Indonesian U-17: 9 Diaspora Players to Watch for 2025

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Profile of 9 Diaspora players who participated in the Indonesian U-17 national team TC U-17 World Cup Projection 2025

BALI – Indonesian U-17 national team began to boost preparations towards World Cup U-17 2025 which will be held in Qatar. Coach Nova Arianto called 34 players to take part in the training camp (TC) in Bali from July 7 to August 10, 2025.

The main concern in this list is the presence of nine Diaspora players, namely Indonesian descent players who are currently in a career abroad. They came from famous academies in the Netherlands, Italy, Norway and Australia.

This training camp in Bali is a golden opportunity to unite the style of the game of local players and diaspora. Coach Nova Arianto Targeting the U-17 national team to have the best squad to compete at the highest level.

“The Diaspora players have great potential and very useful international experience. We hope they can unite and give a new color to the team,” Nova said.

The 2025 World Cup U-17 2025 is an important stage for the Indonesian U-17 national team, not only for achievement, but also to show the progress of young football coaching in the country.

These players are expected to increase technical strength while expanding the character of the Indonesian U-17 national team game that will compete on the world stage. The following is the complete profile of the nine Diaspora players:

1. Feike Muller Latupeirissa

Place of birth: Netherlands

Date of birth: December 10, 2008 (16 years)

Position: central defender

Club: Willem II Tilburg U-17 (Netherlands)

Descendants: Grandfather originating from Indonesia Feike is known as a central defender with the ability to survive discipline and calm in a duel one on one.

2. Troy Lionel

Profile of 9 Diaspora players who participated in the Indonesian U-17 national team TC U-17 World Cup Projection 2025

Place of birth: Indonesia

Date of birth: January 6, 2008 (16 years)

Position: attacking midfielder

Klub: US Città di Palermo (Italy)

Descendants: Mother from Indonesia, father from Cameroon Lionel has a vision of playing sharply and the deadly dribble ability, making her suitable as a regulator of attacks.

3. Eizar Jacob Tanjung

Profile of 9 Diaspora players who participated in the Indonesian U-17 national team TC U-17 World Cup Projection 2025

Place of birth: Australia

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Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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