Hamka Hamzah

Hamka Hamzah (born 29 January 1984) is an Indonesian former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and now as a manager in the RANS Nusantara.

Hamka Hamzah played as a defender for the Indonesia national team at the 2010 AFF Championship tournament.

Apart from PSM, Hamka has played for a number of big clubs in Indonesia, such as Persik Kediri, Arema Cronus, Persebaya, Persija, Persisam and Persipura.

Because he was considered to have quite a big influence, Hamka was asked to become captain to replace Hendro Kartiko who left for Arema Malang.

He is one of the players most liked by The Jakmania (as Persija fans are called), because he played greatly and is skilled at defending.

After that, he played at several big clubs such as Persisam Samarinda, Persipura Jayapura, Mitra Kukar, PKNS, Pusamania Borneo and Arema Cronus.

On 17 March 2024, Hamka played his first game after two years, for RANS as player-manager against Bali United in a 1–1 draw.