Muhammad Ramadhan Sananta (born 31 November 2002) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League club Persebaya Surabaya and Indonesia national team.
Club career Persikabo 1973 He was signed for Persikabo 1973 to play in the Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Sananta made his league debut on 3 February 2022 in a match against Bali United at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar.
PSM Makassar Sananta was signed for PSM Makassar to play in Liga 1 in the 2022–23 season. He made his league debut on 15 August 2022 in a match against RANS Nusantara at the Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong. On 29 August 2022, Sananta scored his first league goal for PSM Makassar with scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Persib Bandung at Parepare. On 10 September 2022, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 home win over Persebaya Surabaya.
On 14 January 2023, Sananta scored a brace in a 4–0 win over PSS Sleman; the latter result saw PSM Makassar move to 1st position in the league table. On 25 January, he coming as a substitutes for Akbar Tanjung and made his first assist to Everton Nascimento in PSM's 4–2 away lose over Persija Jakarta. Five days later, Sananta scored equalizer in a 3–1 home win over RANS Nusantara. On 9 February, he scored in a 4–1 over PS Barito Putera. Five days later, Sananta scored another equalizer in a 2–1 away win over Persib at Pakansari Stadium, with his 1 goal, he has scored a total of 3 goals in the two encounters that led to Persib's two defeats against PSM Makassar. On 19 February, Sananta scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Persik Kediri, at the age of 20, he is the only purely local striker competing in the Liga 1 top scorer list this season. On 9 March, Sananta scored another the winning goal in a 0–1 away win over former club Persikabo 1973, scoring a penalty in the injury time of second half. This result makes PSM Makassar likely to win the 2022–23 Liga 1 with nine consecutive wins, while equaling Bali United's record in 2017 Liga 1.
Persis Solo On 8 June 2023, Sananta signed a two-years contract with Persis Solo. Sananta made his club debut on 17 June 2023 in a pre-season friendly against K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, also scored his first goal for the club, opening the scoring in a 1–2 lose. And scoring again in another friendly match against Persebaya Surabaya a week later.
Sananta made his league debut on 1 July 2023 and scored his first league goal in a 2–3 loss over Persebaya.
DPMM On 19 May 2025, DPMM of Brunei announced the signing of Sananta for the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League season, occupying their allocated ASEAN slot. On 10 August 2025, Sananta made his debut and scored his first Malaysia Super League goal, in a 2–2 draw against PDRM. On 9 May 2026, Sananta was red-carded for a high boot in the 0–1 loss against Sabah, bringing his season with the Bruneian club to an end with four goals in 27 matches. On 13 May, DPMM announced his release from the club.
Persebaya Surabaya On 17 June 2026, Sananta officially completed a transfer to Super League club Persebaya Surabaya in the 2026–27 season. He made his league debut for the Bajul Ijo on 5 September 2026, coming on as a substituted in a 1–1 draw against Bhayangkara Presisi.
International career Youth team In April 2023, Sananta was called up to the Indonesia U22 for the training centre in preparation for 2023 SEA Games. Sananta made his international U22 debut on 14 April 2023 in a friendly match against Lebanon U22 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. On 4 May 2023, Sananta scored his first international goal for Indonesia U22, scoring a brace in a 5–0 win against Myanmar U22 in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games group stage. He continued his good form with the opening goal, scoring a header in a 3–0 victory over Timor-Leste U22 three days later, sending Indonesia to the semi-final match. On 16 May 2023, Sananta scored another brace in a final match against Thailand U22, in a 5–2 victory after extra time, and also winning the gold medal after a long wait of 32 years in the Southeast Asian Games. With a total of 5 goals, he became the top scorer along with his team-mate Fajar Fathur Rahman and Vietnamese player Nguyễn Văn Tùng.
Senior On 24 September 2022, Sananta made his first cap for the Indonesia national team for a friendly match against Curacao in a 3-2 win. In December 2022, Sananta was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2022 AFF Championship by Shin Tae-Yong. On 26 December, Sananta scored his debut goal against Brunei in a 7–0 win on the group stage.
On 12 October 2023, Sananta scored a brace against Brunei in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He scored again in the second leg on 17 October 2023. Sananta was included in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final squad. However he was never included in any of the match line-ups, as assistant coach Nova Arianto claimed that Sananta has an unfit condition throughout the tournament.
On 26 March 2024, Sananta scored a goal against Vietnam in a 3–0 victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup second round qualifiers.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPS Harjuna Putra2021–22Liga 3129— —00129Persikabo 19732021–22Liga 140— —0040PSM Makassar 2022–23Liga 12411— 20202811Persis Solo 2023–24Liga 1238— —002382024–25Liga 1305— —00305Total531300—005313DPMM2025–26Malaysia Super League2123 1—31274Persebaya Surabaya2026–27Super League1000000010 Career total1153531205112537 Notes
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIndonesia202231202343202451202561202620Total206
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sananta goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ramadhan SanantaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 December 2022 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3 5–0 7–0 2022 AFF Championship2 12 October 2023 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 5 3–0 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification3 4–04 17 October 2023 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei6 6–0 6–0 5 26 March 2024 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam12 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification6 5 September 2025 Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia16 5–0 6–0 Friendly
Honours PSM Makassar Liga 1: 2022–23
Persebaya Surabaya Piala Presiden: 2026
Indonesia U23 SEA Games gold medal: 2023 AFF U-23 Championship runner-up: 2023 Individual Southeast Asian Games Top scorer: 2023 AFF U-23 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023 Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: September 2023 Piala Presiden Top scorer: 2024
References
External links
Ramadhan Sananta at Liga Indonesia