| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ryuji Utomo Prabowo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Persita Tangerang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | ASIOP Apacinti | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Persib Bandung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Mitra Kukar | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Najma | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Arema | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Persija Jakarta | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →PTT Rayong (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Penang (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Bali United | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | →Persita Tangerang (loan) | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Persita Tangerang | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Indonesia U19 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indonesia U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Indonesia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryuji Utomo Prabowo (born 1 July 1995) is an Indonesian professionalfootballer who plays forLiga 1 clubPersita Tangerang. He plays mainly atcentre-back but can also operate as adefensive midfielder.[2]
After training at youth clubs inIndonesia, Ryuji made his professional debut inBahrain withManama clubAl-Najma in a 20 August 2015 friendly match againstMalkiya Club. In this match, Ryuji was a starter who played 60 minutes before he was replaced. During this match, he received a yellow card in the fifth minute after a foul in the penalty area.[3]
Ryuji on 19 December 2015 scored his first goal for Al Najma in an away match against Al Tadamun Buri.[4]
After six months in Bahrain, Ryuji returned to Indonesia to joinArema ahead of the unauthorized 2016Indonesia Soccer Championship (ISC). As an apprentice to Arema's more senior players, Ryuji began to build his reputation as a physically robust defender who caught the attention of richer clubs at the end of the ISC. During a pre-season tournament ahead of the launching of the newLiga 1 (Indonesia) top-flight competition, Ryuji left Arema after failing to win a starting position.[5][6]
Rich clubPersija Jakarta saw Ryuji's Arema departure as a chance to develop the young defender's potential. On 3 February 2017, Ryuji accepted an offer to join his hometown club. Another reason was Ryuji wanted to play close to his Jakarta-based ailing father. Ryuji played in nine matches for Persija in the2017 Liga 1 season, impressing coachStefano Cugurra who used him when senior players were on international duty.[7][8]
Despite its intention to keep Ryuji for the 2018 season, Persija let Ryuji play inThailand on loan for a year. This spell increased Ryuji's value, leading to a renewed contract in 2019 to guarantee his services. However, Ryuji went overseas again on loan from December 2020 as a byproduct of theCOVID-19 pandemic that stopped the2020 Liga 1 season. Without certainty on when professional football in Indonesia could resume, Ryuji chose to take an offer to play for the newly promoted Malaysia Super League clubPenang for one full season.[9]
On 4 December 2017, Ryuji joinedThai League 2 clubPTT Rayong on a one-year contract. His agent said one of the reasons that made Ryuji take the offer was the pay could help him finance his ailing father's medical treatment, indicating that Persija did not pay him as satisfactory. At Rayong, Ryuji developed into a more versatile player as coachTeerasak Po-on often played thecenter back as adefensive midfielder. Ryuji played in 18 matches for Rayong and helped the club win the 2018 Thai League 2 season, earning it a promotion intoThai League 1.[10][11]
Ryuji in December 2020 signed forPenang to play in the2021 Malaysia Super League season, on loan fromPersija Jakarta.[12] On 6 March 2021, Ryuji made his debut for Penang on a league game againstKuala Lumpur City, playing full 90-minutes as his team won 1-0.[13]
On 13 January 2023, Ryuji signed a contract withLiga 1 clubBali United from Persija Jakarta.[14] Ryuji made hisleague debut for the club in a 2–2 draw againstPSM Makassar, coming on as a substitutedIlija Spasojević.[15]
Ryuji has always played for Indonesia on the international level despite eligibility to play forJapan, where his mother comes from. Ryuji was part of theIndonesia national under-23 football team that won bronze in the2017 Southeast Asian Games. After playing 13 times for the Indonesian national youth teams, Ryuji made his international debut for the senior team on 21 March 2017, againstMyanmar.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b][c] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mitra Kukar | 2015 | Indonesia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arema | 2016 | ISC A | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Persija Jakarta | 2017 | Liga 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Liga 1 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3[d] | 1 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2020 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 5 | ||
| PTT Rayong (loan) | 2018 | Thai League 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Penang (loan) | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[e] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bali United | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Persita Tangerang (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| Persita Tangerang | 2025–26 | Liga 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 122 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 144 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Ryuji was born to an Indonesian father and a Japanese mother. His father, who died on 1 September 2020, motivated him to pursue his football dreams. Several of Ryuji's career decisions were shaped by his father's health conditions.[17]
Ryuji is married to sports television presenter Shabrina Ayu, making them be seen as a celebrity couple in Indonesia.[18] Their 16 March 2019 wedding pictures splashed the front pages of Indonesian entertainment tabloids. Ryuji became a father on 13 February 2020.[19]
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