Samuel Simanjuntak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Depok, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Semen Padang | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jakarta Football Academy | |||
| 2012 | Southampton | ||
| 2016 | Royal European FA | ||
| 2017 | Persija Jakarta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Sriwijaya | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | PSS Sleman | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Madura United | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Persija Jakarta (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | PSM Makassar | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Persis Solo | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → PSIM Yogyakarta (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | PSIM Yogyakarta | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Semen Padang | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Indonesia U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Indonesia U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Indonesia U23 | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 November 2025 | |||
Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak (born 31 July 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 1 club Semen Padang.
Early career
[edit | edit source]Samuel started his football career from the Jakarta Football Academy Football School (JFAS). When he was 12 years old, Samuel was selected as the player who was given the opportunity to undergoing joint training with one of EPL clubs, Southampton in 2012. Samuel joined the Royal European Football Academy (REFA), Valencia, at 16 years old and he call up Indonesia national under-19 football team at 2017.[3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Sriwijaya
[edit | edit source]On 4 December 2017, Christianson signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Sriwijaya on a free transfer.[4] Christianson made his Sriwijaya debut in a 3–0 loss against Mitra Kukar on 18 July 2018 as a substitute for Yogi Rahadian in the 69th minute.[5]
PSS Sleman
[edit | edit source]On 28 August 2019, Christianson moved to Sleman and signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club PSS Sleman on a free transfer.[6] Christianson made his league debut in a 4–0 loss against Arema on 24 September 2019.[7]
Madura United
[edit | edit source]On 4 January 2020, Christianson moved to Pamekasan and signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Madura United on a free transfer. He signed for Madura United alongside Brian Ferreira and Haris Tuharea.[8] 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.[9] And finally Christianson made his league debut on 3 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973.[10]
Persija Jakarta (loan)
[edit | edit source]In January 2022, Christianson signed a contract with Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta on loan from Madura United. He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against Persipura Jayapura on 11 January 2022 as a substitute for Novri Setiawan in the 82nd minute at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar.[11]
PSM Makassar
[edit | edit source]Samuel was signed for PSM Makassar to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.[12] He made his league debut on 10 September 2022 in a match against Persebaya Surabaya at the Gelora B.J. Habibie Stadium, Parepare.[13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 27 November 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sriwijaya | 2018 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PSS Sleman | 2019 | Liga 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Madura United | 2020 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Persija Jakarta (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| PSM Makassar | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Persis Solo | 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PSIM Yogyakarta (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| PSIM Yogyakarta | 2024–25 | Liga 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Semen Padang | 2025–26 | Liga 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Menpora Cup
- ^ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]PSM Makassar
PSIM Yogyakarta
International
[edit | edit source]Indonesia U-16
- AFF U-16 Youth Championship runner-up: 2013
Indonesia U-19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2017, 2018
Indonesia U-22
References
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External links
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- Samuel Simanjuntak on Liga Indonesia
- Indonesian men's footballers
- 1999 births
- Batak people
- Living people
- People from Depok
- Footballers from West Java
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Liga 2 (Indonesia) players
- Sriwijaya F.C. players
- PSS Sleman players
- Madura United F.C. players
- Persija Jakarta players
- PSM Makassar players
- Persis Solo players
- PSIM Yogyakarta players
- Semen Padang F.C. players
- Indonesia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Indonesian expatriate men's footballers
- 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen