Diego Michiels
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borneo | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | DVV RDC | ||
| 2007–2009 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | Pelita Jaya | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Arema Indonesia | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sriwijaya | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mitra Kukar | 26 | (1) |
| 2015–2021 | Borneo | 75 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Arema | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Borneo | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Indonesia U23 | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Indonesia | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2014 | |||
Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels (born 8 August 1990 in Deventer, Netherlands) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club Borneo. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Indonesia at international level.
International career
Michiels was born in the Netherlands to an Indonesian father and Dutch mother. In 2011, he and Joey Suk were invited by the Indonesian Football Association to play for the Indonesia national under-23 football team in Jakarta. According to the newspaper report, he was interested in joining the Indonesian national team, even though he would have to give up his Dutch passport. Along with Joey and Ruben Wuarbanaran, he was able to play for Indonesia,[3] making his full debut in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bahrain on 29 February 2012.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Pelita Jaya | 2011–12 | Indonesia Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arema Indonesia | 2011–12 | Indonesian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sriwijaya | 2013 | Indonesia Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mitra Kukar | 2014 | Indonesia Super League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015 | Indonesia Super League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Borneo | 2016 | Indonesia Soccer Championship A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2017 | Liga 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Liga 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Liga 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 1 | ||
| Arema | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Borneo | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Career total | 160 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 182 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Piala Indonesia
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
- ^ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
- ^ Appearances in Menpora Cup
International
- As of match played 11 December 2014
| Indonesia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Country honours
- Indonesia U-23
- Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal: 2011, 2013 - Islamic Solidarity Games Silver medal: 2013
Personal life
On November 9, 2012, Diego allegedly violated two criminal code articles on assault in a Jakarta nightclub and faced at least three months and twenty days in jail. On March 7, 2013, he was released from jail.[5]
He converted to Islam in 2013 and took the Islamic name Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels.[6]
References
- ^ "Diego Michiels". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Diego Michiels: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ JPNN.com. "Paspor Tiga Pemain Naturalisasi Tuntas".
- ^ "Bahrain vs. Indonesia 10 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Footballer Diego Michiels Named Suspect in Jakarta Nightclub Assault | the Jakarta Globe". Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (7 February 2013). "Diego Michiels Masuk Islam di Ruang Sidang - Kompas.com".
External links
- Diego Michiels at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Deventer
- Indonesian footballers
- Indonesia international footballers
- Indonesia youth international footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Indonesian people of Dutch descent
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- Indonesian expatriate footballers
- Naturalised citizens of Indonesia
- Dutch emigrants to Indonesia
- Converts to Islam
- Indonesian former Christians
- Indonesian Muslims
- Indo people
- Eerste Divisie players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Indonesian Premier League players
- Go Ahead Eagles players
- Pelita Jaya FC players
- Persija Jakarta (IPL) players
- Arema F.C. players
- Sriwijaya F.C. players
- Mitra Kukar players
- Borneo F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games