Ji Da-bin (; born 3 March 2006) is an Indonesian

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who plays as a

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and

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for Bhayangkara and the Indonesia national under-20 team.

Early life

Ji was born in

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to a South Korean father.

Club career

Ji trialled at the Son Football Academy, set up by South Korean international footballer

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, at the age of nine, but would ultimately remain in Indonesia with ASIOP.

International career

Ji was first called up to the Indonesia under-16 side for training camps in 2021. He was called up to the squad again for the

2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship The 2022 AFF U-16 Championship was the fifteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Youth Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast ...

. Having been named best player at the 2023 Garuda International Cup with his club, ASIOP, Ji was called up to the under-17 squad by manager

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for a training camp from July to August 2023. Ji was included in the

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final squad. In December 2023, Ji got called up to the Indonesia under-20 team by head coach

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to a training camp in Jakarta. In June 2024, he took part in the

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in France. with Indonesia.

Career statistics

International goals

International under-17 goals International under-20 goals

Honours

International

Indonesia U-16 *

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References

2006 births Living people People from Depok Footballers from West Java Indonesian people of South Korean descent Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople of Korean descent 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen {{Indonesia-footy-bio-stub