Kurnia Meiga
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| Full name | Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 7, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||
Current team | Arema FC | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 2006−2007 | Diklat Ragunan | ||||||||||||||
| 2007−2008 | Persijap Jepara | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | PS Urakan | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2008− | Arema FC | 210 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Indonesia U-18 | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Indonesia U-19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Indonesia U-21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2009−2013 | Indonesia U-23 | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2013− | Indonesia | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (born May 7, 1990)[1] is an Indonesian professional footballer who currently plays for Arema Cronus[2] in the Indonesia Super League. He is also the younger brother of former goalkeeper Achmad Kurniawan, who also played for Arema Cronus. Blessed with proportional height and quick reflexes, he is already establishing himself as the first choice goalkeeper for Indonesia.
In 2008-09 Indonesia Super League he received 12 months of sanctions and 30 million fine from Football Association of Indonesia, which was reduced later to five months and 30 million fine, related to the incident against Bontang.[3] In 2009-2010, he was crowned as the best player to set aside the names like Aldo Barreto, Cristian Gonzáles, and Ricardo Salampessy.[4]
International career
Meiga first called up for senior team in 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup as third choice goalkeeper behind Markus Haris Maulana and Ferry Rotinsulu. He received his senior debut against Saudi Arabia in 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and he conceded 2 goals. Later he made his second caps againts Netherlands he made some briliant saves at first half.
National team
| Indonesia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 |
Honours
Club honours
- Arema Indonesia
Country honors
- Indonesia U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal (2): 2011, 2013
- Islamic Solidarity Games Silver Medal (1): 2013
- Indonesia
- AFF Championship Runner-up (1): 2010
- AFF Championship Runner-up (2): 2016
Individual honors
- Indonesia Super League Best player (1): 2009–10