Diego Michiels
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 Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Indonesia at international level.
 Diego (right) playing for Borneo against Persija Jakarta in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borneo Samarinda | ||
| 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 Samarinda | 30 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Indonesia U23 | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Indonesia | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023 | |||
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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 5 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2009–10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Pelita Jaya | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arema Indonesia | 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sriwijaya | 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mitra Kukar | 2014 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Borneo | 2016 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 1 | |
| Arema | 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Borneo Samarinda | 2022–23 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 179 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 201 | 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