Saktiawan Sinaga

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Saktiawan Sinaga

| image =

| fullname = Saktiawan Sinaga

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|2|19}}

| birth_place = Medan, Indonesia

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Tiga Naga (Head Coach)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1997−1998

| youthyears2 = 1999

| youthyears3 = 2000

| youthclubs1 = SSB Generasi

| youthclubs2 = SSB Sejati Pratama

| youthclubs3 = PSMS Medan

| years1 = 2000−2002

| clubs1 = PSPS Pekanbaru

| caps1 = 40

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2002–2004

| clubs2 = PSDS Deli Serdang

| caps2 = 18

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2004−2008

| clubs3 = PSMS Medan

| caps3 = 100

| goals3 = 30

| years4 = 2008−2010

| clubs4 = Persik Kediri

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2010−2011

| clubs5 = Semen Padang

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2011−2012

| clubs6 = Mitra Kukar

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2012−2013

| clubs7 = Perseru Serui

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2013−2014

| clubs8 = PSS Sleman

| caps8 = 14

| goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2014−2015

| clubs9 = Pusamania Borneo

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2018

| clubs10 = Persiwa Wamena

| caps10 = 3

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2018

| clubs11 = Celebest

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2019−2020

| clubs12 = Tiga Naga

| caps12 = 11

| goals12 = 4

| years13 = 2021−2022

| clubs13 = Medan Utama

| caps13 = 5

| goals13 = 0

| totalcaps = 284

| totalgoals = 75

| manageryears1 = 2023−

| managerclubs1 = Tiga Naga

| nationalyears1 = 2003−2005

| nationalyears2 = 2004−2009

| nationalteam1 = Indonesia U23

| nationalteam2 = Indonesia

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| medaltemplates ={{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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Saktiawan Sinaga (born 19 February 1982 in Medan, North Sumatra) is an Indonesian former footballer who plays as a forward who currently head coach of Tiga Naga.

Personal life

His parents are Sudin Sinaga (father) and Sulastri (mother). He has 2 children with his wife Nadila Soraya Lubis, they are Sheva Nazua Sinaga (4 years) and Deryl Syuza (5 months). Normally, people call him Sakti or Wawan.

Club career

On 5 May 2009, when playing with Persik Kediri against Persija Jakarta, suddenly he fell unconscious and stretched to the edge of the pitch. After remaining unconscious for 2 minutes, he was carried to Narrow Hospital, RSUD Gambiran.

He was diagnosed with heart disease, high cholesterol, and exhaustion from playing Persik Kediri against Deltras Sidoarjo on 1 May 2009. In December 2014, he was reported to have joined Perseru Serui.{{cite web|title=Juanda Berlabuh Ke Klub Yang Hampir Terdegradasi Musim Lalu|url=http://ceritasepakbola.com/2014/12/12/juanda-berlabuh-ke-klub-yang-hampir-terdegradasi-musim-lalu/|access-date=12 December 2014|language=Indonesian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213015044/http://ceritasepakbola.com/2014/12/12/juanda-berlabuh-ke-klub-yang-hampir-terdegradasi-musim-lalu/|archive-date=13 December 2014|df=}}

On January 20, 2015, he signed with Pusamania and was assigned the number 20.{{cite web|title=Pesut Etam Gaet Tiga Penggawa Anyar|url=http://www.pusamaniafc.com/news.php?id=598|accessdate=22 January 2015|language=Indonesian}}{{cite web|title=Dikontrak Borneo FC, Saktiawan Sinaga Pakai Nomor Punggung Tanggal Lahir Istrinya|url=http://www.tribunnews.com/superball/2015/01/22/dikontrak-borneo-fc-saktiawan-sinaga-pakai-nomor-punggung-tanggal-lahir-istrinya|accessdate=24 January 2015|language=Indonesian}}

International career

His debut on the Senior Team was at the Tiger Cup 2004. Saktiawan Sinaga scored the first goal for Indonesia in the 2007 AFF Championship tournament against Laos.

=International goals=

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	13 January 2007	rowspan=2\|Singapore National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	{{fb\|LAO}}	align=center \|2–1	align=center \|3–1	rowspan=4\|2007 AFF Championship
\|2.	15 January 2007	{{fb\|VIE}}	align=center \|1–1	align=center \|1–1