Jay Noah Idzes (born 2 June 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team. After representing various youth teams in the Netherlands, he began his career at

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club

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before moving to another Dutch club,

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, where he helped the team to promotion to the Eredivisie and spent two seasons in the top division. In the summer of 2023, Idzes moved to Italian club

, achieving the promotion to the top-flight in his debut season. Dutch by birth, he opted to represent

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at the international level since 2023, having qualified for the country through his Indonesian-born maternal grandfather. He made his international debut in March 2024.

Club career

Eindhoven

Born in

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, Idzes made his

debut for

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on 28 April 2018 in a game against

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, as an 89th-minute substitute for

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Go Ahead Eagles

On 20 July 2020, Idzes moved to

after a drawn out transfer saga, where his new club initially thought that his contract with Eindhoven had expired, but eventually agreed to pay an undisclosed fee.

Venezia

2023–24: Debut season

On 30 June 2023, Idzes signed a four-year contract with

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club

. On 1 May 2024, Idzes scored his first two goals for Venezia against

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. Idzes finished the season with 30 appearances and 3 goals in all competitions, as he led Venezia to promotion to

via the

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, following a 1–0 win over

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in the second leg.

2024–25

On 25 August 2024, Idzes made his Serie A debut against

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in a goalless draw, becoming the first Indonesian to play in the Italian top-flight. On 14 December 2024, Idzes scored his first top flight goal for Venezia against

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in a 2–2 draw, becoming the first-ever Indonesian and Southeast Asian player to score a goal in the Serie A history.

International career

In September 2023, Idzes confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. On 28 December 2023, he was granted Indonesian citizenship officially, thus becoming eligible to play for the national team. However, he was not available at the

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squads due to squad registration being closed. On 7 March 2024, Idzes received a call up to the Indonesia national team for the

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match against

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on 21 and 26 March 2024. On 21 March 2024, he made his international debut for Indonesia in a 1–0 win against Vietnam. Idzes would go on to score his first international goal in the return leg, a 3–0 away victory against Vietnam on 26 March 2024. Starting from the third round of World Cup qualification, Idzes regularly became the

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of the team.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Idzes is of Indonesian descent. On 28 December 2023, Idzes officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Idzes goal''

Honours

Venezia *

Promotion play-offs: 2023–24

References

External links

Profile
at the Venezia FC website
Profile
at the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Idzes, Jay 2000 births Living people People from Mierlo Footballers from North Brabant Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Indonesian people of Dutch descent Dutch people of Indonesian descent Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Men's association football midfielders Naturalised association football players FC Eindhoven players Go Ahead Eagles players Venezia FC players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Serie B players Serie A players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen 21st-century Dutch sportsmen

Club career

Eindhoven

Go Ahead Eagles

Venezia

2023–24: Debut season

2024–25

International career

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

See also

References

External links