Eliano Johannes Reijnders (born 23 October 2000) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

or a winger for club

PEC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

. Born in Finland and raised in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Reijnders is a product of

and made his senior debut in 2018. On 24 August 2022, Reijnders joined

Jong Utrecht Jong FC Utrecht (U23) is a Dutch football team, based in Utrecht. It is the reserve team of FC Utrecht and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie season. Current squad Out on loan Technic ...

on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

International career

In September 2024, Reijnders confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. On 1 October 2024, he was called up to the national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches against

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

and

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. On 10 October 2024, he made his debut against Bahrain in a 2–2 draw.

Personal life

Reijnders is the son of Martin Reijnders and the brother of

Tijjani Reijnders Tijjani Martinus Jan Reijnders (; born 29 July 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. After representing various Dutch junior teams, Reijnd ...

, who is also a professional footballer. He was born in Finland while his father played for

FC Haka FC Haka, originally ''Valkeakosken Haka'', commonly known as Haka, is a Finnish professional football club based in the industrial town of Valkeakoski. The club was founded in 1934 and competes in Finland's premier division, the Veikkausliiga. ...

. Reijnders is of Indonesian descent through his

Moluccan Moluccans are the Melanesian-Austronesian and Papuan-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the Maluku Islands (also called the Moluccas). The region was historically known as the Spice Islands, and today consists of two Indonesian provinces of ...

mother. On 30 September 2024, Eliano Reijnders officially obtained Indonesian citizenship after being sworned as citizens of Indonesia during a ceremony at the Indonesian Embassy alongside

Mees Hilgers Mees Victor Joseph Hilgers (born 13 May 2001) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club FC Twente, Twente. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national football team, Indon ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reijnders, Eliano 2000 births Living people Footballers from Zwolle Footballers from Tampere Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Finnish men's footballers Indonesian people of Dutch descent Dutch people of Indonesian descent Finnish people of Indonesian descent Finnish people of Dutch descent Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Men's association football midfielders PEC Zwolle players Jong FC Utrecht players Eredivisie players Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Naturalised citizens of Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Naturalised association football players