Syaiful Cahya

Syaiful Indra Cahya is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Cahya played for various clubs in the top two divisions of Indonesia, most prominently Persija Jakarta and Arema, as well as in the breakaway Liga Primer Indonesia, which later became known as the Indonesian Premier League.
In 2021, while playing for PSG Pati, Cahya seriously injured Persiraja Banda Aceh midfielder Muhammad Nadhif through a kung fu kick. The story of the incident reached as far as Spain.

Cahya represented Indonesia at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy and the 2014 Asian Games. He made his senior international debut on 6 February 2013 in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Iraq.

Syaiful Indra Cahya: International under-23 goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 July 2012	Riau Main Stadium, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia		1–2	1–5	2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification

Arema

Indonesia U-21