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 1976 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 1985 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] 2013–333
9 Raphael Maitimo 1984 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 23 November 2011 [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 [a] 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] 2022–225
19 Jordi Amat 1992 Flag of Spain.svg Canet de Mar Flag of Spain.svg Spain 17 November 2022 [20] 2022–222
20 Sandy Walsh 1995 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 17 November 2022 [20] 2023–213
21 Shayne Pattynama 1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lelystad Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 24 January 2023 [21] 2023–131
22 Rafael Struick 2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leidschendam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 22 May 2023 [22] 2023–261
23 Ivar Jenner 2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 22 May 2023 [22] 2023–210
24 Justin Hubner 2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 's-Hertogenbosch Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 6 December 2023 [23] 2024–180
25 Jay Idzes 2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mierlo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 28 December 2023 [24] 2024–131
26 Nathan Tjoe-A-On 2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 11 March 2024 [25] 2024–130
27 Ragnar Oratmangoen 1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 18 March 2024 [26] 2024–112
28 Thom Haye 1995 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 18 March 2024 [26] 2024–152
29 Maarten Paes 1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nijmegen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 30 April 2024 [27] 2024–80
30 Calvin Verdonk 1997 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dordrecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 4 June 2024 [28] 2024–100
31 Mees Hilgers 2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amersfoort Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 30 September 2024 [29] 2024–40
32 Eliano Reijnders 2000 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere [b] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 30 September 2024 [29] 2024–41
33 Kevin Diks 1996 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Apeldoorn Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 8 November 2024 [30] 2024–50
34 Ole Romeny 2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nijmegen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 8 February 2025 [31] 2025–43
35 Dean James 2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leiden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 March 2025 [32] 2025–20
36 Joey Pelupessy 1993 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nijverdal Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 March 2025 [32] 2025–30
37 Mauro Zijlstra 2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zaandam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 29 August 2025 [33] 2025–10
38 Miliano Jonathans 2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arnhem Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 September 2025 [34] 2025–10

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 [c] 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 [d]
2020–242

Stats by country of birth

CountryTotal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 24
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 3
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2
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 1 [c]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1 [b]
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 1 [a]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1 [d]
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1
  1. 1 2 Born in Montenegro, when it was still part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
  2. 1 2 Born in Finland, when his father played professionally there at the time
  3. 1 2 Born in Timor Leste, when it was still part of Flag of Portugal.svg Portuguese Timor
  4. 1 2 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.NameBornPlace of birthOriginNaturalizedNational careerCapsGoals
1 Estella Loupatty 2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 8 November 2024 [35] 2024–120
2 Emily Nahon 2007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oegstgeest Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 June 2025 [36] 2025–30
3 Felicia de Zeeuw 2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Delft Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 June 2025 [36] 2025–30
4 Iris de Rouw 2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 June 2025 [36] 2025–30
5 Isa Warps 2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Veldhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10 June 2025 [36] 2025–61
6 Noa Leatomu 2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roermond Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 8 November 2024 [35] 2025–20

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.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 2024–91
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 5

See also

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