Maarten Paes

NEC

In the 2017–18 season, Paes served as a backup goalkeeper to Joris Delle at NEC.

Utrecht

In 2018, Paes had the opportunity to join FC Utrecht, where he became the reserve goalkeeper behind David Jensen and Nick Marsman. He made his debut for the club on 19 August 2018, in a 2-0 home victory against PEC Zwolle. Paes was given the opportunity to play as Jensen was ill, and Marsman was absent due to injury. This was his only match for the first team during the 2018/19 season, although he did play several matches for Jong FC Utrecht during that campaign. At the start of the 2019/20 season, Paes surprisingly became FC Utrecht's first-choice goalkeeper. However, during the winter break, he had an awful shoulder blade injury that required around six months of recuperation. As a result, FC Utrecht chose to loan PSV's Jeroen Zoet for six months during the winter transfer window. Zoet had lost his starting spot early in the season to Lars Unnerstall. The 2020/21 season was a rollercoaster for FC Utrecht's goalkeeping position. Paes started the season as the first-choice goalkeeper, but after a few games, he was replaced by Thijmen Nijhuis. Following the departure of John van der Brom, Paes returned to the starting lineup for a brief while. Ultimately, Eric Oelschlägel made the most appearances in goal that season. Paes was sidelined from the starting lineup for the 2021/22 season, with Fabian de Keijzer taking over during the winter. However, an injury to Fabian…

Paes was a member of the Netherlands under-19 squads for both 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but he did not appear in any games, serving as backup to Yanick van Osch and Justin Bijlow respectively. In January 2024, Paes confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. He was eligible to represent Indonesia through his maternal grandmother who was born in Kediri. On 30 April 2024, he received Indonesian citizenship through naturalization, then needing permission from FIFA to become eligible to play for the national team. Having originally declared for the nation in January 2023, he was found to be ineligible, as he had represented the Netherlands under-21s at 22 years old, running into a FIFA regulation declaring that a player who has appeared for a national team at a competitive level over the age of 21 cannot change their national team. On 18 August 2024, PSSI chairman Erick Thohir announced that the change of his sports citizenship from Dutch to Indonesian has been officially approved by FIFA, making him available for the Indonesia national football team after a lengthy process. In September 2024, Paes was called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made his debut on 5 September in a 1–1 draw against Saudi Arabia. In the match, Paes committed a foul inside the penalty box but managed to save the ensuing penalty kick by Salem Al-Dawsari. As a result, he was named the man of the…

Club

As of match played 15 September 2026

International

As of match played 9 June 2026

Paes was born and raised in the Netherlands. His maternal grandmother, who was ethnically Dutch, was born in Kediri, East Java, when it was called the Dutch East Indies. Paes is eligible to represent Indonesia at international level as a result. Paes' naturalization status initially faced legal issue because his grandmother was not actually Indonesian despite being born in Kediri. Indonesia follows jus sanguinis, and not jus soli. Paes later received citizenship from President Joko Widodo for his achievement in sports and therefore he became eligible to represent Indonesia at international level. On 8 March 2024, FC Dallas announced that Paes had obtained a United States green card, granting him permanent resident status in the United States and counting him as a domestic player under MLS roster rules. On 30 April 2024, Paes officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.