Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge (born 29 August 2006) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 2 club Barito Putera.
Club career Born in Sumedang, Iqbal started his career playing for clubs in Bandung. He joined the youth academy of Bhayangkara in 2021 before signing for Liga 1 side Barito Putera. In early 2023, Gwijangge travelled to Hungary for a training spell with the Puskás Academy as part of his development as a youth player.
International career In 2022, Iqbal was part of the Indonesia U16 team that won the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He was the captain of the team and was the leader of the defense, helping Indonesia keep cleansheat in 3 out of 5 matches during the tournament. Therefore, he was given the "Best player of the tournament" award.
In November 2023, Iqbal was named in Indonesia U17's team for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosted in his home country Indonesia. He started in all three group stage matches and helped Indonesia drew two games but the team failed to advance to the next stage.
Gwijangge was called by coach Indra Sjafri to the Indonesia U20 team to participate at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament.
Honours Indonesia U16 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship: 2022 Indonesia U19 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship: 2024 Individual ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship Best Player: 2022
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