Stefano Jantje Lilipaly (born 10 January 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a winger or an

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for Liga 1 club Dewa United on loan from Borneo Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Utrecht

Lilipaly played for Dutch amateur side RKSV DCG for three years before joining

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club AZ's academy in 2000. He moved to

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the following year and progressed through their youth system. Lilipaly made his first team debut for Utrecht in a league game at

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in August 2011, and his first appearance in the starting eleven came in January 2012, where he scored the opening goal against PSV. He played five times for Utrecht before joining

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club Almere City on a free transfer in the summer of 2012.

Almere City

On 21 May 2012, Lilipaly joined Eerste Divise club Almere City on a two-year contract. during the

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season, Lilipaly helped his team finish 13th in the league with 22 appearances and 2 goals. He left the club at March 2014.

Consadole Sapporo

On 23 March 2014, Lilipaly signed for Japanese

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club,

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. But with his new club, Lilipaly didn't make a single appearance, then he went back to the Netherlands.

Telstar

He was signed for

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to play in the

. Lilipaly made his debut on 28 August 2015 in a match against Emmen, and Lilipaly scored his first goal for Telstar in the 68th minute against Emmen at the

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SC Cambuur

In January 2017 he joined and signed a contract with Cambuur. and he made his debut as late substitute against

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. He made his first goal against

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, 3 February 2017. At this match Lilipaly made 2 assists at 3–0 won against Helmond Sports. He left the club at August 2017 and move to

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Bali United

2017 season

On 12 August 2017, he signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club

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to play in

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. On 13 August 2017, Lilipaly made his league debut for the club in a match against

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, coming on as a substitute for I Made Andhika Wijaya in the 78th minute. On 8 October 2017, Lilipaly made his first goal for the club with scored a brace in Liga 1, earning them a 6–1 win over Arema. On 16 October 2017, he scored in a 3–2 away lose over

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. On 6 November 2017, Lilipaly scored the only goal in the 95th minute, and it was the winner against

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar') commonly referred to as PSM Makassar, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , ma ...

. He finished his first season in 2017 with 4 goals in 15 games.

2018 season

On 27 February 2018, he made his Asian debut for the club, coming on as a starter in a

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match against Philippines club

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in a 1–1 away draw. On 7 March 2018, Lilipaly scored his first AFC Cup goal for Bali United in the 74th minute of a 3–1 win against

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club

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. The goal he made was named the best goal in the third week of the 2018 AFC Cup, in a vote conducted by the

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, Lilipaly's goal received the support of 31.446 voters or 83% of the vote. On 24 March 2018, Lilipaly scored his first goal of the 2018 season, the opening goal against

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in a 1–0 win in the Liga 1. He scored his second league goal for the club on 22 April 2018, opening the scoring in a 2–0 win against

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with a lob over goalkeeper Aditya Harlan. His form in May saw him score three further goals in loses against

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(3–4),

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(3–1), and wins against Arema (1–0). Lilipaly finished the season with 12 goals in 22 games.

2019 season

On 13 April 2019, Lilipaly scored his first goal of the 2019 season for Bali United in a friendly match against

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club Boavista, which ended in a 4–1 win. On 18 April, he scored a brace for Bali United beat

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2–1 in the first leg of

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quarter-final. On 26 July, Lilipaly scored his first league goal of the

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, the opening goal against

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in a 0–2 away win in the Liga 1. On 15 August, he scored another brace for Bali United in a 1–2 away win against

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, with the away win, Bali United is now in first place by collecting 31 points from 13 matches that have been played. Lilipaly scored in second half and give assists a opening goal by

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in Bali United's 2–2 draw over

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on 11 November. Lilipaly scored in second half and give another assists a goal by

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in Bali United's 3–2 win over Persib Bandung on 28 November. He had a good season in this season with 30 appearances and 5 goals, while helping Bali United win the championship Liga 1 this season. On 2 December 2019,

won the championship for the first time in their history, becoming the seventh club to win the Liga 1 after second placed

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draw to PSM, followed by a win in

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, giving Bali United a 17-point lead with only four games left.

2020 season

On 14 January 2020, Lilipaly scored his first goal of the 2020 season for Bali United in a 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against five-time

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champions,

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, Lilipaly and the other new signing Sidik Saimima ensured a 5–3 win and Bali United through to preliminary round 2. On 6 March, Lilipaly scored his first league goal of the 2020 season, the opening goal against

in a 1–2 away win in the Liga 1. Lilipaly finished the season with only one goal in 2 games, because the league was officially discontinued due to the

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2021–22 season: Final season with Bali United

Lilipaly has been a hot topic of discussion throughout the early part of this year. His contract expired on 31 December 2020. However, when the team started preparations on February 8, Lilipaly did not join. he is shown in training activities around the Jerman beach,

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, with Beto Gonçalves and Demerson. The activity is often uploaded by him through his personal

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account, On 12 March 2021, Bali United has finally officially announced the extension of Lilipaly's contract until the end of the season. On 18 September 2021, he started his match in the 2021–22 Liga 1 season for Bali United in a 2–2 draw over Persib Bandung, he coming as a substitute for Yabes Roni in the 85th minute. He played the full 90 minutes in the loss to Bhayangkara on 23 October, where he registered one assist and on 25 November, he played the full 90 minutes in the won to

. On 13 January 2022, Lilipaly scored his first league goal of the 2021–22 season, the opening goal against Persib Bandung in a 0–1 win in the Liga 1. His form in February saw him score four further goals in wins against

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(0–3), Bhayangkara (0–3),

(4–1) and draw against

(2–2). On 31 March 2022, he scored in a 1–3 win over

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. On 6 May 2021, Lilipaly officially did not renew his contract with Bali United for next season, this was because the team failed to agree on the contract value requested by him, so he chose to leave. He contributed with 119 appearances, 32 goals and 24 assists during with Bali United for five years in all competitions and he successfully brought his club to the title for the second time.

Borneo Samarinda

Lilipaly was signed for

to play in Liga 1 in the

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season. Lilipaly made his Borneo debut in a pre-season

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against

on 22 June 2022, he coming as a substitute for Arya Gerryan in the 83rd minute. Three days later, Lilipaly scored his first goal in the 2022 President's Cup for the team in a 1–2 victory over

at Segiri Stadium. Three days later, Lilipaly scored a brace for the club in a 3–0 win over RANS Nusantara and scored in a 4–0 win over

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on 11 July 2022. He has scored a total of 4 goals in this tournament, and also managed to bring the team to the final round, although in the final match lost to Arema. On 24 July 2022, Lilipaly made his

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debut in a 3–0 win over Arema at Segiri Stadium. He scored his first goal for the club on 7 August 2022 in a 4–1 winning match against

at Segiri Stadium. LIlipaly selected as the best player in the third week of the 2022–23 Liga 1. On 9 December, Lilipaly scored a brace in a 2–4 win against

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, the latter result saw Borneo Samarinda move to 3rd position in the

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. On 23 December, Lilipaly scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw over

, and also scored the opening goal, scoring a penalty in a 3–1 win against

on 16 February 2023. On 20 February 2023, Lilipaly scored the opening goal for the club, scoring a long range in a 1–1 draw with

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. He continued his good form on 8 March with give assists a opening goal by Muhammad Sihran in a 3–1 win over

, whilst also scored who made it 2–1 in the 80th minute. He then scored a

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against his former club

on 3 April in the gameweek 32 of Liga 1, in a 5–1 win at Segiri Stadium. He scored a free kick again in a 4–2 home win against RANS Nusantara on 9 April. On 28 October 2023, Lilipaly scored a

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against Dewa United in a 3–1 win.

International career

Lilipaly represented the

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at youth level, from the under-15s to under-18s. He was eligible to represent the Netherlands or

at full international level through his parents; his mother being Dutch and his father Indonesian. Lilipaly took the Indonesian citizenship oath in October 2011, to make him officially available for selection. He made his full international debut in August 2013 in a win 2–0 against the

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, when he made an assist for Greg Nwokolo. Lilipaly scored his first international goal for Indonesia in a match against Singapore in the

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, which was a late and decisive goal that qualified Indonesia to the semi-finals alongside

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. Lilipaly also scored against Vietnam in the second leg semi-finals which sent Indonesia to the finals. He was also called up for the

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. In May 2022, Lilipaly was called up by

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for a friendly match against

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, three years since last time playing for the national team. He was called up for the

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. In March 2023, Lilipaly was called up again to the national team for two friendly matches against

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, replacing

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who was injured. On 18 May 2025, Lilipaly was called up by

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to the national team for the matches against

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and

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in the third round of World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

Born in the

, Lilipaly represented his country of birth at youth level. Lilipaly made his debut for the Indonesia national team in 2013. His father is

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descent, while his mother is

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. The son of Lilipaly plays for

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youth academy.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Jong Utrecht *

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: 2009–10 Bali United * Liga 1:

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, 2021–22 Borneo Samarinda * Liga 1 Premiership: 2023–24 Indonesia *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

Best XI:

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Best XI: 2017 * Liga 1 Player of the Month:

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, July 2023, September 2023, February 2024 * Liga 1 Team of the Season:

, 2023–24 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Footballer: 2023–24 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best XI: 2023–24

References

External links

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