Irfan Haarys Bachdim is an Indonesian footballer who is currently playing for the Indonesian football club, Persema Malang. His father, Noval Bachdim, is an Indonesian of Arab descent while his mother is Dutch
He started his career for Ajax, but moved to Hoofdklasse side SV Argon after 3 years. He became the top scorer in the league, despite his position as a midfielder. FC Utrecht scouted him and brought him to FC Utrecht. He is the first choice at FC Utrecht Junior team and sometimes playing for the reserve team. He made his debut for FC Utrecht in Eredivisie on 17 February 2008, playing 90 minutes against VVV-Venlo.
When the Indonesia national under-23 football team had a training camp in the Netherlands, Irfan played a number times for the team, but he got injured a week before going to the 2006 Asian Games.
On July 2009 he had signed for HFC Haarlem in a free transfer deal. On March 2010 he went trial in Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta but none of them signed him.
Bachdim's desire to play in Indonesia is finally realized. Officially, the 22-year-old player joined the club Persema Malang. The signing of the contract itself is conducted in Persema Mess, Monday (09/08/2010). He play very stunning on his first show on Indonesia national team, turning him into conversation by the Indonesian public. And Irfan just instantly have lots of fans especially womenfolk.
