Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (born 7 May 1990) is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is also the younger brother of the late Achmad Kurniawan.
Club career In 2008-09 Indonesia Super League he received 12 months of sanctions and Rp. 30 million fine from the Football Association of Indonesia, which was reduced later to five months and Rp. 30 million fine, related to the incident against Bontang. In 2009-2010, he was crowned as the best player to set aside the names like Aldo Barreto, Cristian Gonzáles, and Ricardo Salampessy."Kiper Arema Kurnia Meiga, Pemain Terbaik LSI 2009/2010", tvOne, 6 June 2010
In 2017 Liga 1 middle season, he had to go out of action from football due to being diagnosed with Papilledema."Kurnia Meiga Akhiri Liga 1 2017 Lebih Cepat", bola.com, 4 October 2017
International career Meiga first called up for senior team in 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup as third choice goalkeeper behind Markus Haris Maulana and Ferry Rotinsulu. He received his senior debut against Saudi Arabia in 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and he conceded 2 goals."Indonesia Takluk 1-2 dari Arab Saudi" , sport.detik.com, 23 March 2013 Later he made his second caps against Netherlands he made some brilliant saves at first half before he conceded 3 goals by Siem de Jong twice and Arjen Robben."Belanda Kalahkan Indonesia 3-0", sport.detik.com, 7 June 2013
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIndonesia201320201480201500201680201720Total200
Honours
Arema Indonesia Super League: 2009–10 East Java Governor Cup: 2013 Menpora Cup: 2013 Indonesian Inter Island Cup: 2014/15 Indonesia President's Cup: 2017 Piala Indonesia runner-up: 2010 Indonesia U23 SEA Games silver medal: 2011, 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games silver medal: 2013 Indonesia AFF Championship runner-up: 2010, 2016 Individual Indonesia Super League Best Player: 2009–10 AFF Championship Best Goalkeeper: 2016 AFF Championship Best XI : 2016 ASEAN Football Federation Best XI: 2017
References
External links EuroSport Profile