Diego Michiels

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.

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026

International

As of match played 11 December 2014

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.

Borneo Piala Presiden runner-up: 2017, 2022, 2024 Indonesia U-23 SEA Games silver medal: 2011, 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games silver medal: 2013