief Fadillah
Date of birth	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tasikmalaya, Indonesia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Persijap Jepara
Number	22
Youth career
2009	Persib Bandung
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Persib Bandung	2	(0)
2011–2012	Persitara Jakarta Utara	9	(0)
2013	PS Bangka	15	(0)
2014	Persika Karawang	11	(0)
2015	Cilegon United	0	(0)
2016	PS Barito Putera	10	(0)
2017–2018	Persib Bandung	0	(0)
2018	→ PSM Makassar (loan)	2	(0)
2019	Persebaya Surabaya	1	(0)
2020	Sriwijaya	1	(0)
2021	PSIM Yogyakarta	13	(0)
2022	Persela Lamongan	6	(0)
2023	Perserang Serang	6	(0)
2023–2024	Persikabo 1973	2	(0)
2024	Persikota Tangerang	6	(0)
2025–	Persijap Jepara	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2024

Club career

Persitara Jakarta Utara

Fadillah joined Persitara Jakarta Utara, part of the 2011–12 Indonesian Premier Division in the 2011/2012 season.

PS Bangka

In 2013, he moved to Bangka Belitung, playing for PS Bangka. In a match against PSMS Medan, Fadillah snatched the ball from an opponent attacker. PS Bangka remained firm until the game ended.^[3]

Persika Karawang

He played for West Java club Persika Karawang. He was in the starting line-up in nine of ten games.^[4]

PS Barito Putera

In 2016, Fadillah joined the Banjarmasin club, PS Barito Putera, in the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A.

Persib Bandung

In 2017, he returned to Persib Bandung for the Liga 1. He said, "Bandung is heaven for me. Back to Persib is certainly a dream come true. Initially, I didn't believe it. Because Arema F.C. Always call me. But eventually there was a call from Persib, yes this is my dream," ^[5]

PSM Makassar (loan)

In 2018, Imam Arief joined Liga 1 club PSM Makassar, on loan from Persib Bandung. He made his debut on 5 August 2018 in a match against Perseru Serui at the Andi Mattalatta Stadium, Makassar.

Persebaya Surabaya

He was signed for Persebaya Surabaya to play in Liga 1 in the 2019 season. Imam Arief made his league debut on 9 November 2019 in a match against TIRA-Persikabo at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong.

Sriwijaya FC

He was signed for Sriwijaya to play in Liga 2 in the 2020 season. 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.

PSIM Yogyakarta

In 2021, Imam Arief signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 2 club PSIM Yogyakarta. He made his league debut on 12 October in a 0–0 draw against Persis Solo at the Manahan Stadium, Surakarta.^[6]

Persela Lamongan

Imam was signed for Persela Lamongan to play in Liga 2 in the 2022–23 season.^[7]

Honours

Club

PSM Makassar

• Liga 1 runner-up: 2018

Persebaya Surabaya

• Liga 1 runner-up: 2019
• Indonesia President's Cup runner-up: 2019

Persijap Jepara

• Liga 2 Promotion play-offs: 2024–25

Individual

• Liga 2 Best XI: 2021^[8]