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Amy Recha
Personal information
Full name Amy Recha Pristifana Bin Samion
Date of birth (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Albirex Niigata (S)
Number 7
Youth career
Geylang International
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Geylang International 28 (2)
2014–2015 Young Lions 28 (4)
2016–2017 Geylang International 43 (7)
2018 Home United 25 (2)
2019–2021 Geylang International 60 (21)
2022–2023 Hougang United 46 (13)
2024– Albirex Niigata (S) 0 (0)
International career‡
2016– Singapore 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2021

Amy Recha Pristifana bin Samion (born 13 April 1992), better know as Amy Recha or just Amy, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S), whom he vice-captains and the Singapore national team.

Early life

Amy was born in Surabaya, Indonesia, His father and mother is Indonesian, when he was little, he lived for a few years in Surabaya and Batam, before finally moving to Singapore.[1]

Club career

Geylang International

Amy made his debut for Geylang International in the S.League on 25 May 2011 against Balestier Khalsa, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Masrezwan Masturi in the 59th minute, in which he also scored his first goal of his career in the 72nd minute as Geylang lost the match 3–1.[2] He then scored his second goal of his career almost a year later on 10 May 2012 against Warriors in which he found the net in the 78th minute as Geylang drew the match 2–2.[3]

Young Lions

Amy was loaned to the Young Lions FC between 2014 and 2015 and returned to the club in 2016.[4]

Home United

Amy signed for Home United in 2018 after a dismal 2017 with Geylang International.[5]

Geylang International

In 2019, Amy returned to the Eagles' nest after 1 season with the Protector.[6]

Resurgence with the Eagles

Amy started the season off with an assist in a 2-–1 victory against Tanjong Pagar United after pressing on a loose ball and laying it off for Moresche. He followed this up with an opening goal against Hougang United in a 4–1 loss the following match. Despite losing 3 games in 5 matches, Amy had a good scoring streak having scored 4 and assisted 1 in the whole month of August. Amy would end his season with his best ever performance in his professional career with 12 goals and 3 assists.

Hougang United

On 19 January 2022, Amy signed for the Singapore Premier League side Hougang United. He'd score his first goal for the Cheetahs against his former sides as he converted a penalty against Zaiful Nizam. Amy would have a struggling season however as he went 7 games goalless until a 4–3 win against Cambodian side, Phnom Penh Crown in the 2022 AFC Cup where he scored a diving header. He'd score again against the Young Lions after the continental campaign but also made headlines for his open goal miss earlier. Recha would score and assist against the same opposition and followed this form with 2 goals against Lion City Sailors in a 9–4 defeat at home.

Singapore Cup run

Amy would prove to be an integral member of the squad that won the Singapore Cup. He would assist Shawal Anuar and score a superb volley against Geylang to give his side the lead and also provide an assist in a 4–2 win against Albirex Niigata (S). His cup form then led to a call up to the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship.

2023 season

Amy scored his first goal of the season on the first match against Balestier Khalsa, poking in a tap-in to give his side the eventual win. He then converted from the spot against Tanjong Pagar United in a 3–1 win on 28 May 2023. On 7 June 2023, he scored his first professional hat-trick against Brunei DPMM. The first goal after pouncing on a Zulfahmi Arifin through ball and the second after pouncing on the rebound after Kristijan Naumovski saved Kristijan Krajček's shot. The latter would then assist Recha for his third with a volley to finish it off. On 22 December 2023, Hougang United announced that he will leave the club at the end of the 2023 season.

Albirex Niigata Singapore

On 30 December 2023, Albirex Niigata (S) announced the signing of Amy ahead of the 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season.

International career

Amy was born to an both Indonesian father and mother which therefore eligible him to represent for Indonesia or Singapore.

Amy was named in Singapore 'Japan tour' in 2016 but failed to earn a single official cap.[7]

On 27 August 2021, Amy was called up for upcoming national team training camp in September under Japanese head coach, Tatsuma Yoshida after his fine form in the league during the 2021 season.[8]

On 11 November 2021, Amy made his international debut for the Singapore national team in an International 'A' Friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.[9]

In 2022, Amy was included in the national team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and 2022 AFF Championship.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 10 October 2021

Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Geylang International 2011 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
2012 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
2013 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Young Lions 2014 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
2015 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3
Total 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 4
Geylang International 2016 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
2017 21 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 25 3
Total 38 5 2 0 3 2 0 0 43 7
Home United 2018 16 2 3 0 0 0 6 0 25 2
Total 16 2 3 0 0 0 6 0 25 2
Geylang International 2019 23 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 28 6
2020 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
2021 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 12
Total 56 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 61 20
Hougang United 2022 26 7 6 1 0 0 3 1 35 9
2023 20 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 6
Total 46 13 6 1 1 0 3 1 56 15
Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) 2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 207 46 20 1 4 2 9 1 234 50

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Singapore
2021 6 0
Total 6 0

International caps

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 11 November 2021 Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Sharjah, UAE  Kyrgyzstan 1-2 (lost) Friendly
2 5 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Myanmar 3-0(won) 2020 AFF Championship
3 14 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  East Timor 2-0(won) 2020 AFF Championship
4 18 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Thailand 0-2(lost) 2020 AFF Championship
5 22 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Indonesia 1-1(draw) 2020 AFF Championship
6 25 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Indonesia 4-2(lost) 2020 AFF Championship
7 17 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Maldives 3-2(lost) Friendly
8 24 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Myanmar 3-2(won) 2022 AFF Championship
9 27 December 2022 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 2-0(won) 2022 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Hougang United

References

  1. ^ "Campur Aduk Amy Recha, Pemain Singapura Kelahiran Surabaya" (in Indonesian). detik.com. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ "BALESTIER KHALSA VS. GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL 3 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ^ "WARRIORS VS. GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ^ Jayakumar, Vikram (29 December 2021). "The Fox in the Box: The Amy Recha Story Part 2". SoccerKakis. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ Munirah, Sharifah (14 March 2018). "Home's Amy off to a fresh start". The New Paper.
  6. ^ "Defender Sharin Saberin and winger Amy Recha have signed up to join Geylang International at Bedok Stadium".
  7. ^ "S.League coaches in a bind over Lions' training tour". TODAY.
  8. ^ "Tatsuma names Lions squad for September - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Lions fall to narrow friendly defeat against Kyrgyz Republic - Football Association of Singapore". Archived from the original on 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ Auto, Hermes (17 March 2022). "Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. ^ Tan, Amanda (20 December 2022). "Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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