Syaiful Cahya

Syaiful Indra Cahya^[3] (born 28 May 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club RANS Nusantara.

Syaiful Cahya

Personal information
Full name	Syaiful Indra Cahya
Date of birth	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Malang, East Java, Indonesia[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team	RANS Nusantara
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Persik Kediri	6	(0)
2011–2012	Jakarta FC 1928	18	(1)
2012–2013	Persema Malang	21	(1)
2013–2014	Persik Kediri	15	(3)
2014–2015	Persija Jakarta	1	(0)
2015	Sriwijaya	0	(0)
2016–2018	Arema	62	(2)
2018	Bali United	9	(0)
2019	Semen Padang	4	(0)
2019	PSIM Yogyakarta	4	(1)
2020	Arema	2	(0)
2021	Muba Babel United	0	(0)
2021	PSG Pati	9	(1)
2021	PSMS Medan	3	(0)
2022–2023	Persipura Jayapura	5	(1)
2023–2024	Deltras	8	(0)
2024–	RANS Nusantara	19	(1)
International career
2012	Indonesia U21	6	(0)
2012–2015	Indonesia U23	17	(1)
2013–2014	Indonesia	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 February 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Cahya played for various clubs in the top two divisions of Indonesia, most prominently Persija Jakarta^[4] and Arema, as well as in the breakaway Liga Primer Indonesia, which later became known as the Indonesian Premier League.

In 2021, while playing for PSG Pati, Cahya seriously injured Persiraja Banda Aceh midfielder Muhammad Nadhif through a kung fu kick. The story of the incident reached as far as Spain.^[5]

International career

Cahya represented Indonesia at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy and the 2014 Asian Games. He made his senior international debut on 6 February 2013 in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Iraq.^[6]

International goals

Syaiful Indra Cahya: International under-23 goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 July 2012	Riau Main Stadium, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia	Japan	1–2	1–5	2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification

Honours

Arema

• Indonesia President's Cup: 2017^[7]

Indonesia U-21

• Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy runner-up: 2012^[8]