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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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.NameDate of BirthOriginal nationalityYear naturalizedCareerCapsGoals
1 Cristian Gonzáles 7 January 1978 (age 46)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3 November 2010 [3] 2010–20153213
2 Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan 23 March 1990 (age 34)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 December 2010 [4] 201510
3 Diego Michiels 8 August 1990 (age 33)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7 April 2011 [5] 2012–201430
4 Greg Nwokolo 3 January 1986 (age 38)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10 October 2011 [6] 2013–201982
5 Victor Igbonefo 10 October 1985 (age 38)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10 October 2011 [7] 2013–2021140
6 Jhonny van Beukering 29 September 1983 (age 40)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 October 2011 [8] 201230
7 Tonnie Cusell 4 February 1983 (age 41)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 October 2011201230
8 Stefano Lilipaly 10 January 1990 (age 34)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10 October 2011 [9] 2013–303
9 Raphael Maitimo 17 March 1984 (age 40)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23 November 2012 [10] 2012–2015214
10 Sergio van Dijk 6 August 1982 (age 41)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11 February 2013 [11] 2013–201461
11 Bio Paulin 15 April 1984 (age 39)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 23 March 2015 [12] 201510
12 Ezra Walian 22 October 1997 (age 26)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20 March 2017 [13] 2017–93
13 Ilija Spasojević 11 September 1987 (age 36)Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 25 October 2017 [14] 2017–74
14 Beto Gonçalves 31 December 1980 (age 43)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8 February 2018 [15] 2018–20191210
15 Estebán Vizcarra 11 April 1986 (age 38)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 16 March 2018 [16] 201810
16 Osas Saha 23 October 1986 (age 37)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16 May 2018 [17] 201920
17 Otávio Dutra 22 November 1983 (age 40)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 27 September 2019 [18] 201920
18 Marc Klok 20 April 1993 (age 30)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12 November 2020 [19] 2022–214
19 Sandy Walsh 14 March 1995 (age 29)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17 November 2022 [20] 2023–101
20 Jordi Amat 21 March 1992 (age 32)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 17 November 20222022–171
21 Shayne Pattynama 11 August 1998 (age 25)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24 January 2023 [21] 2023–61
22 Rafael Struick 27 March 2003 (age 21)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22 May 2023 [22] 2023–120
23 Ivar Jenner 10 January 2004 (age 20)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22 May 20232023–90
24 Justin Hubner 14 September 2003 (age 20)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6 December 2023 [23] 2024–90
25 Jay Idzes 2 June 2000 (age 23)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 28 December 2023 [24] 2024–21
26 Nathan Tjoe-A-On 22 December 2001 (age 22)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11 March 2024 [25] 2024–20
27 Ragnar Oratmangoen 21 January 1998 (age 26)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 18 March 2024 [26] 2024–11
28 Thom Haye 9 February 1995 (age 29)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 18 March 20242024–10

Existing Indonesian nationality

The following players have chosen to represent Indonesia 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.NameDate of birthOther backgroundCareerCapsGoals
1 Irfan Bachdim 11 August 1988 (age 35)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2010–20194112
2 Elkan Baggott 23 October 2002 (age 21)Flag of England.svg  England

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

2020–242

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