List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia

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]

Men

Naturalized citizens of Indonesia

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  Tonnie Cusell has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since October 2011
• 
  Stefano Lilipaly made 32 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in October 2011
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  Raphael Maitimo made 21 appearances for the national team since being naturalized in November 2012
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  Beto Gonçalves has scored 10 goals in 12 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in February 2018
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  Marc Klok made 21 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in November 2020
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  Sandy Walsh has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since November 2022
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  Shayne Pattynama has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since January 2023
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  Ivar Jenner has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since May 2023
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  Rafael Struick made 24 appearances for Indonesia since being naturalized in May 2023
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  Ragnar Oratmangoen has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since March 2024
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  Ole Romeny has been naturalized as Indonesia citizen since March 2025

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.	Name	Born	Place of birth	Origin	Naturalized	National career	Caps	Goals
1	Cristian Gonzáles	1976	Montevideo	Uruguay	3 November 2010 [3]	2010–2015	32	13
2	Kim Kurniawan	1990	Mühlacker	Germany	6 December 2010 [4]	2015	1	0
3	Diego Michiels	1990	Deventer	Netherlands	7 April 2011 [5]	2012–2014	3	0
4	Greg Nwokolo	1986	Onitsha	Nigeria	10 October 2011 [6]	2013–2019	8	2
5	Victor Igbonefo	1985	Enugu	Nigeria	10 October 2011 [7]	2013–2021	14	0
6	Jhon van Beukering	1983	Velp	Netherlands	10 October 2011 [8]	2012	3	0
7	Tonnie Cusell	1983	Amsterdam	Netherlands	10 October 2011	2012	3	0
8	Stefano Lilipaly	1990	Amsterdam	Netherlands	10 October 2011 [9]	2013–	33	3
9	Raphael Maitimo	1984	Rotterdam	Netherlands	23 November 2011 [10]	2012–2015	21	4
10	Sergio van Dijk	1982	Assen	Netherlands	11 February 2013 [11]	2013–2014	6	1
11	Bio Paulin	1984	Nanga Eboko	Cameroon	23 March 2015 [12]	2015	1	0
12	Ezra Walian	1997	Amsterdam	Netherlands	20 March 2017 [13]	2017–2021	9	3
13	Ilija Spasojević	1987	Bar [a]	Montenegro	25 October 2017 [14]	2017–2023	7	4
14	Beto Gonçalves	1980	Belém	Brazil	8 February 2018 [15]	2018–2019	12	10
15	Estebán Vizcarra	1986	Belén de Escobar	Argentina	16 March 2018 [16]	2018	1	0
16	Osas Saha	1986	Lagos	Nigeria	16 May 2018 [17]	2019	2	0
17	Otávio Dutra	1983	Fortaleza	Brazil	27 September 2019 [18]	2019	2	0
18	Marc Klok	1993	Amsterdam	Netherlands	12 November 2020 [19]	2022–	22	5
19	Jordi Amat	1992	Canet de Mar	Spain	17 November 2022 [20]	2022–	22	2
20	Sandy Walsh	1995	Brussels	Netherlands	17 November 2022 [20]	2023–	21	3
21	Shayne Pattynama	1998	Lelystad	Netherlands	24 January 2023 [21]	2023–	13	1
22	Rafael Struick	2003	Leidschendam	Netherlands	22 May 2023 [22]	2023–	26	1
23	Ivar Jenner	2004	Utrecht	Netherlands	22 May 2023 [22]	2023–	21	0
24	Justin Hubner	2003	's-Hertogenbosch	Netherlands	6 December 2023 [23]	2024–	18	0
25	Jay Idzes	2000	Mierlo	Netherlands	28 December 2023 [24]	2024–	13	1
26	Nathan Tjoe-A-On	2001	Rotterdam	Netherlands	11 March 2024 [25]	2024–	13	0
27	Ragnar Oratmangoen	1998	Oss	Netherlands	18 March 2024 [26]	2024–	11	2
28	Thom Haye	1995	Amsterdam	Netherlands	18 March 2024 [26]	2024–	15	2
29	Maarten Paes	1998	Nijmegen	Netherlands	30 April 2024 [27]	2024–	8	0
30	Calvin Verdonk	1997	Dordrecht	Netherlands	4 June 2024 [28]	2024–	10	0
31	Mees Hilgers	2001	Amersfoort	Netherlands	30 September 2024 [29]	2024–	4	0
32	Eliano Reijnders	2000	Tampere [b]	Netherlands	30 September 2024 [29]	2024–	4	1
33	Kevin Diks	1996	Apeldoorn	Netherlands	8 November 2024 [30]	2024–	5	0
34	Ole Romeny	2000	Nijmegen	Netherlands	8 February 2025 [31]	2025–	4	3
35	Dean James	2000	Leiden	Netherlands	10 March 2025 [32]	2025–	2	0
36	Joey Pelupessy	1993	Nijverdal	Netherlands	10 March 2025 [32]	2025–	3	0
37	Mauro Zijlstra	2004	Zaandam	Netherlands	29 August 2025 [33]	2025–	1	0
38	Miliano Jonathans	2004	Arnhem	Netherlands	3 September 2025 [34]	2025–	1	0

Existing Indonesian nationality

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  Irfan Bachdim made 41 appearances and scored 12 goals for Indonesia after choosing to become an Indonesian citizen at the age of 17
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  Elkan Baggott made 24 appearances for the national team after choosing to become an Indonesian citizen at the age of 17

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.	Name	Born	Place of birth	Background(s)	National career	Caps	Goals
1	Miro Baldo Bento	1975	Dili [c]	East Timor	1998–2000	9	3
2	Irfan Bachdim	1988	Amsterdam	Netherlands	2010–2019	41	13
3	Elkan Baggott	2002	Bangkok	England Thailand [d]	2020–	24	2

Stats by country of birth

Country	Total
Netherlands	24
Nigeria	3
Germany	2
Brazil	2
Argentina	1
Belgium	1
Cameroon	1
East Timor	1 [c]
Finland	1 [b]
Montenegro	1 [a]
Spain	1
Thailand	1 [d]
Uruguay	1

1. Born in Montenegro, when it was still part of Yugoslavia
2. Born in Finland, when his father played professionally there at the time
3. Born in Timor Leste, when it was still part of Portuguese Timor
4. Born in Thailand, when his parents (without Thailand ancestry) briefly live there

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 women's national senior team ^[2] – Indonesian nationality law does not permit dual citizenship, so all the listed players had to give up their other nationalities.

No.	Name	Born	Place of birth	Origin	Naturalized	National career	Caps	Goals
1	Estella Loupatty	2003	Amsterdam	Netherlands	8 November 2024 [35]	2024–	12	0
2	Emily Nahon	2007	Oegstgeest	Netherlands	10 June 2025 [36]	2025–	3	0
3	Felicia de Zeeuw	2005	Delft	Netherlands	10 June 2025 [36]	2025–	3	0
4	Iris de Rouw	2005	Rotterdam	Netherlands	10 June 2025 [36]	2025–	3	0
5	Isa Warps	2005	Veldhoven	Netherlands	10 June 2025 [36]	2025–	6	1
6	Noa Leatomu	2003	Roermond	Netherlands	8 November 2024 [35]	2025–	2	0

Existing Indonesian nationality

The following players have chosen to represent Indonesia women's national senior 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.	Name	Born	Place of birth	Background(s)	National career	Caps	Goals
1	Kayla Ristianto	2005	Lakewood	United States	2024–	1	0
2	Sydney Hopper	2007	Bentonville	United States	2024–	9	1
3	Katarina Stalin	2009	Katy	Sweden United States	2024–	5	0

Stats by country of birth

Country	Total
United States	3
Netherlands	5

See also

• List of Indonesia international footballers
• List of Malaysia international footballers born outside Malaysia
• List of Singapore international footballers born outside Singapore
• List of Philippines international footballers born outside the Philippines
• List of Thailand international footballers born outside Thailand
• List of Vietnam international footballers born outside Vietnam

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