Arkhan Kaka
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| Full name | Arkhan Kaka Putra Purwanto[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Blitar, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Persis Solo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSB Tunas Muda Blitar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | PSBK Blitar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Bhayangkara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Persis Solo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Persis Solo | 44 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Indonesia U17 | 13 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Indonesia U20 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Indonesia | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkhan Kaka Putra Purwanto (born 2 September 2007) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persis Solo and the Indonesia national team.
In 2024, Arkhan was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide.[3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Persis Solo
[edit | edit source]Arkhan joined a Liga 1 club Persis Solo on 1 February 2022. Before he joined Persis Solo, he started his football career at SSB Tunas Muda Blitar. Then, he had time to strengthen Bhayangkara FC at the Elite Pro Academy U-16 2022. He became one of club's top scorers.[4][5]
He made his first-team debut on 4 April 2023 after replacing Irfan Bachdim in the 70th minute, which ended 3–1 defeat against Persib Bandung at Pakansari Stadium.[6] At just 15 years old, he was recorded as the youngest player in the Indonesian league history from 1994 to 2023.[7]
International career
[edit | edit source]In the selection process in May 2021, the process of his struggle to enter the national team squad did not go smoothly. His name was even crossed out by the Indonesia under-17 team head coach, Bima Sakti. Luckily in 2022 Elite Pro Academy U16, Arkhan managed to prove his ability, and he passed the selection of the Indonesia under-17 team.[4]
In July 2022, he made his debut on the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship against Philippines U17 which he scored one goal in that match. Arkhan and his national team won in the final stage against Vietnam U-17 and achieved their champion on the tournament which Arkhan scored a total of two goals.[8]
On 5 October 2022, Arkhan scored a quadtrick against Guam U17 in a 14–0 win at the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[9]
In January 2023, Arkhan was called up by Shin Tae-Yong to the Indonesia under-20 team for the training centre in preparation for 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[10] On 17 January 2023, Arkhan made his debut for the team against Fiji U20 in a 4–0 win.
On 10 November 2023, Arkhan scored a goal against Ecuador U-17 in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup group stage, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Thus, Arkhan became the first Indonesian to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup of any age-group.[11] On 13 November 2023, Arkhan scored another goal, this time against Panama U-17 in another 1–1 draw in the group stage.
In June 2024, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France[12] with Indonesia.
On 25 November 2024, Kaka received a called-up to the preliminary squad to the Indonesia national team for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[13] He made his senior debut against Myanmar in a 1–0 win, he went to became the youngest debutant for the senior team at the age of 17 years and 97 days old.[14]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Arkhan Kaka was born in Blitar in East Java. His father, a former footballer who also plays as a striker named Purwanto Suwondo. His father has played for a number of Indonesian clubs, including Arema and Persebaya Surabaya.[15]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International appearances
[edit | edit source]International under-17 appearances
- As of 13 November 2023
| Indonesia national under-17 team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 11 |
International under-20 appearances
- As of 27 January 2025
| Indonesia national under-20 team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | |
International senior
- As of 21 December 2024
| Indonesia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
International goals
[edit | edit source]International under-17 goals
- As of 13 November 2023
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 July 2022 | Maguwoharjo Stadium, Indonesia |  Philippines |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
| 2. | 6 August 2022 |  Vietnam |
1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3. | 3 October 2022 | Pakansari Stadium, Indonesia |  Guam |
1–0 | 14–0 | 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 2–0 | |||||
| 5. | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | 6–0 | |||||
| 7. | 5 October 2022 |  United Arab Emirates |
2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 8. | 3–2 | |||||
| 9. | 9 October 2022 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 1–5 | 1–5 | ||
| 10. | 10 November 2023 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Indonesia | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 11. | 13 November 2023 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 1–1 | 1–1 |
International under-20 goals
- As of 23 July 2024
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 July 2024 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Indonesia | File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste | 5–1 | 6–2 | 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship |
Honours
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]Indonesia U-16
- ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
- Champions : 2022
Indonesia U-19
- ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
- Champions : 2024
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Arkhan Kaka at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Arkhan Kaka at Liga Indonesia