Adam Alis Defeats Ronaldo at the AFC, this is proof of the massive level of support from the Bobotoh fanbase.

Persib Bandung midfielder Adam Alis has drawn the attention of the Asian Football public after taking a commanding lead in voting for the Magic Moment of the Season award held by the Asian Football Confederation.

What makes this achievement even more remarkable is that the 32-year-old player has managed to outperform global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plays for Al Nassr. As of Sunday, 7 June 2026, Adam Alis dominates the vote count with an extremely wide gap compared to all other nominees.

Adam was included on the candidate list thanks to his heroic performance that led Persib Bandung to a dramatic victory over Selangor FC.

During that match, Persib had fallen two goals behind before staging a full comeback. Adam became the central figure behind Maung Bandung's revival after scoring two crucial goals that carried his team to a 3-2 win.

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo earned his nomination for the opening goal that helped Al Nassr secure a dominant 4-0 victory over Al Wasl.

Alongside Adam and Ronaldo, the AFC also included several other players on the nominee list, namely Vrison Fernandes, Sequou Yansane, Kampon, Ilias, Kingsley Coman, and Rui Araki.

Despite competing against internationally reputed big names, public support from Indonesian football has allowed Adam to maintain a heavily dominant position in the voting.

Adam admitted he never expected the moment he created with Persib would receive such major attention from Asian football fans. He was even shocked when he learned he had been selected as a nominee.

"I was surprised when I first found out, so many people were tagging me about this, I had no idea there was an AFC Magic Moment of the Season nomination. And that I'd be competing against Ronaldo and Kingsley Coman," stated Adam on Sunday, 7 June 2026.

Bobotoh Support Makes Adam Virtually Uncatchable

The scale of support for Adam is visible in the interim vote data released by the AFC. As of this moment, the number 18 squad member holds an enormous lead with 99.38% of all cast votes.

Meanwhile Cristiano Ronaldo in second place has only collected 0.42% of votes. None of the other candidates have managed to reach even 1% of the total vote.

This overwhelming dominance demonstrates the sheer power of Persib's supporter community, Bobotoh, who have mobilised en masse to show support for their star player.

Adam also specifically expressed his appreciation to Persib supporters, acknowledging them as the main factor behind his performance in the AFC voting.

"I'm happy and proud, but thank you most of all to Bobotoh. This is the Power of Bobotoh, they are the ones who supported me for this nomination. I can see I'm leading by this huge margin, none of this would be happening without Bobotoh, they are the best," said Adam.

According to him, the support given by Bobotoh proves that the passion and loyalty of Indonesian football supporters can compete with the fan bases of world class clubs and players.

"We might not be able to beat Ronaldo's follower count, but we beat him in this nomination. Bobotoh are absolutely the best," he concluded.

This phenomenon once again demonstrates the massive digital influence held by the Bobotoh community. When united in support, they are able to carry a Persib player to compete with, and even outperform, a global icon the stature of Cristiano Ronaldo in an Asia-wide public vote.