Diego Michiels
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels | ||
| Date of birth | August 8, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2013 | Pelita Jaya | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Arema Indonesia (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sriwijaya | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mitra Kukar | 26 | (1) |
| 2016– | Borneo | 75 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Indonesia U23 | 16 | (0) |
| 2012– | Indonesia | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2014 | |||
Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels (born August 8, 1990 in Deventer, Netherlands)[1] is a Indonesian professional footballer who currently plays as a full-back for Indonesian Liga 1 club Borneo. His father, Robbie Michiels, is from Jakarta. While his mother, Annet Kloppenburg, is a Dutch citizen.
International career
In 2011, Diego 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, will be able to play for the Indonesia.[2] He made his debut for Indonesia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bahrain on February 29, 2012.[citation needed]
National team
| Indonesia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Country honors
- Indonesia U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal (2): 2011, 2013
- Islamic Solidarity Games Silver Medal (1): 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.[3]
Diego converted to Islam in 2013 and took the Islamic name Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels.[4]
References
- ^ "Indonesia - D. Michiels - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ JPNN.com. "Paspor Tiga Pemain Naturalisasi Tuntas".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Media, Kompas Cyber. "Diego Michiels Masuk Islam di Ruang Sidang - Kompas.com".
External links
- Diego Michiels at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Deventer
- Indonesian footballers
- Indonesia international footballers
- Indonesia youth international footballers
- Indonesian expatriate footballers
- Naturalised citizens of Indonesia
- Dutch footballers
- Converts to Islam
- Indonesian Muslims
- Indo people
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- Pelita Jaya FC players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Persija Jakarta (IPL) players
- Indonesian Premier League players
- Dutch emigrants to Indonesia
- Arema FC players
- Sriwijaya FC players
- Mitra Kukar 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