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 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team	Sriwijaya F.C.
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–	Sriwijaya F.C.	2	(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 7 April 2015. † 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 Sriwijaya F.C. in the Indonesia Super League.

Personal life

Sinaga is a devout Catholic Christian^[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. Afterwards, Sinaga was given the Best Player award for the 2014 season.^[8]

Sriwijaya

On November 30, 2014, he was signed by Sriwijaya F.C..^[9]

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
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	3	0
2012	1	0
2013	0	0
2014	3	0
Total	7	0

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	Timor-Leste U-23	2–0	5–0	Friendly
2	13 November 2011	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Thailand U-23	3–1	3–1	2011 Southeast Asian Games
3	15 September 2014	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	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 U-23	2–0	4–0	2014 Asian Games
8	18 September 2014	Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea	Maldives U-23	4–0	4–0	2014 Asian Games