Asnawi Mangkualam

Persiba Balikpapan

After spending years in the youth squads of PSM Makassar, Asnawi joined Persiba Balikpapan for the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A (a temporary tournament that replaced the defunct Indonesian Super League after the PSSI schism that led to the 2015 FIFA suspension on Indonesia). He soon became the youngest player to score in the competition, as he netted a goal at just 17 years and five days in a match against Bali United at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium.

PSM Makassar

After Liga 1 emerged as the stable football competition in the country, Asnawi in 2017 returned to PSM Makassar, where he made his debut against Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia President's Cup, the league's pre-season tournament. On 16 April, Asnawi made his Liga 1 debut with PSM in a 3–1 win against the same opponent where he played the full 90 minutes. Asnawi finished the season with only 9 appearances. Despite his young age, he rapidly established himself as one of the club's most talented and promising players, thanks to his versatility and his technical skills. In the 2018 season, he made 14 appearances for the club, much better than the previous season. In the following season, Asnawi made his first international appearance for the club in the 2019 AFC Cup group stage on 17 April 2019 against Philippines Football League club Kaya-Iloilo, he played as a substitutes in a 1–2 win. On 3 May 2019, Asnawi provided an assist for his compatriot Muhammad Rahmat in a 2–0…

Youth

Asnawi was often a key player for Indonesia's national Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 squads. Asnawi made his international debut for the senior team on 21 March 2017, when he got on the pitch as a substitute during a friendly match against Myanmar. In the process, he broke a record for the youngest player to win an international senior cap for Indonesia, at the age of 17 years and 167 days. Later, this record was broken by Ronaldo Kwateh at the age of 17 years and 104 days on 27 January 2022. He was part of the Under-23 squad that won silver in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines and voted into the tournament's best eleven.

Senior

In November 2021, Indonesian coach Shin Tae-yong called Asnawi up to the Indonesia national team for the friendly matches in Turkey against Afghanistan and Myanmar. In December 2021, he was named in Indonesian's squad for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore. On 12 December, Asnawi scored his first international goal with a penalty against Laos at the 2020 AFF Championship in an eventual 1–5 win. On 19 January 2024, Asnawi scored a penalty against Vietnam as the sole goal of the game in a 1–0 victory, in a group stage match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. This goal proved decisive in Indonesia's qualification to the round of 16, as it earned the 3 points needed to qualify as one of the best third-placed teams.

Controversies

However, during the match against Singapore on 25 December 2021, Asnawi drew…

Club

As of 18 January 2026

International

As of match played 21 December 2024

As of match played 9 December 2024 Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asnawi goal.

Asnawi is the son of Bahar Muharram, a former Indonesian footballer himself currently serving as an assistant coach at PSM Makassar, the club he played between 2017 and 2021. His cousin, Sulthan Zaky, who is also a footballer and currently plays for PSM Makassar.