| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irfan Haarys Bachdim | ||
| Date of birth | August 11, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | SV Argon | ||
| 1998–2000 | Ajax Amsterdam | ||
| 2000–2003 | SV Argon | ||
| 2003–2007 | FC Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | FC Utrecht | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | HFC Haarlem | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | SV Argon | 0 | (0) |
| 2010– | Persema Malang | 21 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Indonesia | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Irfan Haarys Bachdim is an Indonesian footballer who is currently playing for the Indonesian football club, Persema Malang. His father, Noval Bachdim, is an Indonesian former footballer of Arab-Javanese descent while his mother is Dutch.[1]
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He started his career in Ajax along with Mitchell Donald, Jeffrey Sarpong, Christian Supusepa and Ryan Babel, but moved to Hoofdklasse side SV Argon after 3 years. He became the top scorer in the league, despite his position as a midfielder. FC Utrecht scouted him and brought him to FC Utrecht. He was the first choice for the FC Utrecht junior team and sometimes played for the reserve team. He made his debut for FC Utrecht in Eredivisie on 17 February 2008, playing 90 minutes against VVV-Venlo.[2]
When the Indonesia national under-23 football team had a training camp in the Netherlands, Irfan played a number times for the team, but he was injured a week before going to the 2006 Asian Games.
On July 2009 he signed for HFC Haarlem in a free transfer deal. On March 2010 he had trials for Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta but neither club signed him.
Bachdim's desire to play in Indonesia was finally realized when he joined the club Persema Malang. The contract was signed on 9 August 2010. His performance in his first game for the Indonesia national team made him well known among the Indonesian public. He rapidly gained a large following, particularly among women. [3]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 December 2010 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, | Malaysia | 5–1 | 5-1 | 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| 2 | 4 December 2010 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, | Laos | 4-0 | 6-0 | 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
Irfan Bachdim have been in a relationship with Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan sister, Jennifer Kurniawan for 5 years. In July 8, 2011, Irfan Bachdim and his German-Chinese model Jennifer Kurniawan tied the knot in Germany amid inter-religious marriage issues due to there are no regulation in Indonesia that allows mixed-marriages between people who follow different religions. On 2011,Indonesia national under-23 football team head coach Rahmad Darmawan exclude him from the Indonesia national under-23 football team due to his miscommunication with the coach and was eventually being punished by PSSI[4][5]
As a public figure, Irfan Bachdim is well known by starring in many product advertisement such as Pocari Sweat, Suzuki, Nike, Clear (shampoo), and many more. He is the one of not many Indonesian Footballer who appeared in other scope except football. Then, finally on November of 2011 he launched his official website www.irfanhaarysbachdim.com as well to the public.
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Tendangan dari Langit | Irfan Bachdim | |