Iqbal Gwijangge
Indonesian footballer (born 2006)
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Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge (born 29 August 2006) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 2 club Barito Putera.
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Gwijangge training with Barito Putra in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 August 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sumedang, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Barito Putera | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | SSB Sidolig Bandung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | SSB Saswco Bandung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Bandung Pro United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Bhayangkara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Barito Putera | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Barito Putera | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Indonesia U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Indonesia U20 | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Sumedang, Iqbal started his career playing for clubs in Bandung. He joined the youth academy of Bhayangkara in 2021 before signing for Liga 1 side Barito Putera.[2][3] In early 2023, Gwijangge travelled to Hungary for a training spell with the Puskás Academy as part of his development as a youth player.[4]
International career
In 2022, Iqbal was part of the Indonesia U16 team that won the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He was the captain of the team and was the leader of the defense, helping Indonesia keep cleansheat in 3 out of 5 matches during the tournament. Therefore, he was given the "Best player of the tournament" award.[5]
In November 2023, Iqbal was named in Indonesia U17's team for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted in his home country Indonesia.[6] He started in all three group stage matches and helped Indonesia drew two games but the team failed to advance to the next stage.[7]
Gwijangge was called by coach Indra Sjafri to the Indonesia U20 team to participate at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament.[8][9]