Eliano Reijnders

Eliano Reijnders

Reijnders playing for PEC Zwolle in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Eliano Johannes Reijnders [1]
Date of birth	(2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland [2]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	PEC Zwolle
Number	23
Youth career
	PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	PEC Zwolle	98	(6)
2022–2023	→ Jong Utrecht (loan)	35	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Indonesia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Eliano Johannes Reijnders (born 23 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a winger for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle. Born in Finland and raised in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team. ^[3]

Club career

Reijnders is a product of PEC Zwolle and made his senior debut in 2018. On 24 August 2022, Reijnders joined Jong Utrecht on a season-long loan with an option to buy. ^[4]

International career

In September 2024, Reijnders confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. ^[5] On 2 October 2024, he was called up to the national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches against Bahrain and China. ^[6] The following week, on 10 October, he made his debut against Bahrain in a 2–2 draw. ^[7]

Personal life

Reijnders is the son of Martin Reijnders and the brother of Tijjani Reijnders, who is also a professional footballer. He was born in Finland while his father played for FC Haka. ^{[8] [9] [10]} Reijnders is of Indonesian descent through his Moluccan mother. ^{[11] [12]}

On 30 September 2024, Reijnders officially obtained Indonesian citizenship. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 February 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PEC Zwolle	2020–21	Eredivisie	29	3	1	0	—		—		30	3
	2021–22		23	0	3	0	—		—		26	0
	2023–24		32	3	1	0	—		—		34	3
	2024–25		14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		98	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	104	6
Jong Utrecht (loan)	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	35	0	—		—		—		35	0
Career total			133	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	139	6

International

As of match played 10 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

See also

• List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia

References

1. "Profil Eliano Reijnders, Bek Berdarah Ambon dan Adik Tijani Reijnders". bola.kompas.com.
2. "Profil Eliano Reijnders, Adik Tijani Reijnders Calon Pemain Naturalisasi Timnas Indonesia". bola.net.
3. "Eliano Reijnders :: Eliano Reijnders :: Zwolle". www.ogol.com.br.
4. "Eliano Reijnders versterkt Jong FC Utrecht-selectie" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
5. "Hilgers en Eliano Reijnders kiezen voor Indonesië".
6. "Timnas Indonesia Panggil 27 Pemain untuk Lawan Bahrain dan China, Termasuk Mees Hilgers dan Eliano Reijnders". bola.net (in Indonesian). 2 October 2024.
7. "Bahrain 2–2 Indonesia". ESPN.com. 10 October 2024.
8. Wisnumurti, Raden Valentinus Biaggi (1 October 2024). "Intip Perjalanan Sepak bola Eliano Reijnders: Lahir di Finlandia, Berkarir di Belanda, Main untuk Timnas Indonesia" [Peek into Eliano Reijnders' Football Journey: Born in Finland, Made a Career in the Netherlands, Played for the Indonesian National Team]. SuaraMerdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
9. "Reijnders in voetspoor vader". www.peperbus.nl. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
10. "Eliano sister named Syane Reijnders".
11. "Profile of Eliano Reijnders". idntimes.com.
12. "Eliano mother named Angelina Lekatompessy".
13. "Mees Hilgers dan Eliano Reijnders Resmi Jadi WNI". 30 September 2024.
14. Eliano Reijnders at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

External links

• Eliano Reijnders at National-Football-Teams.com
• Eliano Reijnders at Soccerway
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)