Year: 2026 | Month: January | Volume: 13 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 314-322
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20260130
Prediction of Optimal Positions for Male Soccer Players in the National Sports Week (PON) Gorontalo Province based on Personality Aspects
Hariadi Said
Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Hariadi Said
ABSTRACT
This study aims to identify the relationship between players' personality aspects and their positions in soccer games. This study was motivated by the poor performance of the Gorontalo PON men's soccer team at the 2024 Aceh-North Sumatra PON, which was suspected to be related to the mismatch between playing positions and players' personality aspects. A quantitative descriptive method with a survey technique was used, distributing a Likert scale questionnaire to 25 players of the Gorontalo PON team. Defenders with a score of 2.59 are still in the lower-middle category, compared to forwards (2.48), midfielders (2.38), and goalkeepers (2.52), so even though they have the highest score among other positions, it does not guarantee the overall defense of the team. Goalkeepers, despite having a relatively moderate personality score (2.48) compared to forwards (2.47), midfielders (2.33), and defenders (2.28), do not yet reflect the ideal readiness to lead the defense and save the team. Conceding 9 goals in 3 matches is an emergency signal, not only technically but also psychologically, and the goalkeeper's leadership needs to be improved.
Keywords: personality, player position, team performance, soccer, PON Gorontalo
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