Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar (born 4 October 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons and the Indonesia national team. Mainly playing as a right-back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Persiba Balikpapan
After spending years in the youth squads of PSM Makassar, Asnawi joined Persiba Balikpapan for the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A (a temporary tournament that replaced the defunct Indonesian Super League after the PSSI schism that led to the 2015 FIFA suspension on Indonesia). He soon became the youngest player to score in the competition, as he netted a goal at just 17 years and five days in a match against Bali United F.C. at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium.

PSM Makassar
After Liga 1 emerged as the stable football competition in the country, Asnawi in 2017 returned to PSM Makassar, where he made his debut against Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia President's Cup, the league's pre-season tournament. On 16 April, Asnawi made his Liga 1 debut with PSM in a 3–1 win against the same opponent where he played the full 90 minutes. Asnawi finished the season with only 9 appearances.

Despite his young age, he rapidly established himself as one of the club's most talented and promising players, thanks to his versatility and his technical skills. In the 2018 season, he made 14 appearances for the club, much better than the previous season.

In the following season, Asnawi made his first international appearance for the club in the 2019 AFC Cup group stage on 17 April 2019 against Philippines Football League club Kaya-Iloilo, he played as a substitutes in a 1–2 win. On 3 May 2019, Asnawi provided an assist for his compatriot Muhammad Rahmat in a 2–0 away draw in the second leg of PSM' 2018–19 Piala Indonesia quarter-final against Bhayangkara. With an aggregate of 4–4, PSM became the first team to qualify for the Piala Indonesia semi-final, after winning away goals over Bhayangkara. He won his first trophy with the club in August 2019, played the full 90 minutes in a match against Persija Jakarta in the second leg of Piala Indonesia final. He also won the tourney's Best Young Player award. He scored his first league goal the same month, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home win over PS Barito Putera. During the 2019 league season, he made 18 league appearances and score one goal for PSM Makassar.

On 26 February 2020, Asnawi provided an assist for his compatriot Giancarlo in a 3–1 home win in the 2020 AFC Cup group stage against Myanmar National League club Shan United. He scored his first goal of the 2020 season in the same month, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw over Persita Tangerang at the Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang. PSM's management revealed that they agreed to release Asnawi even though his contract still has a season left. The decision came out because he wanted to continue his career abroad. Moreover, Liga 1 is not yet clear when it will be rolled out. Asnawi finished the season with only one goal in 3 league appearances, because the league was officially discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ansan Greeners

In January 2021, Asnawi joined K League 2 side Ansan Greeners on a permanent deal. In the process, the Greeners became the first K League team to ever register a Southeast Asian player, while Asnawi himself became the first Indonesian footballer to ever play in the Korean league.

Upon signing for the Greeners, Asnawi revealed that Shin Tae-yong himself reportedly convinced him to pursue an opportunity abroad. The transfer also gained attention from Ansan's local Indonesian community as well as local fans, with the club's official social media accounts receiving a significant increase in followers.

After being unavailable for the first games of the season due to COVID-19 self-isolation rules, Asnawi made his debut for the Greeners, playing the entirety of a 1–0 win against K4 League club Yangpyeong in the Korean FA Cup on 28 March 2021.
On 3 April 2021, he made his league debut, playing 61 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Busan IPark. Asnawi was able to made back-to-back appearances in the next five games and registered his first league assist in the Greeners' 1–0 win over Daejeon Hana Citizen on 24 April 2021. Asnawi finished his first season with 1,004 minutes played in 14 league matches.

On 23 July 2022, Asnawi scored his first goal in a 3–1 home win over Gimpo. Eight days later, he scored again in a 3–0 league win over the Jeonnam Dragons, where he would later join from Ansan. Asnawi further improved in his second season, recording 1,646 minutes of play in 27 matches in two competitions, as well as scoring two goals and contribute three assists.

Jeonnam Dragons 
On 27 January 2023, Asnawi officially joined fellow K League 2 side Jeonnam Dragons on a permanent deal. On 1 March, Asnawi made his debut with Jeonnam Dragons in a match against FC Anyang where he played the full 90 minutes as a right-midfield. He picked up his first red card for the club in a 0–5 defeat against Gyeongnam four days later. Despite this, Asnawi returned to the first team and playing 82 minutes for the side on 8 April, where he give two assists and played as a left-back for the first time under coach Lee Jang-kwan in a 2–2 draw over Seongnam.

International career
Often being a key player for Indonesia national Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 squads.

Asnawi made his international debut for the senior team on 21 March 2017, when he got on the pitch as a substitute during a friendly match against Myanmar. In the process, he broke a record for the youngest player to win an international senior cap for Indonesia, at the age of 17 years and 167 days. Later, this record was broken by Ronaldo Kwateh at the age of 17 years and 104 days on 27 January 2022. He was part of the Under-23 squad that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines and voted into the tournament's best eleven.

In November 2021, Indonesian coach, Shin Tae-yong called Asnawi up to the full national side, for the friendly matches in Turkey against Afghanistan and Myanmar. In December 2021, he was named in Indonesian's squad for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore.
On 12 December 2021, Asnawi scored his first international goal with a penalty against Laos at 2020 AFF Championship and Asnawi also providing the assist for Irfan Jaya to score Indonesia's second goal in an eventual 1–5 win.

Participated in a friendly match for Indonesia against Argentina with score 0-2 for Argentina, he gained attention for tackling Alejandro Garnacho during the match.

Personal life 
Mangkualam is the son of Bahar Muharram, a former Indonesian footballer himself currently serving as an assistant coach at PSM Makassar, the club he played between 2017 and 2021.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals
International under-23 goals

International senior goals

Honours

Club
PSM Makassar
 Piala Indonesia: 2018–19

International 
Indonesia U-16
 AFF U-16 Youth Championship runner-up: 2013
Indonesia U-19
 AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2017, 2018
Indonesia U-23
 Southeast Asian Games  Bronze medal: 2017, 2021
 Southeast Asian Games  Silver medal: 2019
 AFF U-22 Youth Championship: 2019
Indonesia
 AFF Championship runner-up: 2020

Individual
 Piala Indonesia Best Young Player: 2018–19
 Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2019
 Indonesian Soccer Awards: Favorite Young Footballer 2019
 K League 2  Player of the Month: April 2021

References

External links
 
 

1999 births
Living people
Indonesian Muslims
Indonesian men's footballers
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
K League 2 players
Persiba Balikpapan players
PSM Makassar players
Ansan Greeners FC players
Jeonnam Dragons players
Indonesia men's youth international footballers
Indonesia men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Makassar
Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Indonesian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
SEA Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
21st-century Indonesian people
아스나위 망쿠알람 바하르(Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar, 1999년 10월 4일 ~ )는 인도네시아의 축구 선수로 현재 대한민국 K리그2의 전남 드래곤즈에서 수비수로 활동 중이며 인도네시아 대표팀의 부주장직을 맡고 있다.

클럽 경력

페르시바 발릭파판 
2016년 페르시바 발릭파판에서 선수 생활을 시작하여 만 17세 5일의 나이로 리그 데뷔골을 터뜨리며 리그 최연소 득점자에 이름을 올리는 등 리그 8경기 2골의 기록을 남겼다.

PSM 마카사르 
2017 시즌을 앞두고 고향팀인 PSM 마카사르로 이적하여 4년간 62경기 2골을 기록하며 2017년 리가 1 3위, 2018년 리가 1 준우승, 2018-19 인도네시아컵 우승, 2019년 AFC컵 동남아권 4강 진출 등에 기여한 것은 물론 인도네시아컵 최우수 신인상, 인도네시아 1부 리그 2019 시즌의 팀으로 선정되었으며 2019년 인도네시아 축구 시상식에서는 가장 인기 있는 신인 선수상에 이름을 올리는 등 맹활약을 펼쳤다.

안산 그리너스 
그 뒤 인도네시아 대표팀의 감독으로 취임한 신태용 감독의 추천으로 2021년 1월 19일 K리그2 안산 그리너스로의 이적을 확정지으며 데뷔 이후 첫 해외 진출에 성공했으며3월 28일 K4리그의 양평 FC와의 FA컵 2021 64강전(2라운드)에서 안산 그리너스 소속으로 첫 경기를 치렀다.

이후 2022년 7월 23일 안산와스타디움에서 열린 김포 FC와의 2022년 K리그2 28라운드 경기에서 한국 무대에 진출한지 1년 6개월만에 데뷔골을 신고하며 팀의 3-1 완승을 이끄는 등 2022 시즌까지 2시즌동안 공식전 42경기 2골을 기록했다.

전남 드래곤즈 
2022 시즌을 마친 뒤 2023년 1월 27일 같은 K리그2 소속팀인 전남 드래곤즈 이적을 확정지으며 2023 시즌에도 한국 생활을 이어나가게 되었다.

국가대표팀 경력

인도네시아 청소년 대표팀 
2013년부터 2018년까지 인도네시아 U-17 대표팀, 인도네시아 U-20 대표팀의 일원으로 22경기를 소화하며 2013년 AFF U-16 챔피언십 준우승, 2017년과 2018년 AFF U-19 챔피언십 4강 진출에 기여했다.

이후 2017년부터 U-23 대표팀에 차출된 뒤 총 24경기를 소화하면서 인도네시아 U-23팀의 2017년 동남아시아 경기 대회 동메달, 2019년 동남아시아 경기 대회 은메달, 2019년 AFF U-23 챔피언십 우승 등에 공헌했다.

인도네시아 A대표팀 
2017년 3월 21일 인도네시아 성인대표팀 소속으로 미얀마와의 친선 경기에서 A매치 데뷔전을 치렀고 2021년 12월 12일 라오스와의 2020년 AFF 스즈키컵 B조 조별리그 2차전에서 A매치 데뷔 4년만에 첫 골을 신고하는 등 1골·1어시스트로 팀의 5-1 대승에 기여했다.

그 후 이 대회에서 인도네시아 대표팀의 주장으로 조별리그 전 경기는 물론 준결승 2경기와 결승 2경기까지 모두 소화하며 팀의 5년만의 결승 진출 및 준우승의 성과를 이끌어냈고 인도네시아 U-23 대표팀의 일원으로 코로나19 범유행의 여파로 연기된 2021년 동남아시아 경기 대회에도 출전하여 팀의 3회 연속 동남아시아 경기 대회 메달 획득에 기여했다.

그리고 2022년 6월에 열린 2023년 AFC 아시안컵 3차 예선 A조 3경기에 모두 선발 출전하여 홈팀이자 1980년 AFC 아시안컵 우승팀인 쿠웨이트와 최약체팀인 네팔을 상대로 맹활약을 펼치면서 16년만의 인도네시아의 통산 5번째 아시안컵 본선 진출의 쾌거를 이끌었다.

수상 내역

클럽 
 PSM 마카사르
 리가 1 : 준우승 (2018), 3위 (2017)
 피알라 인도네시아 : 우승 (2018-19)

국가대표팀 
  인도네시아 U-17
 AFF U-16 챔피언십 : 준우승 (2013)

  인도네시아 U-20 
 AFF U-19 챔피언십 : 3위 (2017, 2018)

  인도네시아 U-23
 동남아시아 경기 대회 : 은메달 (2019), 동메달 (2017, 2021)
 AFF U-23 챔피언십 : 우승 (2019)

 
 동남아시아 축구 선수권 대회 : 준우승 (2020), 4강 (2022)

개인 
 피알라 인도네시아 신인상 : 2019
 리가 1 올해의 팀 : 2019
 인도네시아 축구 어워즈 가장 좋아하는 신인 선수상 : 2019
 K리그2 이달의 선수상 : 2021년 4월

각주

외부 링크 

1999년 출생
살아있는 사람
남자 축구 수비수
인도네시아의 남자 축구 선수
인도네시아의 해외 진출 남자 축구 선수
인도네시아 남자 청소년 축구 국가대표팀 선수
인도네시아 남자 축구 국가대표팀 선수
PSM 마카사르의 축구 선수
안산 그리너스 FC의 축구 선수
리가 1 (인도네시아)의 축구 선수
K리그2의 축구 선수
K리그2의 외국인 축구 선수
대한민국에 거주한 인도네시아인
20세기 인도네시아 사람
21세기 인도네시아 사람
2017년 동남아시아 경기 대회 참가 선수
2019년 동남아시아 경기 대회 참가 선수
2021년 동남아시아 경기 대회 참가 선수
전남 드래곤즈의 축구 선수