Sananta (right) playing for Indonesia in 2023
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Ramadhan Sananta | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Daik, Lingga, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Persis Solo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 0000–2019 | Kepri Belia FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Asian Schools Football | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | PPLP Kepulauan Riau | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | PS Harjuna Putra | 12 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Persikabo 1973 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | PSM Makassar | 24 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Persis Solo | 23 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Indonesia U23 | 21 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Indonesia | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Ramadhan Sananta (born 27 November 2002) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Persis Solo and the Indonesia national team
He was signed for Persikabo 1973 to play in the Liga 1 in the 2021 season.[2] Sananta made his league debut on 3 February 2022 in a match against Bali United at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar.[3]
Sananta was signed for PSM Makassar to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season.[4] He made his league debut on 15 August 2022 in a match against RANS Nusantara at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong.[5] On 29 August 2022, Sananta scored his first league goal for PSM Makassar with scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Persib BandungatParepare.[6] On 10 September 2022, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 home win over Persebaya Surabaya.[7]
On 14 January 2023, Sananta scored a brace in a 4–0 win over PSS Sleman; the latter result saw PSM Makassar move to 1st position in the league table.[8] On 25 January, he coming as a substitutes for Akbar Tanjung and made his first assist to Everton Nascimento in PSM's 4–2 away lose over Persija Jakarta.[9] Five days later, Sananta scored equalizer in a 3–1 home win over RANS Nusantara.[10] On 9 February, he scored in a 4–1 over PS Barito Putera.[11] Five days later, Sananta scored another equalizer in a 2–1 away win over Persib at Pakansari Stadium, with his 1 goal, he has scored a total of 3 goals in the two encounters that led to Persib's two defeats against PSM Makassar.[12] On 19 February, Sananta scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Persik Kediri, at the age of 20, he is the only purely local striker competing in the Liga 1 top scorer list this season.[13] On 9 March, Sananta scored another the winning goal in a 0–1 away win over former club Persikabo 1973, scoring a penalty in the injury time of second half. This result makes PSM Makassar likely to win the 2022–23 Liga 1 with nine consecutive wins, while equaling Bali United's record in 2017 Liga 1.[14]
On 8 June 2023, Sananta signed a two-years contract with Persis Solo.[15] Sananta made his club debut on 17 June 2023 in a pre-season friendly against K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, also scored his first goal for the club, opening the scoring in a 1–2 lose.[16] And scoring again in another friendly match against Persebaya Surabaya a week later.[17]
Sananta made his league debut on 1 July 2023 and scored his first league goal in a 2–3 lose over Persebaya.[18]
In April 2023, Sananta was called up to the Indonesia U22 for the training centre in preparation for 2023 SEA Games.[19] Sananta made his international U22 debut on 14 April 2023 in a friendly match against Lebanon U22atGelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.[20] On 4 May 2023, Sananta scored his first international goal for Indonesia U22, scoring a brace in a 5–0 win against Myanmar U22 in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games group stage.[21] He continued his good form with the opening goal, scoring a header in a 3–0 victory over Timor-Leste U22 three days later, sending Indonesia to the semi-final match.[22] On 16 May 2023, Sananta scored another brace in a final match against Thailand U22, in a 5–2 victory after extra time, and also winning the gold medal after a long wait of 32 years in the Southeast Asian Games.[23] With a total of 5 goals, he became the top scorer along with his team-mate Fajar Fathur Rahman and Vietnamese player Nguyễn Văn Tùng.[24]
On 24 September 2022, Sananta made his first cap for the Indonesia national team for a friendly match against Curacao in a 3-2 win.[25]
In December 2022, Sananta was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2022 AFF ChampionshipbyShin Tae-Yong.[26] On 26 December, Sananta scored his debut goal against Brunei in a 7–0 win on the group stage.[27][28]
On 12 October 2023, Sananta scored a brace against Brunei in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He scored again in the second leg on 17th October 2023.[29]
Sananta was included in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final squad. However he was never included in any of the match line-ups, as assistant coach Nova Arianto claimed that Sananta has an unfit condition throughout the tournament.
On 26 March 2024, Sananta scored a goal against Vietnam in a 3–0 victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup second round qualifiers.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PS Harjuna Putra | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | |
| Persikabo 1973 | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| PSM Makassar | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| Persis Solo | 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 28 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Indonesia | 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | |
International under-23 goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 May 2023 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Myanmar |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2023 Southeast Asian Games |
| 2. | 3–0 | |||||
| 3. | 7 May 2023 |  East Timor |
1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4. | 16 May 2023 |  Thailand |
1–0 | 5–2 | ||
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 18 August 2023 | Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong, Thailand |  Malaysia |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 AFF U-23 Championship |
| 7. | 20 August 2023 | East Timor |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 8. | 9 September 2023 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia |  Chinese Taipei |
2–0 | 9–0 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
International senior goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 26 December 2022 | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Brunei |
5–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 2. | 12 October 2023 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 4–0 | |||||
| 4. | 17 October 2023 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 6–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 5. | 26 March 2024 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Vietnam |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
PSM Makassar
Indonesia U-23
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