Jay Idzes

Jay Idzes
Idzes playing for Go Ahead Eagles in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jay Noah Idzes[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Mierlo, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 4
Youth career
Mifano
2009–2014 PSV
2014–2016 VVV-Venlo
2016–2018 Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Eindhoven 54 (0)
2020–2023 Go Ahead Eagles 84 (2)
2023– Venezia 39 (4)
International career‡
2024– Indonesia 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:18, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Jay Noah Idzes (born 2 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Venezia. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for and captains the Indonesia national team.[4]

After representing various youth teams in the Netherlands, he began his career at Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven before moving to another Dutch club, Go Ahead Eagles, where he helped the team to promotion to the Eredivisie and spent two seasons in the top division. In the summer of 2023, Idzes moved to Italian club Venezia, achieving the promotion to the top-flight in his debut season.

Dutch by birth, he opted to represent Indonesia at the international level since 2024, having qualified for the country through his Indonesian-born maternal grandfather.[5] He made his international debut on 21 March.

Club career

Eindhoven

Born in Mierlo, Idzes made his Eerste Divisie debut for Eindhoven on 28 April 2018 in a game against TOP Oss, as an 89th-minute substitute for Hervé Matthys.[6]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 20 July 2020, Idzes moved to Go Ahead Eagles after a drawn out transfer saga, where his new club initially thought that his contract with Eindhoven had expired, but eventually agreed to pay an undisclosed fee.[7]

Venezia

2023–24: Debut season

On 30 June 2023, Idzes signed a four-year contract with Serie B club Venezia.[8]

On 1 May 2024, Idzes scored his first two goals for Venezia against U.S. Catanzaro.[9]

Idzes finished the season with 30 appearances and 3 goals in all competitions, as he led Venezia to promotion to Serie A via the play-offs, following a 1–0 win over Cremonese in the second leg.[10]

2024–25

On 25 August 2024, Idzes made his Serie A debut against Fiorentina in a goalless draw, becoming the first Indonesian to play in the Italian top-flight.[11]

On 14 December 2024, Idzes scores his first top flight goal for Venezia against Juventus in a 2–2 draw, becoming the first-ever Indonesian and Southeast Asian player to score a goal in the Serie A history.[12]

International career

Idzes, who was born and raised in the Netherlands to a mother of Indonesian roots, chose to represent the Indonesia at international level.[13] On 28 December 2023, he was granted Indonesian citizenship officially, thus becoming eligible to play for the national team.[14]

However, he wasn't available at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup squads due to squad registration being closed.[15]

On 7 March 2024, Idzes received a call up to the Indonesia national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Vietnam on 21 and 26 March 2024.[16] On 21 March 2024, he made his international debut for Indonesia in a 1–0 win against Vietnam.[17] Idzes would go on to score his first international goal in the return leg, a 3–0 away victory against Vietnam on 26 March 2024.[18]

Starting from the third round of World Cup qualification, Idzes regularly became the captain of the team.[19]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Idzes is of Indonesian descent.[20]

On 28 December 2023, Idzes officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eindhoven 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 33 0 1 0 – 34 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 20 0 2 0 – 22 0
Total 54 0 3 0 0 0 57 0
Go Ahead Eagles 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 31 1 2 0 – 33 1
2021–22 Eredivisie 21 0 4 0 – 25 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 32 1 3 1 – 35 2
Total 84 2 9 1 0 0 93 3
Venezia 2023–24 Serie B 25 3 1 0 4[b] 0 30 3
2024–25 Serie A 14 1 1 1 – 15 2
Total 39 4 2 1 4 0 45 5
Career total 177 6 14 2 4 0 195 8
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie A promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2024 9 1
Total 9 1
As of match played 10 September 2024
Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Idzes goal
List of international goals scored by Jay Idzes
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2024 My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 2  Vietnam 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Venezia

See also

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato Stampa N. 4" [Press Release No. 4] (PDF). Lega Serie A (in Italian). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Jay Noah Idzes". www.pssi.org (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ Jay Idzes at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Ardi Prasetya, Dimas (10 October 2024). "Menarik! Ini Ternyata Alasan Ban Kapten Timnas Indonesia Dipindah Dari Asnawi ke Jay Idzes" [Interesting! This is the Reason the Indonesian National Team Captain's Armband Was Moved from Asnawi to Jay Idzes] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ Putri, Yulia Rosdiana (15 December 2024). "Silsilah Darah Indonesia Jay Idzes, Pemain Timnas Pertama Cetak Gol di Liga Italia" [Jay Idzes' Indonesian bloodline, first national team player to score in the Italian League]. Suara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ Dal, Thomas (20 July 2020). "Jay Idzes (20) alsnog naar Go Ahead Eagles, FC Eindhoven incasseert transfersom" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2020. Jay Idzes (20) heeft zijn transfer naar Go Ahead Eagles alsnog te pakken, 59 dagen na een wat later bleek iets te voorbarige presentatie bij de Deventer club. FC Eindhoven ontvangt een transfersom voor de middenvelder uit Mierlo.
  8. ^ "JAY IDZES JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Jay Idzes Cetak 2 Gol Spektakuler untuk Venezia di Liga Italia" [Jay Idzes Scores 2 Spectacular Goals for Venezia in the Italian League] (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 1 May 2024.
  10. ^ Widijatmiko, Dwi. "Dulu Kurnia Sandy gagal main di Sampdoria, saatnya Jay Idzes wakili Indonesia dan ASEAN di Serie A Italia" [Previously, Kurnia Sandy failed to play at Sampdoria, now is the time for Jay Idzes to represent Indonesia and ASEAN in the Italian Serie A.]. BolaSport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ^ Robbi, Yanto (26 August 2024). "Resmi, Jay Idzes Jadi Pemain Indonesia Pertama yang Tampil di Serie A" [Official, Jay Idzes is the first Indonesian player to appear in Serie A]. viva.co.id (in Indonesian).
  12. ^ Sarwono, Agus. "Jay Idzes Bikin Sejarah! Pemain ASEAN Pertama yang Cetak Gol di Serie A" [Jay Idzes makes history! The first ASEAN Player to score in Serie A]. Radio Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Alasan haru Jay Idzes rela melepas kesempatan bermain dengan timnas Belanda demi Garuda" [The reason Jay Idzes was emotional was that he was willing to give up the opportunity to play with the Dutch national team for the sake of Garuda]. Viva.co.id. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Jay Idzes Resmi Menjadi WNI". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Jay Idzes Tak Bisa Masuk ke Skuad Timnas Indonesia di Piala Asia 2023, Ini Penyebabnya" [This is the reason why Jay Idzes cannot be included in the Indonesian national team squad for the 2023 Asian Cup.]. Bola.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Lawan Vietnam, Shin Tae-yong Panggil 28 Pemain". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  17. ^ "INDONESIA VS VIETNAM 1-0". Soccerway. 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Vietnam vs. Indonesia 0-3". Soccerway. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Jay Idzes Jadi Kapten Timnas Indonesia vs Australia". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 10 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Jay Idzes, Pemain Keturunan Indonesia dengan Jam Terbang Tinggi di Belanda : Okezone Bola". bola.okezone.com/. 2 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Jay Idzes Resmi Menjadi WNI". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  22. ^ Jay Idzes at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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