Marc Klok

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Marc Klok
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Klok with Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Marc Anthony Klok
Date of birth (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Persib Bandung
Number 23
Youth career
AVV Zeeburgia
Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Jong Utrecht 17 (2)
2013–2014 Ross County 6 (0)
2014–2016 Cherno More 37 (0)
2016 Oldham Athletic 10 (0)
2017 Dundee 2 (0)
2017–2019 PSM Makassar 83 (14)
2020 Persija Jakarta 2 (0)
2021– Persib Bandung 87 (12)
International career‡
2022 Indonesia SEA Games (O.P.) 6 (0)
2022– Indonesia 21 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Hanoi Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024

Marc Anthony Klok (born 20 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team. [3]

Contents

Klok began his career at Utrecht. In 2013, he signed with Scottish Premiership club Ross County. After one season in Scotland, Klok joined Cherno More Varna where he won one Bulgarian Cup and one Bulgarian Supercup. After leaving Cherno More at the end of the 2015–16 season, he joined Oldham Athletic and played briefly for Scottish side Dundee before moving to Indonesia at April 2017, representing PSM Makassar, Persija Jakarta, and Persib Bandung.

Born in the Netherlands, Klok opted to represent Indonesia after gaining Indonesian citizenship and made his debut in 2022. He represented the country at the AFC Asian Cup in 2023.

Club career

In Europe

Born in Amsterdam, Klok signed for Scottish side Ross County from Utrecht in June 2013 [4] and made his debut in the 4–1 home defeat to Celtic on 9 November. He was released in August 2014 after only six appearances. [5]

Klok playing for Cherno More in 2015 Marc klok.JPG
Klok playing for Cherno More in 2015

Two months later Klok signed a contract with Bulgarian club Cherno More Varna. [6] He made his debut in a 2–0 away loss against Ludogorets Razgrad on 25 October and scored his first goal for the club in a 7–1 away victory against Pirin Razlog for Bulgarian Cup on 23 September 2015.

In July 2016, Klok signed a six-month contract with League One side Oldham Athletic. [7] He made his competitive debut in a 3–0 away loss at Millwall on 6 August, coming on as a substitute for Ollie Banks. [8]

Klok went on trial with Dundee in January 2017 and signed a short-term contract on 31 January. [9] He left Dundee in April 2017, having made two appearances for the club. [10]

In Indonesia

In April 2017, Klok joined Indonesian club PSM Makassar of the Liga 1. [11] He made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Mitra Kukar on 24 April 2017, [12] [13] and scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against Persipura Jayapura on 3 June 2017. [14] [15]

In January 2020 Klok signed a four-year contract with Persija Jakarta, but two months later the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later declared void. [16]

Klok moved to Persib Bandung in June 2021 . [17] He scored on his league debut, a 1–0 win against Barito Putera on 4 September 2021. [18]

International career

After five years of playing in Indonesia and undergoing a complicated naturalization process, Klok represented his second country as one of the overaged players in the Indonesia U23 team at the 2021 SEA Games. [19] He played in all of the six matches, including a bronze medal match against Malaysia U23 that ended with a victory for Indonesia through penalty shootouts. Klok scored the last and decisive shot. [20]

On 1 June 2022, Klok earned his first senior cap in a friendly match against Bangladesh that ended 0–0. [21] He was appointed as the captain of the team in the second half after the captain Fachruddin Aryanto was replaced at halftime.

On 8 June 2022, Klok scored his first senior goal in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Kuwait, converted a penalty kick in 2–1 win. [22]

On 24 September 2022, Klok scored a goal in a friendly match against Curaçao in a 3–2 win. [23]

Klok was called up for the 2022 AFF Championship with Indonesia on 19 December 2022. [24] He scored twice, against Brunei, and Thailand in the tournament. [25]

He was a member of the Indonesia squad that reached the knockout stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. [26]

Personal life

Klok is the nephew of former De Graafschap, Dunfermline Athletic and Motherwell footballer Rob Matthaei. [27]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ross County 2013–14 Scottish Premiership 600000——60
Cherno More Varna 2014–15 A Group 13060———190
2015–16 A Group24021—2 [lower-alpha 1] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 0291
Total37081002010481
Oldham Athletic 2016–17 League One 1000020—00120
Dundee 2016–17 Scottish Premiership20————20
PSM Makassar 2017 Liga 1 284————284
2018 Liga 1296————296
2019 Liga 126460—8 [lower-alpha 3] 33 [lower-alpha 4] 0437
Total83146000834010017
Persija Jakarta 2020 Liga 120————20
2021 Liga 100———8 [lower-alpha 5] 181
Total2000000081101
Persib Bandung 2021–22 Liga 1273————273
2022–23 Liga 1254——0010264
2023–24 Liga 1345——0000345
Career total226261412010314126531
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
  3. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in Menpora Cup

International

As of match played 2 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 202284
2023100
202430
Total214

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 June 2022 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, KuwaitFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–12–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualification
2.24 September 2022 Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Bandung, IndonesiaFlag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 1–13–2 Friendly
3.26 December 2022 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 6–07–0 2022 AFF Championship
4.29 December 2022 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–01–1

Honours

Club

PFC Cherno More Varna

PSM Makassar

Persija Jakarta

Persib Bandung

International

Indonesia SEA Games

Individual

See also

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