Ferdinand Sinaga

Ferdinand Sinaga
Personal information
Full name Ferdinand Alfred Sinaga
Date of birth (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988
Place of birth Bengkulu, Indonesia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team
PSM Makassar
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2007 Persib Bandung
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Persibat Batang 14 (2)
2007–2008 Persikab Bandung 8 (1)
2008–2009 Pelita Jaya 4 (0)
2009–2010 PPSM Sakti Magelang 20 (5)
2010–2011 Persiwa Wamena 26 (10)
2011–2012 Semen Padang 25 (16)
2012–2013 Persisam Putra Samarinda 18 (10)
2013–2014 Persib Bandung 23 (11)
2014–2015 Sriwijaya 3 (1)
2016– PSM Makassar 1 (1)
National team
2009–2014 Indonesia U-23 10 (8)
2011– Indonesia 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 30 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2015

Ferdinand Alfred Sinaga is an Indonesian professional footballer who currently plays for PSM Makassar in the Indonesia Super League.

Personal life

Sinaga is a devout Catholic[1] who often celebrates goals by making the sign of the cross.[2] Sinaga was born to Samson Sinaga, a bus driver, and Risnalu Turnip. He is married to Aghie Veronicca and they have one child named Fabio.[3] Sinaga has more than eleven tattoos on his body, mostly on his arm and torso. Among his tattoos are the name of his wife and child, Catholic prayers, Virgin Mary and a Christian cross.[4]

Club career

Persib Bandung

In March 2014, Sinaga was banned for two matches by the PSSI for excessively cursing at a referee in a match against Semen Padang F.C. on February 16, 2014. He missed Persib's next matches against PS Barito Putera and Arema Cronus F.C.. In addition to the ban, he was also fined 25 million rupiahs for his behavior.[5]

On June 10, 2014, Sinaga scored a spectacular bicycle kick in a 3-1 win over PS Barito Putera.[6] He juggled the ball twice from a corner kick before unleashing an unstoppable overhead kick into the net.[7]

Sinaga played in the 2014 Indonesia Super League Final against Persipura Jayapura. Although he did not manage to score in normal time, Sinaga netted the second penalty for Persib in the 5-3 penalty shootout win.

Sriwijaya

On November 30, 2014, he was signed by Sriwijaya.[8]

International career

Ferdinand won his first cap for Indonesia in a friendly match against Jordan on August 27, 2011, where he played as a substitute.

National team

Indonesia national team
YearAppsGoals
201130
201210
201300
201430
Total70

Indonesia U-23

Ferdinand Sinaga: International under-23 goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 October 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia East Timor Timor-Leste U-23 2–0 5–0 Friendly
2 13 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Thailand Thailand U-23 3–1 3–1 2011 Southeast Asian Games
3 15 September 2014 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea East Timor Timor-Leste U-23 1–0 7–0 2014 Asian Games
4 2–0
5 3–0
6 6–0
7 18 September 2014 Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea Maldives Maldives U-23 2–0 4–0 2014 Asian Games
8 4–0

Honours

Club

Semen Padang
Persib Bandung

Country

Indonesia U-23

Individual

External links

References

  1. "Blessings on Easter Day for Ferdinand Sinaga". Inilah.com (in Indonesian). 21 April 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. "Learning Tolerance of Green Field". BeritaSatu (in Indonesian). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. Profil Ferdinand Sinaga - WowKeren.com
  4. "Arti Tato Bagi Ferdinand Sinaga - Super Ball". Tribun News.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. Muhamad Rais Adnan (4 March 2014). "Hadapi Barito Putera, Persib Bandung Tanpa Ferdinand Sinaga". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. Yogi Imamuddin (10 June 2014). "Diwarnai Gol Spektakuler Ferdinand Sinaga, Persib Hajar Barito Putera". BolaSkor.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. Antonius Hermanto (10 June 2014). "Gol Indah Ferdinand Sinaga Pastikan Persib Raih 3 Angka". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. "Inilah 23 Pemain Skuad Sriwijaya FC Musim 2015" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 November 2014.


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