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Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels (born August 8, 1990 in Deventer, Netherlands) is a Indonesian professional footballer who currently plays as a full-back for IndonesianLiga 1 club Borneo. Diego is of Dutch-Indonesian roots. His father, Robbie Michiels, is from Jakarta. While his mother, AnnetKloppenburg, is a Dutch citizen.
International career
In 2011, Diego and Joey Suk were invited by the Indonesian Football Association to play for the Indonesia national under-23 football team in Jakarta. According to the newspaper report, he was interested in joining the Indonesian national team, even though he would have to give up his Dutch passport. Along with Joey and Ruben Wuarbanaran, will be able to play for the Indonesia. He made his debut for Indonesia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bahrain on February 29, 2012.
National team
| Indonesia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Country honors
- Indonesia U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal (2): 2011, 2013
- Islamic Solidarity Games Silver Medal (1): 2013
Personal life
On November 9, 2012, Diego allegedly violated two criminal code articles on assault in a Jakarta nightclub and faced at least three months and twenty days in jail. On March 7, 2013, he was released from jail.
Diego converted to Islam in 2013 and took the Islamic name Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels.