Rio Fahmi
Indonesian footballer
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Ilham Rio Fahmi (born 6 October 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Arema, on loan from Persija Jakarta.
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| Full name | Ilham Rio Fahmi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 October 2001[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Banjarnegara, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Arema (on loan from Persija Jakarta) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Persibara Banjarnegara | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Persija Jakarta | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Persija Jakarta | 120 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Arema (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Indonesia U23 | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Persija Jakarta
Fahmi is one of the young players promoted from the Persija Jakarta youth team.[3] Fahmi made his first-team debut on 12 September 2021 as a substitute in a match against PSIS Semarang at the Indomilk Arena, Tangerang.[4] In a match against Madura United on 22 October, he played the full 90 minutes for the first time in a 2–3 win in gameweek 8.[5] Eight days later, Fahmi provided an assist for Alfriyanto Nico in a 2–2 draw over Persik Kediri.[6]
On 26 January 2022, he scored his first league goal in a 1–2 victory against Persita Tangerang.[7] Throughout the season, he was used a first choice right-back behind Marco Motta, finishing the season with 26 league appearance, scored one goal, and two assists.
My target is certainly to play better at every opportunity given. The evaluation of my game is small mistakes that must be reduced and eliminated. I have to fight and pray that I can help the team better.
On 3 January 2022, Fahmi extended his contract with the club for three half years, it was announced by Persija through the club's official Instagram account.[9] In the following season, Fahmi became a starter in the pre-season tournament 2022 Indonesia President's Cup on 25 June 2022, where he scored his first goal for Persija in a 1–2 loss to Borneo Samarinda.[10]
On 3 February 2023, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–1 home win over RANS Nusantara.[11] On 22 February, Fahmi provided an assist of the season for Hansamu Yama in a 2–1 home win over PS Barito Putera.[12] On 15 April, Fahmi provided another assist for Michael Krmenčík in the last match of 2022–23 Liga 1 against PSS Sleman. The game ended in a 5–0 victory for Persija.[13]
Arema (loan)
On 31 January 2026, Fahmi officially joined Arema on loan until the end of the season.[14]
International career
Rio was part of the Indonesia under-23 team that won bronze at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.[15] and gold at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 March 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Persija Jakarta | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 126 | 3 | |||
| Arema (loan) | 2025–26 | Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 126 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 132 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
International goals
International under-23 goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 9 September 2023 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia |  Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | 9–0 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
