David da Silva

Striker - Maluku Utara United
26 Jan 2027
Tuesday
Process

Marked for David da Silva

24 Edition

The Maluku Utara United Chronicle

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Maluku Utara United say no — this time

The offer from Bhayangkara Presisi for Tyronne was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Alan in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Maluku Utara United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom

Fairuz Ohorella will join Maluku Utara United for nothing

The paperwork is done long before the player is. Fairuz Ohorella has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Maluku Utara United have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.

Squad

A muscle injury sidelines Rizky Pellu for 18 days

Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Maluku Utara United will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.

Squad

No hiding place for David da Silva

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to David da Silva, and the manager let it.

Squad

Riswan Lauhin falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

In brief

Back issues
19 Edition

The Maluku Utara United Chronicle

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

A fracture rules Riswan Lauhin out for 16 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Maluku Utara United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Squad

David da Silva keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Maluku Utara United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Words at Maluku Utara United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. França is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

In brief

18 Edition

The Maluku Utara United Chronicle

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

A fracture rules Riswan Lauhin out for 23 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Maluku Utara United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Squad

Frets Butuan says Maluku Utara United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Tempers go at Maluku Utara United

Tyronne was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

In brief

16 Edition

The Maluku Utara United Chronicle

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Riswan Lauhin breaks a bone — 38 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 38 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Squad

Tri Setiawan says Maluku Utara United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Ciro in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Maluku Utara United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

In brief

12 Edition

The Maluku Utara United Chronicle

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

A fracture rules Riswan Lauhin out for 67 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Maluku Utara United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Squad

Fredyan Wahyu says Maluku Utara United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

The manager makes an example of David da Silva

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

5 Edition

The Maluku Utara United Chronicle

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

The terraces

Supporters turn on the $81.0K sale of Angga Saputra

He is going to Dewa United, the club has $81.0K it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.

Market

Mardani Majid asks to leave Maluku Utara United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Angga Saputra moves on

Dewa United pay $81.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.

Match

Persik take the points off Maluku Utara United

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Words at Maluku Utara United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. França is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad

The manager makes an example of David da Silva

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

2 Edition

The Maluku Utara United Chronicle

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Maluku Utara United say no — this time

The offer from PSBS Biak for Fredyan Wahyu was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Tempers go at Maluku Utara United

Ciro was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Market

Bali United watching Rizky Pellu

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Maluku Utara United have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Match

Maluku Utara United come up short against Dewa United

Dewa United left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

No hiding place for Tyronne

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Tyronne, and the manager let it.

Squad

Words at Maluku Utara United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. França is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

In brief