Marselino Ferdinan

Marselino Ferdinan

Marselino playing for Indonesia U23 at the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Marselino Ferdinan Philipus
Date of birth	(2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth	Jakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] [3]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Oxford United
Number	28
Youth career
2019–2021	Persebaya Surabaya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Persebaya Surabaya	30	(7)
2023–2024	Deinze	7	(1)
2024–	Oxford United	0	(0)
International career‡
2019–2020	Indonesia U16	11	(12)
2022–2023	Indonesia U20	12	(5)
2021–	Indonesia U23	25	(8)
2022–	Indonesia	34	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Indonesia AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2019 Thailand Southeast Asian Games 2023 Cambodia Team 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024

Marselino Ferdinan Philipus (born 9 September 2004) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for EFL Championship club Oxford United and the Indonesia national team.

Marselino started his senior career with Persebaya Surabaya in 2021, emerging through its youth system. During his first season he became a regular starter and won the Liga 1 Best Young Player Award and was named of as one of the 60 most talented and promising players by The Guardian in the same year. ^[4] He joined Belgian side Deinze in February 2023. ^[5] After a year and a half with Deinze, he joined Oxford United on a free transfer in 2024. ^[6]

Marselino has represented Indonesia at various youth level, finishing third at the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship and winning a bronze medal at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.^{[ citation needed ]} He made his senior international debut in 2022, becoming the second youngest Indonesian debutant, and scored his first goal at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers becoming the nation's youngest goalscorer.

Club career

Persebaya Surabaya

Marselino broke into the senior team of Persebaya Surabaya in the 2021–22 Liga 1 season a few days after his 17th birthday, after two years in its youth system. His debut was on 12 September 2021 in a Liga 1 match against Persikabo 1973 that ended with a 3–1 victory for Persebaya. ^{[7] [8]} On 6 November 2021, he scored his first league goal and saved his team from defeat in a 2–2 draw with rival Arema. ^[9] On 4 December 2021, he scored the opening goal in the first half and recorded his first assist, to Taisei Marukawa, in Persebaya's 2–0 win over Barito Putera at Manahan Stadium. ^[10]

On 5 January 2022, Marselino provided another assist for Samsul Arif early in the first half, and scored in the second half of Persebaya's 3–1 win over Bali United. ^[11] Nine days later, he was involved in Persebaya's 2–1 win over PSM Makassar, scoring in the 55th minute. ^[12] On 23 August, Marselino scored the only goal in a 1–0 home win against PSIS Semarang at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, and was selected as 'Man of the Match'. ^{[13] [14]}

On 18 January 2023, Marselino scored a brace for the club in a 0–5 away win against Persita Tangerang. ^[15]

Deinze

On 1 February 2023, Marselino officially joined Belgian First Division B club Deinze, on a one-and-a-half-year contract. ^[16] Marselino made his Deinze debut against Jong Genk on 25 February, coming on as substitute for Jellert Van Landschoot in the 80th minute. ^[17]

Marselino scored his first and only league goal for Deinze on 22 April 2023 against Virton in a 3–1 win. ^[18]

Oxford United

On 19 August 2024, EFL Championship club Oxford United announced that Marselino had signed a two-year deal and had been assigned the number 28 jersey. ^{[19] [6]}

International career

Youth

Marselino first represented Indonesia at the age of 14 when he debuted in a Indonesia U-17 team match against Vietnam U-17 in the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship. ^[20] He scored his first international goal in that debut that ended with a 2–0 win. ^[21]

In October 2021, Marselino joined the Indonesia U23 team for friendlies against Tajikistan U-23 and Nepal U-23 during preparations in Tajikistan for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. ^[22] On 26 October 2021, he debuted in an official U-23 international game as a substitute in a 2–3 loss against Australia U23 in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. ^[23]

Marselino was part of the Indonesia U-23 team that won bronze in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. He scored two goals in the six matches that he played in that tournament. ^[24] He was again called up for the under-23 national team for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, in which he scored two goals in the tournament and helped the team win the gold medal for the first time in 32 years. ^[25]

Marselino was a part of the Indonesia U-20 team that played in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. ^[26] On 16 September 2022, he scored a brace against Hong Kong U-20. ^[27]

On 21 April 2024, Marselino scored a brace against Jordan U-23 in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. ^[28]

Senior

In January 2022, Marselino was called up to the Indonesia national team for two friendly matches against Timor-Leste in Bali. ^[29] He earned his first senior cap on 27 January 2022 in the first match that ended with a 4–1 win for Indonesia. ^[30] He became the second-youngest Indonesian to play for the main national team at the age of 17 years 4 months and 18 days, just behind Ronaldo Kwateh who debuted in the same match. ^[30]

Marselino (left) contends for the ball while representing Indonesia in a match against Vietnam in 2024

On 14 June 2022, Marselino became the youngest goal-scorer in the Indonesia senior team at the age of 17 years and 9 months, after scoring against Nepal in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification in a 7–0 win. ^[31]

Marselino was called up for his first AFF Championship tournament by Shin Tae-yong. ^[32] He scored a goal against the Philippines in the 2022 AFF Championship group stage; the goal went viral on social media and caught the attention of the Brazilian Richarlison because of his similar goal celebration. ^[33] He was also awarded the Young Player of the Tournament award. ^[34]

On 15 January 2024, Marselino scored the equalizing goal against Iraq in an eventual 1–3 losing effort in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup group stage. ^[35] He became the youngest goalscorer in the tournament and the nation’s all time youngest scorer in the AFC Asian Cup. On 19 November 2024, Marselino scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Saudi Arabia, which secured Indonesia's first ever win against Saudi Arabia, as well as their first win in the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was also named the man of the match. ^[36]

Personal life

His traditional name based on the Ngada people's customs is Marselino Ferdinan Dhewa Kedhi. Marselino's mother comes from Surabaya, while his father comes from Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara. He spent his school years in Surabaya. ^[37]

Marselino is the youngest child of four siblings. During the 2021–22 Liga 1 season, Oktafianus Fernando, his older brother, played for Persebaya Surabaya before Oktafianus left for PSIS Semarang the following season. ^[38]

Marselino is close friend with Singaporean national team footballer, Ilhan Fandi during his time in Belgium and the duo would often meet one another on their off duty.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2024 ^[39]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Persebaya Surabaya	2021–22	Liga 1	23	4	0	0	—		2 [a]	0	25	4
	2022–23		7	3	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	9	3
	Total		30	7	0	0	—		4	0	34	7
Deinze	2022–23	Challenger Pro League	4	1	0	0	—		0	0	4	1
	2023–24		3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
	Total		7	1	0	0	—		0	0	7	1
Oxford United	2024–25	Championship	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			37	8	0	0	0	0	4	0	41	8

Notes

1. Appearances in Menpora Cup
2. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup

International

As of match played 12 December 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2022	9	1
	2023	5	1
	2024	20	3
Total		34	5

Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marselino goal.

International under-23 goals

As of match played 21 April 2024

List of international under-23 goals scored by Marselino Ferdinan

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 May 2022	Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam	Philippines	4–0	4–0	2021 Southeast Asian Games
2.	15 May 2022		Myanmar	3–0	3–1
3.	29 April 2023	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Philippines	1–0	3–0	2023 Southeast Asian Games
4.	4 May 2023		Myanmar	1–0	5–0
5.	9 September 2023	Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia	Chinese Taipei	1–0	9–0	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
6.				7–0
7.	21 April 2024	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Jordan	1–0	4–1	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
8.				3–0

International senior goals

As of match played 19 November 2024

List of international goals scored by Marselino Ferdinan

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 June 2022	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	5	Nepal	7–0	7–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	2 January 2023	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	10	Philippines	2–0	2–1	2022 AFF Championship
3	15 January 2024	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	18	Iraq	1–1	1–3	2023 AFC Asian Cup
4	19 November 2024	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	32	Saudi Arabia	1–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5			2–0

Honours

Indonesia U16

• AFF U-16 Youth Championship third place: 2019

Indonesia U23

• Southeast Asian Games gold medal: 2023; ^[40] bronze medal: 2021 ^[41]

Individual

• Liga 1 Goal of the Month: November 2021, ^[42] August 2022, January 2023
• Liga 1 Young Player of the Month: December 2021, ^[43] January 2022, ^[44] January 2023
• Liga 1 Best Young Player: 2021–22 ^[45]
• APPI Indonesian Football Award Best 11: 2021–22 ^[46]
• APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Young Footballer: 2021–22
• AFF Championship Young Player of the Tournament: 2022
• Santini JebreeetMedia Awards, Favorite Athlete: 2023 ^[47]

Records

• Youngest player to score a goal for the Indonesia national team: 17 years 278 days (v Nepal, 14 June 2022)

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External links

• Profile at the Oxford United F.C. website
• Profile at the Football Association of Indonesia
• Marselino Ferdinan at Liga Indonesia
• Marselino Ferdinan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Marselino Ferdinan at Soccerway