List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia

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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]

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Men

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 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.NameBornPlace of birthOriginNaturalizedNational careerCapsGoals
1 Cristian Gonzáles 1978 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3 November 2010 [3] 2010–20153213
2 Kim Kurniawan 1990 Flag of Germany.svg Mühlacker Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 December 2010 [4] 201510
3 Diego Michiels 1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Deventer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7 April 2011 [5] 2012–201430
4 Greg Nwokolo 1986 Flag of Nigeria.svg Onitsha Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10 October 2011 [6] 2013–201982
5 Victor Igbonefo 1986 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10 October 2011 [7] 2013–2021140
6 Jhon van Beukering 1983 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Velp Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 October 2011 [8] 201230
7 Tonnie Cusell 1983 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 October 2011201230
8 Stefano Lilipaly 1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 October 2011 [9] 2013–303
9 Raphael Maitimo 1984 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23 November 2012 [10] 2012–2015214
10 Sergio van Dijk 1982 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Assen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11 February 2013 [11] 2013–201461
11 Bio Paulin 1984 Flag of Cameroon.svg Nanga Eboko Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 23 March 2015 [12] 201510
12 Ezra Walian 1997 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20 March 2017 [13] 2017–202193
13 Ilija Spasojević 1987 Flag of Montenegro.svg Bar
(then part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia)		Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 25 October 2017 [14] 2017–202374
14 Beto Gonçalves 1980 Flag of Brazil.svg Belém Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8 February 2018 [15] 2018–20191210
15 Estebán Vizcarra 1986 Flag of Argentina.svg Belén de Escobar Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 16 March 2018 [16] 201810
16 Osas Saha 1986 Flag of Nigeria.svg Lagos Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16 May 2018 [17] 201920
17 Otávio Dutra 1983 Flag of Brazil.svg Fortaleza Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 27 September 2019 [18] 201920
18 Marc Klok 1993 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12 November 2020 [19] 2022–214
19 Jordi Amat 1992 Flag of Spain.svg Canet de Mar Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 17 November 2022 [20] 2022–211
20 Sandy Walsh 1995 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17 November 2022 [20] 2023–182
21 Shayne Pattynama 1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lelystad Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24 January 2023 [21] 2023–111
22 Rafael Struick 2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leidschendam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22 May 2023 [22] 2023–241
23 Ivar Jenner 2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22 May 2023 [22] 2023–170
24 Justin Hubner 2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 's-Hertogenbosch Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6 December 2023 [23] 2024–150
25 Jay Idzes 2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mierlo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 28 December 2023 [24] 2024–91
26 Nathan Tjoe-A-On 2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11 March 2024 [25] 2024–110
27 Ragnar Oratmangoen 1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oss Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 18 March 2024 [26] 2024–102
28 Thom Haye 1995 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 18 March 2024 [26] 2024–102
29 Maarten Paes 1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nijmegen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30 April 2024 [27] 2024–60
30 Calvin Verdonk 1997 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dordrecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4 June 2024 [28] 2024–70
31 Mees Hilgers 2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amersfoort Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30 September 2024 [29] 2024–20
32 Eliano Reijnders 2000 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30 September 2024 [29] 2024–10
33 Kevin Diks 1996 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Apeldoorn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8 November 2024 [30] 2024–10

Existing Indonesian nationality

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.NameBornPlace of birthBackground(s)National careerCapsGoals
1 Miro Baldo Bento 1975 Flag of East Timor.svg Dili
(then part of Flag of Portugal.svg  Portuguese Timor)		Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 1998–200093
2 Irfan Bachdim 1988 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2010–20194113
3 Elkan Baggott 2002 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 		2020–242

Stats by country of birth

CountryTotalNotes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 11 player born during the Portuguese Timor
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 11 player born while the country was part of Yugoslavia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1

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 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.NameBornPlace of birthOriginNaturalizedNational careerCapsGoals
1 Estella Loupatty 2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8 November 2024 [30] 2024–30

Existing Indonesian nationality

The following players have chosen to represent Indonesia women'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.NameBornPlace of birthBackground(s)National careerCapsGoals
1 Kayla Ristianto 2005 Flag of the United States.svg Lakewood Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2024–10
2 Sydney Hopper 2007 Flag of the United States.svg Bentonville Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2024–61
3 Katarina Stalin 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Katy Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		2024–50

Stats by country of birth

CountryTotal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1

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