Ivar Jenner (born 10 January 2004) is a professional

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er who plays as a

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for club Jong Utrecht. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Jenner played for

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-based academy side IJFC and

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before a move to

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in 2016. He signed his first professional contract in May 2021. Jenner signed a new three-year deal with Utrecht in August 2023.

International career

Jenner has represented the Netherlands at under-15 level. He is also eligible to represent Indonesia, and in October 2022, he travelled with fellow Dutch-Indonesian footballer Justin Hubner to Indonesia to become

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, in order to represent the

Indonesia national under-20 football team Indonesia national under-20 football team represents Indonesia at international association football tournaments such as the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-20 Asian Cup, ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship, and any under-20 tournaments. Results and fixtur ...

at the

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and the

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. Although Jenner still holds the Netherlands passport, on 17 November 2022, he played for the Indonesia U-20 in a losing effort, 0–6 against France U-20 in a friendly match in Spain. He also played against Slovakia U-20 two days later, in a 1–2 loss. On 27 May 2023, Jenner received a called-up for the senior team for the friendly matches against

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and

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. Ivar made his debut on June 14 2023, against Palestine in a 0–0 draw. On June 19 2023, Ivar made his first start for the senior team, in just his second appearance for them against Argentina in a 0–2 loss. On 29 August, Jenner received a call up to the under-23 team for the

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. He made his debut for the under-23 team against

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, in a 9–0 win. He would score his first international goal against

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a few days later. Jenner was named in the final squad for the

tournament. He played in all matches and helped the national team reached its first ever knockout stage.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Jenner is of Indonesian descent. On 22 May 2023, Jenner officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

International

International under-23 goals

References

External links

Profile
at the FC Utrecht website
Profile
at the

Football Association of Indonesia The Football Association of Indonesia (; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of Football soccer, football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930. The PSSI joined FIFA in 1952 and the Asian F ...

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenner, Ivar 2004 births Living people Footballers from Utrecht (city) Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Dutch men's footballers Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Indonesian people of Dutch descent Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Men's association football midfielders Eerste Divisie players AFC Ajax players FC Utrecht players Jong FC Utrecht players Naturalised association football players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen 21st-century Dutch sportsmen