He soon became the youngest player to score in the competition, as he netted a goal at just 17 years and five days in a match against Bali United at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium.

[3] After Liga 1 emerged as the stable football competition in the country, Asnawi in 2017 returned to PSM Makassar, where he made his debut against Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia President's Cup, the league's pre-season tournament.

[9] He won his first trophy with the club in August 2019, played the full 90 minutes in a match against Persija Jakarta in the second leg of Piala Indonesia final.

[6] On 26 February 2020, Asnawi provided an assist for his compatriot Giancarlo in a 3–1 home win in the 2020 AFC Cup group stage against Myanmar National League club Shan United.

[18][19] After being unavailable for the first games of the season due to COVID-19 self-isolation rules,[20] Asnawi made his debut for the Greeners, playing the entirety of a 1–0 win against K4 League club Yangpyeong in the Korean FA Cup on 28 March 2021.

[22] Asnawi was able to made back-to-back appearances in the next five games and registered his first league assist in the Greeners' 1–0 win over Daejeon Hana Citizen on 24 April 2021.

[32] On 26 January 2024, Thai League 1 club, Port announced the signing of Asnawi where he is set to join the team straight after the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

In November 2021, Indonesian coach Shin Tae-yong called Asnawi up to the Indonesia national team for the friendly matches in Turkey against Afghanistan and Myanmar.

[42] On 19 January 2024, Asnawi scored a penalty against Vietnam as the sole goal of the game in a 1–0 victory, in a group stage match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

[44][45] Asnawi is the son of Bahar Muharram, a former Indonesian footballer himself currently serving as an assistant coach at PSM Makassar, the club he played between 2017 and 2021.