Vava Mario Yagalo

Vava Mario Yagalo (born 21 April 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri.

Vava Yagalo
Yagalo with TIRA-Persikabo in 2019
Personal information
Full name Vava Mario Yagalo
Date of birth (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993
Place of birth Kediri, Indonesia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Persik Kediri
Number 78
Youth career
2009–2012 Deportivo Indonesia
2012–2013 Sriwijaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Bhayangkara 12 (0)
2015–2018 Persija Jakarta 34 (1)
2019 TIRA-Persikabo 22 (0)
2020– Persik Kediri 28 (1)
International career‡
2008 Indonesia U16 3 (1)
2009–2011 Indonesia U19 7 (0)
2015 Indonesia U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Persija Jakarta

In 2015, Vava signed a contract with Persija Jakarta. He made his league debut on 4 April 2015 against Arema. On 8 June 2018, Vava scored his first goal for Persija against PS TIRA in the 1st minute at the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul.

TIRA-Persikabo

In 2019, Vava signed for TIRA-Persikabo.[2] He made his debut on 18 May 2019 against Badak Lampung at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong.[3]

Persik Kediri

In 2020, Vava joined Persik Kediri. He made his league debut on 29 February 2020 against Persebaya Surabaya at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.[4]

International career

Vava represented Indonesia at the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship. He scored his first goal against Syria on 4 October 2008.[5]

Personal life

Vava was named after two Brazilian football legends, Vavá and Mário Zagallo, despite being a devout Muslim. He studied law at the University of Kediri.[6]

Vava's father passed away on 29 June 2016 while he was training with his team.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 March 2023
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bhayangkara 2014 Indonesia Super League 12000–00120
Persija Jakarta 2015 Indonesia Super League 2000–2040
2016 ISC A 13000–00130
2017 Liga 1 10000–20120
2018 Liga 1 91002010121
Total 341002050411
TIRA-Persikabo 2019 Liga 1 22020–30270
Persik Kediri 2020 Liga 1 2000–0020
2021–22 Liga 1 8000–2[lower-alpha 4]0100
2022–23 Liga 1 18100–00181
Career total 96220201001102
  1. Includes Piala Indonesia
  2. Appearances in AFC Cup
  3. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
  4. Appearances in Menpora Cup

Honours

Club
Sriwijaya U-21
Persija Jakarta

References
  1. "Vava Yagalo: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Eks Bek Persija Jakarta Gabung TIRA-Persikabo". www.goal.com.
  3. "TIRA-Persikabo vs. Badak Lampung - 18 May 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. Rais Andan (7 February 2019). "Eks Bek Persija Jakarta Gabung TIRA-Persikabo" (in Indonesian). Goal.com.
  5. "Timnas U-16 Siap Hadapi Piala Asia". Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  6. Segaf Abdullah (6 June 2016). "Vava Mario Yagalo antara Persija, Kuliah, dan Sang Pacar" [Vava Mario Yagalo between Persija, Lecture and Girlfriend]. Bola Sport (in Indonesian). Juara.net. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. Bek Persija Ditinggal Sang Ayah untuk Selama-lamanya (in Indonesian), Indo Sport, 29 June 2016, retrieved 24 April 2019
  8. "Tekuk Mitra Kukar, Sriwijaya Pastikan Juara ISL U-21". www.viva.co.id.
  9. "Persija Juara Liga 1 2018". detik. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. "Tumbangkan Bali United, Persija Juarai Piala Presiden 2018". kompas. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.


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