Ferdinand Sinaga
Encyclopedia
Ferdinand Alfred Sinaga is an Indonesian
footballer who play for Semen Padang
in the Indonesia Super League as a striker. He has pace and blessed with powerful strike, a typical Papua-Sumatera football style. His football style attract Semen Padang to bought him in middle of August 2011. His height is 170 cm.
but failed to make a single appearance at that time.His exciting youth talent soon was spotted by Persibat Batang
and eventually signed him early in the 2007.Sinaga's spell however,didn't last long.He was then eventually moved to Persikab Bandung where he scored 1 goal in 7 appearances.Prior to 2009 he was loaned out to Pelita Jaya but failed to become the first team regular;he find himself at the bench and only played 2 games at that time. Sinaga's real talent was then shown when he proposed a surprising move to Persiwa Wamena
;during this time he's been well known as the Michael Owen
from Indonesia as he's blistering pace and has a killer instinct when he's infront of the goal. The in-form Sinaga was then signed for Semen Padang
and his first cap for Indonesia was in a friendly match against Jordan
on August 27, 2011, where he played as a substitute.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
footballer who play for Semen Padang
Semen Padang F.C.
Semen Padang FC is an Indonesian professional football club, based in Indarung, Padang, Indonesia, that plays in the Indonesian Premier League. Was established on 30 November 1980.-History:...
in the Indonesia Super League as a striker. He has pace and blessed with powerful strike, a typical Papua-Sumatera football style. His football style attract Semen Padang to bought him in middle of August 2011. His height is 170 cm.
Early career
Early in 2006,Sinaga was part of the youth setup of Persib BandungPersib Bandung
Persib, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Bandung is an Indonesian football club based in Bandung, West Java. In most of the media, a tautology Persib Bandung is often used...
but failed to make a single appearance at that time.His exciting youth talent soon was spotted by Persibat Batang
Persibat Batang
Persibat Batang is a semi-professional Indonesian football club who currently play in Group 1 of the Indonesian Premier Division. Persibat are one of the better-known First Division teams, and are well-known on a national level...
and eventually signed him early in the 2007.Sinaga's spell however,didn't last long.He was then eventually moved to Persikab Bandung where he scored 1 goal in 7 appearances.Prior to 2009 he was loaned out to Pelita Jaya but failed to become the first team regular;he find himself at the bench and only played 2 games at that time. Sinaga's real talent was then shown when he proposed a surprising move to Persiwa Wamena
Persiwa Wamena
Persiwa Wamena is an Indonesian football club based in Wamena, Papua Province, Indonesia. They play in the top division in Indonesian football, Liga Indonesia. Their home stadium is Pendidikan Stadium...
;during this time he's been well known as the Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
from Indonesia as he's blistering pace and has a killer instinct when he's infront of the goal. The in-form Sinaga was then signed for Semen Padang
Semen Padang F.C.
Semen Padang FC is an Indonesian professional football club, based in Indarung, Padang, Indonesia, that plays in the Indonesian Premier League. Was established on 30 November 1980.-History:...
International career
In 2009, Ferdinand played to represent the Indonesia national under-23 football team in Sea Games 20092009 Southeast Asian Games
The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...
and his first cap for Indonesia was in a friendly match against Jordan
Jordan national football team
The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...
on August 27, 2011, where he played as a substitute.
International goals
Ferdinand Sinaga: International under-23 goals| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 2011 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Jakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
 Timor-Leste U-23 |
2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
| 2 | 13 November 2011 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Jakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
 Thailand U-23Thailand national under-23 football team The Thailand national under-23 football team is the national under-23 team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. They participated in the Summer Olympics twice and Asian Games four times... |
3–1 | 3-1 | 2011 Southeast Asian Games Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games The association football tournament at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games took place place from 3 to 21 November 2011. This edition of the tournament was only for the men's competition, women's competition was not held as the host country Indonesia did not have enough stadiums to hold the matches.... |