Abdul Kadir was a footballer who represented the Indonesia national football team as a winger. He scored his first international goal in his debut match during the Merdeka Tournament, an international friendly competition, against South Korea on 11 August 1967. Since then, he has become Indonesia's top scorer in international football, having scored 70 goals in 111 appearances for Indonesia. On 7 November 1969, Kadir scored his first international hat-trick against Singapore during a 1969 Merdeka Tournament match. In total, he has scored three hat-tricks, two of them against Malaysia, and he has netted twice in a match on fourteen occasions.FIFA Century Club - 1 December 2021, FIFA.

In August 1967, Kadir received his first call-up to the senior Indonesia national team ahead of their 1967 Merdeka Tournament participation in Kuala Lumpur. He made his debut on 11 August against South Korea, also managed to score his debut goal (Indonesia's only goal in the match) in a 1–3 defeat to the opposing team.After his international debut, Kadir continued to be trusted as a key player for Indonesia and has won many titles until his retirement. He played more than 100 international matches and score more than 70 international goals (including non 'A' match) for Indonesia national team as recognised by football statistic organisations RSSSF.Abdul Kadir - Century of International Appearances - RSSSF. He made his century of appearances for Indonesia against India in the Merdeka Tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia on 1 August 1974 – the match ended in a goalless draw. In total, he has made 111 appearances for the national team, making him the most capped player of all time for Indonesia. His 70 goals are also the most of all time for the Indonesia national team.FIFA Century Club - 1 December 2021, FIFA.

Goals As of 7 May 1979 Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kadir goal. + International goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 1 11 August 1967 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–3 1–3 1967 Merdeka Tournament Berita Harian , 13 August 1967. 2 2 13 August 1967 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 2–0 4–1 The Straits Times , 14 August 1967. 3 7 15 August 1968 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–0 4–0 1968 Merdeka Tournament The Straits Times , 16 August 1968. 4 8 17 August 1968 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 2–0 4–2 The Straits Times , 18 August 1968. 5 3–1 6 9 19 August 1968 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5–1 10–1 The Straits Times , 20 August 1968. 7 6–1 8 11 21 November 1968 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 1–0 1968 King's Cup Berita Harian , 23 November 1968. 9 12 25 November 1968 2–1 3–1 The Straits Times , 26 November 1968. 10 3–1 11 13 27 November 1968 1–0 7–0 The Straits Times , 28 November 1968. 12 16 1 November 1969 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 4–0 4–0 1969 Merdeka Tournament The Straits Times , 2 November 1969. 13 17 3 November 1969 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–0 3–1 The Straits Times , 4 November 1969. 14 3–0 15 18 7 November 1969 3–0 9–2 The Straits Times , 7 November 1969. 16 5–0 17 6–0 18 20 19 November 1969 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 2–2 2–3 1969 King's Cup The Straits Times , 21 November 1969. 19 24 1 August 1970 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3–0 3–1 1970 Merdeka Tournament The Straits Times , 2 August 1970. 20 25 4 August 1970 Penang Island National Stadium, Penang, Malaysia 3–1 3–1 南洋商报 , 5 August 1970,. 21 26 6 August 1970 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–1 1–2 The Straits Times , 7 August 1970. 22 27 8 August 1970 3–2 3–4 The Straits Times , 8 August 1970. 23 28 10 August 1970 6–3 6–3 The Straits Times , 11 August 1970. 24 30 9 November 1970 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 4–2 5–3 1970 King's Cup 25 5–2 26 31 13 November 1970 1–0 3–0 The Straits Times , 14 November 1970. 27 2–0 28 39 19 December 1970 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 1–0 1970 Asian Games Asian Games 1970 , RSSSF. 29 41 5 May 1971 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 2–0 2–1 1971 President's Cup 조선일보 , 6 May 1971. 30 42 8 May 1971 1–0 1–3 조선일보 , 9 May 1971. 31 45 5 June 1971 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 3–0 3–0 1971 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament The Straits Times , 6 June 1971. 32 46 7 June 1971 1–1 1–1 New Nation , 8 June 1971. 33 48 13 June 1971 1–0 1–0 The Straits Times , 14 June 1971. 34 52 9 August 1971 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–1 2–2 1971 Merdeka Tournament Berita Harian , 11 August 1971. 35 2–1 36 54 13 August 1971 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 3–0 4–0 The Straits Times , 14 August 1971. 37 59 27 August 1971 National Stadium, Singapore 1–1 2–3 1971 Pesta Sukan The Straits Times , 28 August 1971. 38 60 10 November 1971 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 2–0 2–0 1971 King's Cup The Straits Times , 11 November 1971. 39 64 20 March 1972 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma 4–0 4–0 1972 Olympic Games qualification The Straits Times , 22 March 1972. 40 65 25 March 1972 4–1 4–2 The Straits Times , 27 March 1972 41 69 7 June 1972 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 2–1 5–1 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament The Straits Times , 8 June 1972. 42 2–1 43 70 11 June 1972 1 8–0 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament (Indonesia) , RSSSF. 44 2 45 71 13 June 1972 1–0 3–0 The Straits Times , 14 June 1972. 46 3–0 47 72 17 June 1972 3–0 4–0 The Straits Times , 18 June 1972. 48 73 2 August 1972 National Stadium, Singapore 2–0 3–0 1972 Pesta Sukan The Straits Times , 3 August 1972. 49 75 8 August 1972 2–0 5–0 The Straits Times , 9 August 1972. 50 3–0 51 76 21 September 1972 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–0 2–1 1972 President's Cup 동아일보 , 22 September 1972. 52 2–1 53 78 25 September 1972 1 12–0 경향신문 , 26 September 1972. 54 2 55 79 28 September 1972 2–1 3–1 The Straits Times , 29 September 1972. 56 3–1 57 81 7 October 1972 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–3 1–4 Friendly Socceroos Internationals for 1972 , ozfootball. 58 82 11 October 1972 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–1 1–1 Friendly New Zealand International Matches - Details 1970-1979 , RSSSF. 59 90 24 September 1973 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–1 1–3 1973 President's Cup Match Results 1973 , Korea Football Association. 60 91 26 September 1973 2–3 2–3 조선일보 , 27 September 1973. 61 92 19 April 1974 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–0 2–1 Friendly De waarheid, 22 April 1972. 62 93 21 April 1974 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 2–3 2–3 Friendly New Nation , 23 April 1974. 63 95 1 June 1974 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–1 2–4 1974 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament Berita Harian , 3 June 1974. 64 96 7 June 1974 1–0 4–3 New Nation , 8 June 1974. 65 3–1 66 4–3 67 99 28 July 1974 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 5–0 5–0 1974 Merdeka Tournament New Straits Times , 29 July 1974. 68 101 13 June 1978 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–0 3–0 1978 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament New Nation , 14 June 1978. 69 2–0 70 3–0

Hat-tricks

Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition 1 7 November 1969 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3 – (15', 60', 85') 9–2 1969 Merdeka Tournament 2 7 June 1974 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 3 – (44', 63', 84') 4–3 1974 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament 3 13 June 1978 Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 3 – (10', 13', 90') 3–0 1978 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament

Statistics

+ Goals by yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIndonesia196762196899196987197016101971241019721920197392197497197883197930Total11170

+ Goals by competition Competition Goals Merdeka Tournament 22 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament 17 King's Cup 10 President's Cup 10 Friendlies 4 Pesta Sukan Cup 4 Summer Olympics qualifiers 2 Asian Games 1 Total 70

+ Goals by opponent Opponent Goals 16 14 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1Total70

See also List of top international men's football goalscorers by country List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals

References