Terens Puhiri

Terens Owang Priska Puhiri (born 13 October 1996) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Borneo. Sometimes referred to as the next Boaz Solossa, he attained minor stardom after footage of him sprinting in a football game went viral, hailed by several news outlets as a candidate for the fastest football player in the world.[1]

Terens Puhiri
Terens with Port in 2018
Personal information
Full name Terens Owang Priska Puhiri
Date of birth (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996
Place of birth Jayapura, Indonesia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Borneo
Number 28
Youth career
2007 SSB Numbay Star Papua
2012–2013 Deportivo Indonesia
2013–2014 Persisam Putra Samarinda U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Borneo 98 (19)
2018 → Port (loan) 11 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Indonesia U16 5 (8)
2013–2014 Indonesia U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Prior to becoming a professional player, Puhiri started his career at SSB Numbay Star Papua, and succeeded in bringing SSB Numbay Star to the Papua Regionals of the Danone Cup in 2008. As a result of this achievement, his team was selected to represent the Papua Region in the Danone Cup National stage, held in Jakarta, but were beaten in the semifinals by the team representing the Central Java region. Puhiri was awarded the best player award and top scorer in the event.[2]

Borneo FC

In 2015, Puhiri joined Borneo FC, signing a five-year contract.[3] On October 23, Terens Puhiri's goal[4] against Mitra Kukar F.C. matchday 31 of 2017 Liga 1[5] gained global attention due to the incredibly high speeds at which he appears to run in the video.[6][7][8][9]

Port FC

On December 20, 2017, Puhiri moved to Thai League 1 club Port for a one-year loan.[10][11]

Honours and achievements

Club

Borneo FC

Individual

Awards

References
  1. Durrant, Glen (26 October 2017). "Terens Puhiri could be the world's fastest footballer after insane sprint for Borneo FC". Give Me Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. INDOSPORT.com (2017-10-28). "8 Fakta Terens Puhiri yang Hebohkan Dunia, Nomor 4 Bikin..."
  3. "Kecepatan Terens Di Liga 1 Gemparkan Dunia". Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 2017-10-26. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. "Terens Puhiri: a contender for world's fastest footballer?". 26 October 2017.
  5. "Berapa Kecepatan Lari Terens Puhiri Saat Cetak Gol Ke Gawang Mitra Kukar". Panditfootball.com (in Indonesian). 2017-10-26. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. "Terens Puhiri: a contender for world's fastest footballer? – video". The Guardian. 26 October 2017.
  7. "Borneo FC Samarinda forward Terens Puhiri: Fastest player ever?". ESPNFC.com. 27 October 2017.
  8. Haisley, Billy (Oct 25, 2017). "Some Indonesian Guy Named Terens Puhiri Is Apparently The Fastest Man In The World". Deadspin.
  9. "WATCH: Borneo FC's Terens Puhiri produces unreal sprint, dubbed as fastest man alive". TimesNow. Oct 25, 2017.
  10. "Gabung Klub Luar Negeri, Terens Puhiri Setim Dengan Suarez". indosport.com (in Indonesian). 2017-12-20. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  11. "Resmi: Terens Puhiri Dikontrak Port FC". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  12. Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Inilah Tim Terbaik Shopee Liga 1 2019". liga-indonesia.id. Retrieved 26 December 2019.


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