Amar Brkić

Amar Rayhan Brkić is a footballer who plays as a winger for German side Darmstadt 98. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Indonesia.

Early and personal life

Brkić was born in Frankfurt, Germany to a Bosnian father and Indonesian mother from Kebumen. Both of his parents are doctors; his mother is a paediatrician, and serves as chairwoman of the Special Branch of Muhammadiyah in Germany. His brother, Said Aalim, is also a footballer, and plays in the academy of Eintracht Frankfurt.

Club career

Having started his career with local Frankfurt clubs Blau-Gelb Frankfurt and Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, he played for Kickers Offenbach before joining the academy of Hoffenheim in 2022.

International career

Brkić is eligible to represent Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Indonesia at international level. In October 2023, he was invited by Indonesia under-17 coach Bima Sakti to a training camp in his native Germany. Despite not yet finalising his paperwork, he was quoted as saying that he had "mixed feelings", but he was "happy of course because will be playing in the U-17 World Cup for country, Indonesia." During the training camp, he scored in a 1–1 friendly draw with the
under-17 side of SV Meppen.
He was called up to the Indonesia under-17 squad again for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, being one of two overseas players called up, the other being half-Brazilian Welber Jardim.