Diego Michiels


Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League club Borneo Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Indonesia national team.

International career

Michiels was born in the Netherlands to an Indonesian father and Dutch mother. In 2011, he 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, he was able to play for Indonesia, making his full debut in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bahrain on 29 February 2012.

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.
He converted to Islam in 2013 and took the Islamic name Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels.

Honours

;Borneo
;Indonesia U-23