Kartika Ajie

Kurniawan Kartika Ajie (born 20 June 1996) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga 1 club Persita Tangerang.^[2]

Kartika Ajie

Personal information
Full name	Kurniawan Kartika Ajie
Date of birth	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Balikpapan, Indonesia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Persita Tangerang
Number	96
Youth career
2014–2016	Persiba Balikpapan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Persiba Balikpapan	11	(0)
2017–2022	Arema	21	(0)
2021	→ RANS Cilegon (loan)	13	(0)
2022	→ Barito Putera (loan)	3	(0)
2022–2023	Persik Kediri	22	(0)
2023–	Persita Tangerang	20	(0)
International career
2017	Indonesia U23	8	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Indonesia Southeast Asian Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025

Club career

Persiba Balikpapan

In 2016, Kurniawan promotion to senior team of Persiba Balikpapan in 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A. He quickly rose as the team's starting goalkeeper, appearing in 11 matches in two seasons Indonesia Soccer Championship A and Liga 1.

Arema FC

In 2018, Ajie signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Arema. He made his league debut on 24 March 2018 in a match against Mitra Kukar at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang.^[3]

RANS Cilegon (loan)

He was signed for RANS Cilegon to play in Liga 2, on loan form Liga 1 club Arema. Kartika Ajie made his league debut on 5 October 2021 in a match against Persekat Tegal at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium, Jakarta.^[4]

Barito Putera (loan)

In January 2022, Ajie signed a contract with Liga 1 club Barito Putera on loan from Arema. He made his league debut in a 2–0 loss against Borneo on 14 January 2022 at the Kompyang Sujana Stadium, Denpasar.^[5]

Persik Kediri

Kartika Ajie was signed for Persik Kediri to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.^[6] He made his league debut on 19 August 2022 in a match against PSIS Semarang at the Jatidiri Stadium, Semarang.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 May 2025.^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persiba Balikpapan	2016	ISC A	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2017	Liga 1	10	0	0	0	—		3	0	13	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	—		3	0	14	0
Arema	2018	Liga 1	2	0	1	0	—		3	0	6	0
	2019	Liga 1	19	0	0	0	—		6	0	25	0
	2020	Liga 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Liga 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		21	0	1	0	—		9	0	31	0
RANS Cilegon (loan)	2021	Liga 2	13	0	0	0	—		0	0	13	0
Barito Putera (loan)	2021–22	Liga 1	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Persik Kediri	2022–23	Liga 1	14	0	0	0	—		1	0	15	0
	2023–24	Liga 1	8	0	0	0	–		0	0	8	0
	Total		22	0	0	0	—		1	0	23	0
Persita Tangerang	2023–24	Liga 1	14	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	0
	2024–25	Liga 1	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2025–26	Liga 1	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			90	0	1	0	0	0	13	0	104	0

1. Includes Piala Indonesia.
2. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup.

Honours

Club

Arema

• Indonesia President's Cup: 2019^[9]

RANS Cilegon

• Liga 2 runner-up: 2021^[10]

International

Indonesia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2017

Indonesia

• Aceh World Solidarity Cup runner-up: 2017

Individual

• East Kalimantan Governor Cup Best Young Player: 2018