Ole Lennard ter Haar Romenij (born 20 June 2000), commonly known as Ole Romeny, is a professional

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er who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

Club career

NEC

Romeny started playing football at age 8 at DVOL in Lent before moving to the youth academy of

NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion ...

. In the winter of 2018, he was promoted to the first-team. Under new coach

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, he became a regular part of the squad. On 19 January 2018, he made his debut in a 2–3 away defeat to Almere City, replacing his childhood friend

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in the 84th minute. In injury time, he had to leave the field after being

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by referee

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. With that, he became the youngest player ever in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

to receive a red card in his debut. The card was later dismissed after NEC filed a complaint and won the appeal.

Loan to Willem II

On 30 September 2020, Romeny signed for

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club Willem II on a season-long loan, with the option of a permanent transfer.

Emmen

On 27 January 2022, Romeny signed with Emmen for a 1.5-year term.

Utrecht

On 13 June 2023, Romeny joined

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on a three-season deal.

Oxford United

On 5 January 2025, Romeny signed for

side

on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. On 1 March 2025, Romeny scored his first goal for the team against

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in a 2–3 loss.

International career

Romeny played one international match for the Netherlands national under-15 and under-18 teams. In November 2024, Romeny confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. On 20 February 2025, the change of his association was approved by

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, becoming

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to Indonesia in the process. On 9 March 2025, Romeny received his first call-up from the

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senior side for the

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matches against

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and

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. On 20 March 2025, he made his debut against Australia and scored his debut goal for the national team. Five days later, on 25 March 2025, Romeny scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win against Bahrain and was selected as the

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. On 5 June 2025, Romeny scored the lone goal again from the penalty spot in a 1–0 win against

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and once again was selected as man of the match for the second game in a row.

Personal life

Romeny was born and raised in the Netherlands. His maternal grandmother, who was ethnically Dutch, was born in

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, when it was called the

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. Romeny is therefore eligible to represent

at international level. On 8 February 2025, Romeny officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romeny goal.''

Honours

Emmen *

: 2021–22

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romeny, Ole 2000 births Living people Footballers from Nijmegen Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Indonesian people of Dutch descent Dutch people of Indonesian descent Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Men's association football forwards Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players NEC Nijmegen players Willem II Tilburg players FC Emmen players FC Utrecht players Oxford United F.C. players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Dutch expatriate men's footballers Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Naturalised association football players