{{short description|Indonesian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ryuji Utomo | image = File:Ryujiutomo.jpg | image_size = 180px | fullname = Ryuji Utomo Prabowo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|7|1}} | birth_place = Jakarta, Indonesia | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryuji Utomo |url=https://www.pssi.org/national-team/mens-seniors/players/ryuji-utomo|website=pssi.org|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> | currentclub = Persita Tangerang | clubnumber = 4 | position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder | youthyears1 = 2005–2011 | youthclubs1 = ASIOP Apacinti | youthyears2 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs2 = Deportivo Indonesia | youthyears3 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs3 = Persib Bandung | years1 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Mitra Kukar | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = Al-Najma | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = Arema | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2017–2022 | clubs4 = Persija Jakarta | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = → PTT Rayong (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0 | clubs6 = → Penang (loan) | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 0 | years6 = 2021 | years7 = 2023–2025 | clubs7 = Bali United | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2024–2025 | clubs8 = → Persita Tangerang (loan) | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Persita Tangerang | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2014 | nationalteam1 = Indonesia U19 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = Indonesia U23 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2017–2021 | nationalteam3 = Indonesia | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|Indonesia}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Southeast Asian Games}} {{MedalBronze | 2017 Kuala Lumpur | Team}} {{Medal|Competition|AFF Championship}} {{medal|RU | 2020 Singapore | Team}} | pcupdate = 6 November 2025 | ntupdate = | caption = Ryuji Utomo in 2017 }} '''Ryuji Utomo Prabowo''' (born 1 July 1995) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Super League club Persita Tangerang. He plays mainly at centre-back but can also operate as a defensive midfielder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ngalam.id/read/5419/ryuji-utomo/ |title=Ryuji Utomo Prabowo|access-date=13 June 2016|language=Indonesian}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Al Najma=== After training at youth clubs in Indonesia, Ryuji made his professional debut in Bahrain with Manama club Al-Najma in a 20 August 2015 friendly match against Malkiya Club. In this match, Ryuji was a starter who played 60 minutes before he was replaced. During this match, he received a yellow card in the fifth minute after a foul in the penalty area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1367/asia/2015/08/21/14626332/ryuji-utomo-terima-kartu-kuning-di-laga-debutnya-bersama-al|title=Ryuji Utomo Terima Kartu Kuning Di Laga Debutnya Bersama Al Najma|website=Goal.com|access-date=23 September 2015|language=Indonesian}}</ref>
Ryuji on 19 December 2015 scored his first goal for Al Najma in an away match against Al Tadamun Buri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2015/12/20/18547742/ryuji-utomo-cetak-gol-untuk-al-najma|title= Ryuji Utomo Cetak Gol Untuk Al Najma|access-date=20 December 2015|website=Goal.com|language=Indonesian}}</ref>
===Arema FC=== After six months in Bahrain, Ryuji returned to Indonesia to join Arema ahead of the unauthorized 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship (ISC). As an apprentice to Arema's more senior players, Ryuji began to build his reputation as a physically robust defender who caught the attention of richer clubs at the end of the ISC. During a pre-season tournament ahead of the launching of the new Liga 1 (Indonesia) top-flight competition, Ryuji left Arema after failing to win a starting position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsatu.com/bola-nasional/ryuji-utomo-dipastikan-sebagai-pemain-baru-arema-22800.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417053808/http://www.sportsatu.com/bola-nasional/ryuji-utomo-dipastikan-sebagai-pemain-baru-arema-22800.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=17 April 2025|title=Ryuji Utomo Dipastikan Sebagai Pemain Baru Arema|website=sportsatu.com|access-date=17 September 2016|language=Indonesian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/2571041/banyak-rekan-cedera-tak-bikin-ryuji-utomo-takut-benturan|title=Banyak Rekan Cedera Tak Bikin Ryuji Utomo Takut Benturan|publisher=bola.com|date=7 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>
===Persija Jakarta=== Rich club Persija Jakarta saw Ryuji's Arema departure as a chance to develop the young defender's potential. On 3 February 2017, Ryuji accepted an offer to join his hometown club. Another reason was Ryuji wanted to play close to his Jakarta-based ailing father. Ryuji played in nine matches for Persija in the 2017 Liga 1 season, impressing coach Stefano Cugurra who used him when senior players were on international duty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/2845394/tinggalkan-arema-ryuji-utomo-gabung-persija|title=Tinggalkan Arema, Ryuji Utomo Gabung Persija|last=|first=|date=2017-03-03|website=www.bola.com|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribunnews.com/superskor/2017/06/09/ps-tni-vs-persija-jakarta-stefano-cugurra-teco-puji-penampilan-ryuji-utomo|title=PS TNI vs Persija Jakarta: Stefano Cugurra Teco Puji Penampilan Ryuji Utomo|publisher=www.tribunnews.com|date=9 June 2017|access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref>
Despite its intention to keep Ryuji for the 2018 season, Persija let Ryuji play in Thailand on loan for a year. This spell increased Ryuji's value, leading to a renewed contract in 2019 to guarantee his services. However, Ryuji went overseas again on loan from December 2020 as a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic that stopped the 2020 Liga 1 season. Without certainty on when professional football in Indonesia could resume, Ryuji chose to take an offer to play for the newly promoted Malaysia Super League club Penang for one full season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/4426673/resmi-diperkenalkan-penang-fa-ryuji-utomo-dapat-label-sang-pahlawan-dari-seberang|title=Resmi Diperkenalkan Penang FA, Ryuji Utomo Dapat Label Sang Pahlawan dari Seberang|publisher=bola.com|date=6 December 2020|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>
====PTT Rayong (loan)==== On 4 December 2017, Ryuji joined Thai League 2 club PTT Rayong on a one-year contract. His agent said one of the reasons that made Ryuji take the offer was the pay could help him finance his ailing father's medical treatment, indicating that Persija did not pay him as satisfactory. At Rayong, Ryuji developed into a more versatile player as coach Teerasak Po-on often played the center back as a defensive midfielder. Ryuji played in 18 matches for Rayong and helped the club win the 2018 Thai League 2 season, earning it a promotion into Thai League 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20171204111132-142-259945/ryuji-utomo-resmi-gabung-klub-thailand-ptt-rayong|title=Ryuji Utomo Resmi Gabung Klub Thailand PTT Rayong|last=|first=|date=2017-12-04|website=www.cnnindonesia.com|access-date=2017-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/3655514/ryuji-utomo-raih-gelar-juara-thai-2-yanto-basna-gagal-bawa-khonkaen-ke-thai-1|title=Ryuji Utomo Raih Gelar Juara Thai 2, Yanto Basna Gagal Bawa Khonkaen ke Thai 1|publisher=bola.com|date=29 September 2018|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
====Penang FC (loan)==== Ryuji in December 2020 signed for Penang to play in the 2021 Malaysia Super League season, on loan from Persija Jakarta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bek Persija Ryuji Utomo Resmi ke Klub Malaysia Penang FC|url=https://bola.okezone.com/read/2020/12/01/51/2319692/bek-persija-ryuji-utomo-resmi-ke-klub-malaysia-penang-fc|access-date=1 December 2020|language=Indonesian}}</ref> On 6 March 2021, Ryuji made his debut for Penang on a league game against Kuala Lumpur City, playing full 90-minutes as his team won 1-0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bolalob.com/amp/read/151697/debut-di-liga-malaysia-ryuji-utomo-bawa-penang-raih-kemenangan|title=Debut di Liga Malaysia, Ryuji Utomo Bawa Penang Raih Kemenangan|website=Bolalob|date=7 March 2021|access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
===Bali United=== On 13 January 2023, Ryuji signed a contract with Liga 1 club Bali United from Persija Jakarta.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-indonesia/d-6510706/ryuji-utomo-gabung-bali-united-usai-dilepas-persija|title=Ryuji Utomo Gabung Bali United Usai Dilepas Persija |website=sport.detik.com |access-date=13 January 2023 |date=13 January 2023}}</ref> Ryuji made his league debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against PSM Makassar, coming on as a substituted Ilija Spasojević.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bali United vs. PSM Makassar - 20 January 2023 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/01/20/indonesia/super-liga/persisam-putra-samarinda/psm-makassar/3859396/|access-date=2023-01-20|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
== International career == Ryuji has always played for Indonesia on the international level despite eligibility to play for Japan, where his mother comes from. Ryuji was part of the Indonesia national under-23 football team that won bronze in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. After playing 13 times for the Indonesian national youth teams, Ryuji made his international debut for the senior team on 21 March 2017, against Myanmar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/olah-raga/2017/03/21/susunan-pemain-timnas-indonesia-u-23-vs-myanmar-396848|title=Susunan Pemain Timnas Indonesia U-23 vs Myanmar|website=pikiran-rakyat.com|access-date=18 July 2016|language=Indonesian}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 6 November 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Piala Indonesia, Thai FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Appearances in AFC Cup}}{{efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Mitra Kukar |2015 |Indonesia Super League |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0 |- |Arema |2016 |ISC A |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||11||1 |- |rowspan="6"|Persija Jakarta |2017 |rowspan="1"|Liga 1 |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||9||0 |- |2019 |rowspan="1"|Liga 1 |19||2 ||6||2 ||6||0 ||3{{efn|Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup}}||1 ||34||5 |- |2020 |rowspan="1"|Liga 1 |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||2||0 |- |2021–22 |rowspan="1"|Liga 1 |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||3||0 |- |2022–23 |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Liga 1 |3||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||1||0||4||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !36!!2 !!6!!2 !!6!!0 !!4!!1 !!52!!5 |- |PTT Rayong (loan) |2018 |rowspan="1"|Thai League 2 |18||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||20||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Penang (loan) |2021 |rowspan="1"|Malaysia Super League |15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3{{efn|Appearances in Malaysia Cup}}||0||18||0 |- | rowspan="2" |Bali United |2022–23 |rowspan="1"|Liga 1 |8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||8||0 |- |2023–24 |Liga 1 |5||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||6||0 |- | rowspan="1" |Persita Tangerang (loan) |2024–25 |rowspan="1"|Liga 1 |19||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||19||3 |- |rowspan="1"| Persita Tangerang |2025–26 |Super League |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||10||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !122!!6!!8!!2 !!7!!0 !!7!!1 !!144!!9 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 9 December 2021}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="2" |Indonesia |2017||1||0 |- |2021||2||0 |- !colspan=2|Total||3||0 |}
== Personal life == Ryuji was born to an Indonesian father and a Japanese mother. His father, who died on 1 September 2020, motivated him to pursue his football dreams. Several of Ryuji's career decisions were shaped by his father's health conditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indosport.com/sportainment/20200902/sang-ayah-meninggal-dunia-ryuji-utomo-sampaikan-kata-kata-menyentuh|title=Sang Ayah Meninggal Dunia, Ryuji Utomo Sampaikan Kata-kata Menyentuh Kalbu|publisher=indosport.com|date=2 September 2020|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
Ryuji is married to sports television presenter Shabrina Ayu, making them be seen as a celebrity couple in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.matamata.com/life/2019/03/17/140000/sudah-sah-intip-5-momen-pernikahan-ryuji-utomo-dan-shabrina-ayu|title=Sudah Sah! Intip 5 Momen Pernikahan Ryuji Utomo dan Shabrina Ayu|publisher=matamata.com|date=17 March 2019|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> Their 16 March 2019 wedding pictures splashed the front pages of Indonesian entertainment tabloids. Ryuji became a father on 13 February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kumparan.com/sportainment/potret-bahagia-ryuji-utomo-saat-gendong-anaknya-yang-baru-lahir-1sq0KJFHZ1r|title=Potret Bahagia Ryuji Utomo Saat Gendong Anaknya yang Baru Lahir|publisher=kumparan.com|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
== Honours == '''PTT Rayong''' * Thai League 2: 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bola.kompas.com/read/2018/09/30/15000088/ryuji-ikut-antar-ptt-rayong-promosi-ke-kasta-tertinggi-liga-thailand|title=Ryuji Ikut Antar PTT Rayong Promosi ke Kasta Tertinggi Liga Thailand|last=|first=|date=2018-09-30|website=bola.kompas.com|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref>
'''Persija Jakarta''' * Piala Indonesia runner-up: 2018–19<ref>{{cite web |title=Selamat untuk PSM Makassar, Juara! |url=https://www.pssi.org/news/selamat-untuk-psm-makassar-juara |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |accessdate=7 August 2019 |language=id-ID |archive-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115055246/https://www.pssi.org/news/selamat-untuk-psm-makassar-juara |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Indonesia U-23''' * SEA Games bronze medal: 2017
'''Indonesia''' * AFF Championship runner-up: 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Piala AFF 2020 Indonesia vs Thailand: Statistik Pertandingan Tunjukkan Kelemahan Garuda {{!}} liputan6.com |url=https://www.liputan6.com/bola/read/4844069/piala-aff-2020-indonesia-vs-thailand-statistik-pertandingan-tunjukkan-kelemahan-garuda |website=liputan6.com |access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|ryuji-utomo-prabowo/402053}} * {{NFT player|67454}}
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