Indonesia in recent years made an effort to scout and recruit Indonesian descent players that are playing in European football clubs and academies. As a former Dutch colony, vast majority of these players are from the Netherlands.
MajesticPackers40 on
the Indonesia men’s football team has several players born outside Indonesia primarily from countries like the Netherlands Thailand and Brazil
Erreala66 on
That Catalan guy who discovered he was the descendant of Indonesian royalty and started playing for their national team is one of the most random football stories I’ve found in years. That explains the dot in Eastern Spain, close to Barcelona
Old-Somewhere-9896 on
Next a map of Comoros national team players birthplace.
commuter85 on
I was at the Canada/Suriname match last night. I was looking into the Suriname squad and only 6 of the 23 players were born in Suriname. The rest in The Netherlands with 1 in Sint Maarten.
premature_eulogy on
Guy born in Finland (Eliano Reijnders) is the son of a Dutch player who only played two seasons in Finland in the late 90s, during which Eliano was born. Wild!
inamag1343 on
I still remember the days when Indonesian fans would ridicule Filipinos over their “united nations” team, only to follow suit later.
Professional_Bob on
The one born in Brussels was apparently eligible for Belgium, The Netherlands, Ireland, England, Switzerland and Indonesia.
Callmewhatever4286 on
*Dutch East Indies Football Team
der_chrischn on
That’s an odd specialization of export goods. Maybe the Netherlands should start building Brazilian players. I heard you can get crazy prices for those. Or do they grow them? Not really familiar with this topic.
Marukuju on
Why so many in Netherlands?
mbullaris on
There are a few hundred thousand Indonesian citizens living in the Netherlands being the former colonial power.
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Indonesia in recent years made an effort to scout and recruit Indonesian descent players that are playing in European football clubs and academies. As a former Dutch colony, vast majority of these players are from the Netherlands.
the Indonesia men’s football team has several players born outside Indonesia primarily from countries like the Netherlands Thailand and Brazil
That Catalan guy who discovered he was the descendant of Indonesian royalty and started playing for their national team is one of the most random football stories I’ve found in years. That explains the dot in Eastern Spain, close to Barcelona
Next a map of Comoros national team players birthplace.
I was at the Canada/Suriname match last night. I was looking into the Suriname squad and only 6 of the 23 players were born in Suriname. The rest in The Netherlands with 1 in Sint Maarten.
Guy born in Finland (Eliano Reijnders) is the son of a Dutch player who only played two seasons in Finland in the late 90s, during which Eliano was born. Wild!
I still remember the days when Indonesian fans would ridicule Filipinos over their “united nations” team, only to follow suit later.
The one born in Brussels was apparently eligible for Belgium, The Netherlands, Ireland, England, Switzerland and Indonesia.
*Dutch East Indies Football Team
That’s an odd specialization of export goods. Maybe the Netherlands should start building Brazilian players. I heard you can get crazy prices for those. Or do they grow them? Not really familiar with this topic.
Why so many in Netherlands?
There are a few hundred thousand Indonesian citizens living in the Netherlands being the former colonial power.