Ivar Jenner (born 10 January 2004) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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 On loan Staff ...

. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Indonesia.

Personal life

Born in

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Nethe ...

, Ivar is a footballer of Indonesian descent. Ivar's Indonesian descent comes from his grandmother, the mother of his father who was born in

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...

. In an interview he said, "My father's mother or my grandmother was born in Java (

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). So, my father is half Indonesian and I am a quarter Indonesian. My mother's parents are from Netherlands. So my Dutch side came from my mother".

Club career

Ivar played for

IJsselstein IJsselstein () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city. It is a major commuting ...

-based academy side IJFC and

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before a move to

in 2016. He signed his first professional contract in May 2021.

International career

Ivar 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 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup, and any under-19 tournaments. Coaches Coaching staff ''As of 21 October 2022'' ...

at the

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and the

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1 ...

. Although Ivar 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 lost.

Career statistics

Club

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenner, Ivar 2004 births Living people Footballers from Utrecht (city) Indonesian footballers Indonesia youth international footballers Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Indonesian people of Dutch descent Association football midfielders Eerste Divisie players AFC Ajax players FC Utrecht players Jong FC Utrecht players