Ikhsan Zikrak
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ikhsan Nul Zikrak | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Padang Pariaman, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borneo Samarinda | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | PPLP Sumatera Barat | ||
| 2019 | PSP Padang | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | RANS Nusantara | 27 | (3) |
| 2023– | Borneo Samarinda | 39 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Indonesia U23 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 May 2024 | |||
Ikhsan Nul Zikrak (born 8 November 2002) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda.
RANS Nusantara
On 23 April 2021, Zikrak was signed for RANS Nusantara to play in Liga 2 in the 2021–22 season.[2] Zikrak made his first-team debut in a pre-season friendly against Liga 1 club Arema on 6 June 2021, and also scoring for his first team in a 6–2 loss.[3] He made his league debut for RANS Nusantara when he was part of the starting lineup of a 2021 Liga 2 match against Persekat Tegal on 5 October in a 1–2 win.[4] Until the end of the season, he contributed with 9 league appearances, and scored one goal in pre-season friendly match with RANS Nusantara, and also succeeded in bringing his first team to runner-up in Liga 2, and promotion to the highest tier league in Indonesia next season.
On 23 July 2022, Zikrak made his Liga 1 debut for the club in a match against PSIS Semarang, coming on as a substitute for Alfin Tuasalamony in the 79th minute.[5] On 16 December 2022, he played full 90 minutes and scored his league goal of the season for the club in a 2–1 win against Bhayangkara.[6]
On 30 January 2023, he scored the opening goal in a 3–1 loss over PSM Makassar.[7] On 8 February, he scored another opening goal in a 2–1 loss to Arema.[8]
Borneo Samarinda
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Zikrak signed a three-year contract with Borneo Samarinda.[9]
International career
In April 2023, Zikrak was called up to the Indonesia U22 for the training centre in preparation for 2023 SEA Games.[10] Zikrak made his international debut on 14 April 2023 in a friendly match against Lebanon U22 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.[11]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Muhammad Iqbal, who also a footballer and a former U-19 national team player in the Indra Sjafri era. Syamsuddin Batubara is his father as well as his first coach to start his career as a footballer. his father is the founder of the Soccer School of Football Association of Kudugantiang in Padang Pariaman.[12]