Irfan Bachdim

Irfan Haarys Bachdim is an Indonesian footballer who is currently playing for the Indonesian football club, Persema Malang. His father, Noval Bachdim, is an Indonesian former footballer of Arab descent while his mother is Dutch

Early career

He started his career in Ajax along with Mitchell Donald, Jeffrey Sarpong, Christian Supusepa and Ryan Babel, but moved to Hoofdklasse side SV Argon after 3 years. He became the top scorer in the league, despite his position as a midfielder. 

FC Utrecht scouted him and brought him to FC Utrecht. He was the first choice for the FC Utrecht junior team and sometimes played for the reserve team. He made his debut for FC Utrecht in Eredivisie on 17 February 2008, playing 90 minutes against VVV-Venlo.

When the Indonesia national under-23 football team had a training camp in the Netherlands, Irfan played a number times for the team, but he was injured a week before going to the 2006 Asian Games.
On July 2009 he signed for HFC Haarlem in a free transfer deal. On March 2010 he had trials for Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta but neither club signed him.

On July 2009 he signed for HFC Haarlem in a free transfer deal. On March 2010 he had trials for Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta but neither club signed him.

Bachdim's desire to play in Indonesia was finally realized when he joined the club Persema Malang. The contract was signed on 9 August 2010. His performance in his first game for the Indonesia national team made him well known among the Indonesian public. He rapidly gained a large following, particularly among women.

Personal life
After coming to Indonesia, Irfan Bachdim have been in a relationship with Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan sister, Jennifer Bachdim and announced that they will be marry around July 2011.
In July 2011, Irfan Bachdim and his German-Chinese model Jennifer Kurniawan tied the knot in Germany amid inter-religious marriage issues.