Katarina Matilda Putri Stalin[2] was born on February 1, 2009, in Katy, Texas, United States. She is half-Indonesian through her mother who was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her paternal grandparents have Swedish ancestry.[3] She was interested in playing soccer since the age of 3, which then led her to sign up for Katy Youth SC, a youth soccer developmental team in 2010.[4]
After she moved to Washington in 2016, she joined its local youth team, Washington Timbers and played there for one year.[5] Subsequently, in the next year, she moved again to Kansas and played for the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) club, Sporting Blue Valley.[6]
International career
Born in the United States, Stalin decided to represent Indonesia at the international level. On July 5, 2024, Secretary General of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Yunus Nusi revealed that Stalin had obtained an Indonesian passport so she did not need a naturalization process.[7]
Her father is a former college soccer player who played as a centre-back.[5] She is a lifelong fan of the Premier League club, Liverpool.[10] Her career has been greatly inspired by her idol, the international women's soccer player from the United States, Lindsey Horan.[5]
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