Rizky Ridho

Rizky Ridho Ramadhani (born 21 November 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the Southeast Asia region in history.

Persebaya Surabaya
Since 2018 to 2019, Rizky Ridho is a player from the Persebaya academy, he joined the Persebaya U20 squad that competed in the 2019 Liga 1 U-20. As a result, he became a core player in the team that won the event under coach Uston Nawawi, his impressive performance, he was promoted to the senior team in 2020. He made his Persebaya debut in a friendly match against Persis Solo at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium on 11 January 2020. Rizky Ridho made his league debut for Persebaya Surabaya on 13 March 2020 as a starter in a match against Persipura Jayapura in the 2020 Liga 1 competition that ended after three matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 4 September 2021, Rizky Ridho started his match in the 2021–22 season for Persebaya Surabaya in a 3–1 lose over Borneo Samarinda, he playing as a starter and played the full 90 minutes. Since joining the club from 2019, he became a first team regular for the side, playing mostly in the centre–back position, by the end of the 2021–22 season, Rizky Ridho had made 18 appearances and without scored in the league.

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Rizky Ridho was linked with a move to several Thai League 1 side, but he eventually stayed at the club. Despite this, Rizky Ridho became a regular starter for Persebaya under coach Aji Santoso, and saw an improvement in his performances for the side in the number of matches. On 1 August 2022, Rizky Ridho scored his first league goal for Persebaya in a 2–0 home victory to Persita Tangerang, in which he scored a free header from a corner.

On 18 January 2023, Rizky Ridho scored from a free-kick in a 0–5 away win against Persita Tangerang at Indomilk Arena. Five days later, Rizky Ridho scored an equalizer towards the end of the first half in the 41st minute, and until the end of the match, the score was 2-1 for Persebaya's victory over Bhayangkara at Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium.

Persija Jakarta
On 1 July 2023, Rizky Ridho moved to Persija Jakarta on a three-years contract until 2026. He make his debut for the club in a league match on 3 July 2023 against PSM Makassar playing the entire match. On 9 August 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against Borneo Samarinda in a 1–1 draw.

Youth
Rizky Ridho debuted for the Indonesia U19 team in the 2019 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and captained the U-19 squad when it faced Bulgaria U19 in a friendly on 5 September 2020. He was chosen as the captain for the Indonesia U23 during the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup held in Qatar.

Senior
Rizky Ridho received a call to join the senior Indonesia national team in May 2021. He earned his first cap in a friendly match against Oman on 29 May 2021.

Ridho became the youngest center back to make an appearance at the FIFA World Cup qualification, in the Indonesia national team, since the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification. He appeared against Thailand on 3 June 2021 at the age of 19 years 7 months and 10 days.

On 25 March 2023, Ridho scored his first goal for Indonesia, against Burundi in a friendly match.

On 12 October 2023, Ridho scored a goal against Brunei in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Ridho scored again against the same opponent in the second leg.

Club

 * Notes

International

 * Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ridho goal

Honours
Persebaya Surabaya
 * East Java Governor Cup: 2020

Persebaya Surabaya U-20
 * Elite Pro Academy U-20: 2019

Indonesia U-19
 * AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2019

Indonesia U-23
 * Southeast Asian Games bronze medal: 2021
 * Southeast Asian Games gold medal: 2023
 * AFC U-23 Asian Cup fourth place: 2024

Indonesia
 * AFF Championship runner-up: 2020

Individual
 * Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: July 2023