Ardan Aras

Indonesian footballer

Ardan Aras
Personal information

Full name	Ardan Aras
Date of birth	(1984-03-02) 2 March 1984 (age 40)^[1]
Place of birth	Polewali Mandar, Indonesia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Defender / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2002	Persim Maros
2003–2004	PS Sandeg Polman
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	PSM Makassar	18	(1)
2007–2011	Pelita Jaya	106	(3)
2011–2012	Mitra Kukar	27	(0)
2013–2014	Barito Putera	2	(0)
2014–2018	PSM Makassar	63	(4)
2019	Martapura	14	(2)
2019	PSS Sleman	2	(0)
2020	Badak Lampung	0	(0)
2021–2022	Persijap Jepara	9	(0)
International career
2006–2007	Indonesia U23		(1)
2007	Indonesia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2021

Ardan Aras^[3]^[4] (born in Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi, 2 March 1984) is an Indonesian politician and former professional footballer who plays as a central defender or left back, but can be deployed as a defensive midfielder as well.

International career

Ardan has been a regular for Indonesia U-23 Team since 2006, participating in a national training at The Hague, Netherlands. He has participated in Asian Games Qatar in 2006 and SEA Games Thailand in 2007, where he scored a free-kick in a 3–1 defeat of Cambodia.

International goals

International under-23 goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 December 2007	80th Birthday Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Cambodia	3–1	3–1	2007 SEA Games

Later career

After retiring from football, Ardan was elected into the municipal legislature of Polewali Mandar from the National Mandate Party in the 2024 election.^[5]

References

^ "Ardan Aras: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Indonesia – A. Aras – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ Ardan Aras at Mitra Kukar official website
^ "Ardan Aras". liga-indonesia.co.id. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ "Tumbangkan Incumbent, Mantan Pemain PSM Makassar Ardan Aras Kunci Satu Kursi DPRD Polman Dapil Polman 1 - Pojok Sulsel". sulsel.pojoksatu.id (in Indonesian). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.