Diego Michiels

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Diego Michiels
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Michiels playing for Borneo in 2020
Personal information
Full name Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels
Birth name Diego Robbie Michiels
Date of birth (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Deventer, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Borneo Samarinda
Number 24
Youth career
2006 DVV RDC
2007–2009 Go Ahead Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Go Ahead Eagles 17 (0)
2011 Pelita Jaya 2 (0)
2011 Jakarta FC 1928 12 (0)
2012 → Arema Indonesia (loan) 18 (0)
2013–2014 Sriwijaya 11 (0)
2014–2015 Mitra Kukar 26 (1)
2015–2021 Borneo 75 (1)
2021–2022 Arema 18 (0)
2022– Borneo Samarinda 54 (2)
International career
2011–2013 Indonesia U23 16 (0)
2012–2014 Indonesia 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Palembang Team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024

Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels (born 8 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Indonesia at international level.

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International career

Michiels was born in the Netherlands to an Indonesian father and Dutch mother. In 2011, he and Joey Suk were invited by the Indonesian Football Association to play for the Indonesia national under-23 football team in Jakarta. According to the newspaper report, he was interested in joining the Indonesian national team, even though he would have to give up his Dutch passport. Along with Joey and Ruben Wuarbanaran, he was able to play for Indonesia, [3] making his full debut in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bahrain on 29 February 2012. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Continental [lower-alpha 2] Other [lower-alpha 3] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Go Ahead Eagles 2009–10 12000——120
2010–11 5010——60
Total17010——180
Pelita Jaya 2011–12 2000000020
Arema 2011–12 180002000200
Sriwijaya 2013 110000000110
Mitra Kukar 2014 240000000240
2015 2100000021
Total261002000261
Borneo 2016 210000000210
2017 161000040201
2018 250000000250
2019 110500030190
2020 200000—20
2021 0000—1 [lower-alpha 4] 010
Total751000080881
Arema 2021–22 180000000180
Borneo 2022–23 241000061302
2023–24 301000000301
Career total203460201412255
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Piala Indonesia
  2. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Menpora Cup

International

As of match played 11 December 2014
Indonesia national team
YearAppsGoals
201220
201300
201410
Total30

Honours

Indonesia U-23

Personal life

On November 9, 2012, Diego allegedly violated two criminal code articles on assault in a Jakarta nightclub and faced at least three months and twenty days in jail. On March 7, 2013, he was released from jail. [5]

He converted to Islam in 2013 and took the Islamic name Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels. [6]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Diego Michiels". Eurosport . Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Diego Michiels: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ↑ JPNN.com. "Paspor Tiga Pemain Naturalisasi Tuntas".
  4. ↑ "Bahrain vs. Indonesia 10 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Footballer Diego Michiels Named Suspect in Jakarta Nightclub Assault | the Jakarta Globe". Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  6. ↑ Media, Kompas Cyber (7 February 2013). "Diego Michiels Masuk Islam di Ruang Sidang - Kompas.com".
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