List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia

This is a list of Indonesia international footballers who were born outside Indonesia. Players born in other countries may qualify for the Indonesia national team through parents or grandparents, or through 5-years residency and subsequent naturalization as Indonesian citizens.[1]

Men

Naturalized citizens of Indonesia

  • Tonnie Cusell has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since October 2011
    Tonnie Cusell has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since October 2011
  • Stefano Lilipaly made 32 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in October 2011
    Stefano Lilipaly made 32 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in October 2011
  • Raphael Maitimo made 21 appearances for the national team since being naturalized in November 2012
    Raphael Maitimo made 21 appearances for the national team since being naturalized in November 2012
  • Beto Gonçalves has scored 10 goals in 12 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in February 2018
    Beto Gonçalves has scored 10 goals in 12 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in February 2018
  • Marc Klok made 21 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in November 2020
    Marc Klok made 21 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in November 2020
  • Sandy Walsh has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since November 2022
    Sandy Walsh has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since November 2022
  • Shayne Pattynama has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since January 2023
    Shayne Pattynama has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since January 2023
  • Ivar Jenner has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since May 2023
    Ivar Jenner has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since May 2023
  • Rafael Struick made 24 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in May 2023
    Rafael Struick made 24 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in May 2023
  • Ragnar Oratmangoen has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since March 2024
    Ragnar Oratmangoen has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since March 2024

The following players were naturalized via the formal process (either through residency or through descent) and went on to play for the Indonesia senior national team[2] – Indonesian nationality law does not permit dual citizenship, so all the listed players had to give up their other nationalities.

No. Name Born Place of birth Origin Naturalized National career Caps Goals
1 Cristian Gonzáles 1976 Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay 3 November 2010[3] 2010–2015 32 13
2 Kim Kurniawan 1990 Germany Mühlacker Germany 6 December 2010[4] 2015 1 0
3 Diego Michiels 1990 Netherlands Deventer Netherlands 7 April 2011[5] 2012–2014 3 0
4 Greg Nwokolo 1986 Nigeria Onitsha Nigeria 10 October 2011[6] 2013–2019 8 2
5 Victor Igbonefo 1985 Nigeria Enugu Nigeria 10 October 2011[7] 2013–2021 14 0
6 Jhon van Beukering 1983 Netherlands Velp Netherlands 10 October 2011[8] 2012 3 0
7 Tonnie Cusell 1983 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands 10 October 2011 2012 3 0
8 Stefano Lilipaly 1990 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands 10 October 2011[9] 2013– 32 3
9 Raphael Maitimo 1984 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 23 November 2011[10] 2012–2015 21 4
10 Sergio van Dijk 1982 Netherlands Assen Netherlands 11 February 2013[11] 2013–2014 6 1
11 Bio Paulin 1984 Cameroon Nanga Eboko Cameroon 23 March 2015[12] 2015 1 0
12 Ezra Walian 1997 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands 20 March 2017[13] 2017–2021 9 3
13 Ilija Spasojević 1987 Montenegro Bar[a] Montenegro 25 October 2017[14] 2017–2023 7 4
14 Beto Gonçalves 1980 Brazil Belém Brazil 8 February 2018[15] 2018–2019 12 10
15 Estebán Vizcarra 1986 Argentina Belén de Escobar Argentina 16 March 2018[16] 2018 1 0
16 Osas Saha 1986 Nigeria Lagos Nigeria 16 May 2018[17] 2019 2 0
17 Otávio Dutra 1983 Brazil Fortaleza Brazil 27 September 2019[18] 2019 2 0
18 Marc Klok 1993 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands 12 November 2020[19] 2022– 21 4
19 Jordi Amat 1992 Spain Canet de Mar Spain 17 November 2022[20] 2022– 21 1
20 Sandy Walsh 1995 Belgium Brussels Netherlands 17 November 2022[20] 2023– 20 2
21 Shayne Pattynama 1998 Netherlands Lelystad Netherlands 24 January 2023[21] 2023– 12 1
22 Rafael Struick 2003 Netherlands Leidschendam Netherlands 22 May 2023[22] 2023– 26 1
23 Ivar Jenner 2004 Netherlands Utrecht Netherlands 22 May 2023[22] 2023– 21 0
24 Justin Hubner 2003 Netherlands 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands 6 December 2023[23] 2024– 18 0
25 Jay Idzes 2000 Netherlands Mierlo Netherlands 28 December 2023[24] 2024– 13 1
26 Nathan Tjoe-A-On 2001 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 11 March 2024[25] 2024– 12 0
27 Ragnar Oratmangoen 1998 Netherlands Oss Netherlands 18 March 2024[26] 2024– 11 2
28 Thom Haye 1995 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands 18 March 2024[26] 2024– 14 2
29 Maarten Paes 1998 Netherlands Nijmegen Netherlands 30 April 2024[27] 2024– 8 0
30 Calvin Verdonk 1997 Netherlands Dordrecht Netherlands 4 June 2024[28] 2024– 10 0
31 Mees Hilgers 2001 Netherlands Amersfoort Netherlands 30 September 2024[29] 2024– 4 0
32 Eliano Reijnders 2000 Finland Tampere[b] Netherlands 30 September 2024[29] 2024– 3 0
33 Kevin Diks 1996 Netherlands Apeldoorn Netherlands 8 November 2024[30] 2024– 5 0
34 Ole Romeny 2000 Netherlands Nijmegen Netherlands 8 February 2025[31] 2025– 4 3
35 Dean James 2000 Netherlands Leiden Netherlands 10 March 2025[32] 2025– 2 0
36 Joey Pelupessy 1993 Netherlands Nijverdal Netherlands 10 March 2025[32] 2025– 3 0

Existing Indonesian nationality

  • Irfan Bachdim made 41 appearances and scored 12 goals for Indonesia after choosing to become an Indonesian citizen at the age of 17
    Irfan Bachdim made 41 appearances and scored 12 goals for Indonesia after choosing to become an Indonesian citizen at the age of 17
  • Elkan Baggott made 24 appearances for the national team after choosing to become an Indonesian citizen at the age of 17
    Elkan Baggott made 24 appearances for the national team after choosing to become an Indonesian citizen at the age of 17

The following players have chosen to represent Indonesia men's national team with this already being their primary nationality, although born elsewhere and eligible to represent other countries (i.e. parent's original country, nation of birth, etc.).

No. Name Born Place of birth Background(s) National career Caps Goals
1 Miro Baldo Bento 1975 Timor-Leste Dili[c] East Timor 1998–2000 9 3
2 Irfan Bachdim 1988 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands 2010–2019 41 13
3 Elkan Baggott 2002 Thailand Bangkok England
Thailand[d] 		2020– 24 2

Stats by country of birth

Country Total
Netherlands 24
Nigeria 3
Germany 2
Brazil 2
Argentina 1
Belgium 1
Cameroon 1
East Timor 1[c]
Finland 1[b]
Montenegro 1[a]
Spain 1
Thailand 1[d]
Uruguay 1
United States 1
  1. ^ a b Born in Montenegro, when it was still part of Yugoslavia
  2. ^ a b Born in Finland, when his father played professionally there at the time
  3. ^ a b Born in Timor Leste, when it was still part of Portuguese Timor
  4. ^ a b Born in Thailand, when his parents (without Thailand ancestry) briefly live there

Women

Naturalized citizens of Indonesia

The following players were naturalized via the formal process (either through residency or through descent) and went on to play for the Indonesia women's national senior team[2] – Indonesian nationality law does not permit dual citizenship, so all the listed players had to give up their other nationalities.

No. Name Born Place of birth Origin Naturalized National career Caps Goals
1 Estella Loupatty 2003 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands 8 November 2024[33] 2024– 10 0
2 Emily Nahon 2007 Netherlands Oegstgeest Netherlands 10 June 2025[34] 2025– 3 0
3 Felicia de Zeeuw 2005 Netherlands Delft Netherlands 10 June 2025[34] 2025– 3 0
4 Iris de Rouw 2005 Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands 10 June 2025[34] 2025– 3 0
5 Isa Warps 2005 Netherlands Veldhoven Netherlands 10 June 2025[34] 2025– 4 1
6 Noa Leatomu 2003 Netherlands Roermond Netherlands 8 November 2024[33] 2025– 1 0

Existing Indonesian nationality

The following players have chosen to represent Indonesia women's national senior team with this already being their primary nationality, although born elsewhere and eligible to represent other countries (i.e. parent's original country, nation of birth, etc.).

No. Name Born Place of birth Background(s) National career Caps Goals
1 Kayla Ristianto 2005 United States Lakewood United States 2024– 1 0
2 Sydney Hopper 2007 United States Bentonville United States 2024– 9 1
3 Katarina Stalin 2009 United States Katy Sweden
United States 		2024– 5 0

Stats by country of birth

Country Total
United States 3
Netherlands 5

See also

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