Arthur Irawan

Arthur Irawan

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Daniel Irawan
Date of birth	3 March 1993
Place of birth	Surabaya, Indonesia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Waasland-Beveren
Number	33
Youth career
	Lytham Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2013	Espanyol B	37	(2)
2013–2014	Málaga B	5	(0)
2014–	Waasland-Beveren	2	(0)
National team
2012–	Indonesia	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:01, 10 May 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Arthur Daniel Irawan (born 3 March 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Waasland-Beveren, as a defender.^[1]

Career

Early career

Arthur started playing football at Jakarta since 8 years old like any other boys his age, and had attracted the attention of Manchester United youth academy, but Arthur's family chose to focus on his academic life first.^[2] Prior to signing for RCD Espanyol B Arthur was recorded having played for Lytham Town, an English amateur football club. Then scout from Espanyol saw him when he was playing in a game in England . They offered a 2 months trial, which was accepted, and soon gave him a contract for 4 years. Brought by Espanyol is clearly a positive leap for his career . Arthur Irawan then trained under the philosophy of youth academy of RCD Espanyol.

RCD Espanyol B

On November 9, 2011, Arthur officially signed for RCD Espanyol. He was then made available to play for RCD Espanyol B to adapt to European football, and to further develop his playing skill. He played in 22 games and scored 2 goals before moving to Atlético Malagueño .^[3]

Malaga B

In January 2014, Arthur decided to sign for Atlético Malagueño, after 3 years playing for Espanyol B in Segunda B. The news was spread after he said it himself in his own website "now, I play for Malaga FC’s reserves team and the first team is in my sights". He then confirmed his transfer by uploading photos of him in a training session of Malaga with 4 other players at Facebook.^[4]

Waasland-Beveren

in a Summer transfer of 2014, Arthur joined Belgian side Waasland-Beveren. Arthur Irawan finally made a Belgian Pro League debut in their final match of a season's Grup A play-off II on Sunday (10/5). In this match, Waasland was defeated 1-2 by the guest, KV Mechelen ^{[5] [6]}

International Career

Arthur was first called to play for Indonesia in the preparation of AFF Suzuki Cup 2012, which was held in Malaysia. He played as a subs in a friendly match against Timor Leste national football team^[7] at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium which ended with 1-0 win for Indonesia, but he did not earn his first cap as the match was considered unofficial by FIFA. Unfortunately for him, he was then excluded from the list of 22 players by coach Nil Maizar due to incompatibility with team needs at that time and the late arrival of Raphael Maitimo.^[8][9]

References

1. Arthur Irawan profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. "RCD Espanyol signing a young player from South-East Asia". RCD Espanyol Official. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
3. "Irawan with the first team". RCD Espanyol Official. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
4. "Arthur Irawan Bergabung ke Malaga". www.tempo.co. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
5. "Arthur Irawan Debut di Akhir Musim Liga Belgia". www.goal.com. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
6. "W-B SLUIT SEIZOEN AF MET 1-2-NEDERLAAG TEGEN GROEPSWINNAAR MECHELEN". www.waasland-beveren.be. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
7. "Arthur Irawan Senang Timnas Menang Lawan Timor Leste". Tribunnews. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
8. "Inilah Kriteria Pencoretan Pemain di Skuad Garuda". Bolanet. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
9. "Curhat Arthur Irawan Setelah Dicoret dari Timnas". Tempo. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.