Jay Idzes
Indonesian footballer
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Jay Noah Idzes (born 2 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Sassuolo. Born in the Netherlands, he captains the Indonesia national team.
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Idzes playing for Go Ahead Eagles in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay Noah Idzes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mierlo, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2][3] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Venezia | 60 | (4) |
| 2025– | Sassuolo | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Indonesia | 17 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
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. After two seasons at Venezia, he joined the recently promoted Serie A side Sassuolo in August 2025.
Dutch by birth, he opted to represent Indonesia at the international level since 2023, having qualified for the country through his Indonesian-born maternal grandfather. He made his international debut in March 2024.
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.[4]
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.[5]
Venezia
2023–24: Debut season
On 30 June 2023, Idzes signed a four-year contract with Serie B club Venezia.[6]
On 1 May 2024, Idzes scored his first two goals for Venezia against U.S. Catanzaro.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
On 14 December 2024, Idzes scored 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.[10]
Sassuolo
On 9 August 2025, recently promoted Serie A club Sassuolo announced the signing of Idzes for €8 million plus €500k add ons, with a contract until June 2029.[11]
On 29 August 2025, Idzes made his debut for Sassuolo against Cremonese.
International career
In September 2023, Idzes confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level.[12] On 28 December 2023, he was granted Indonesian citizenship officially, thus becoming eligible to play for the national team.[13]
However, he was not available at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup squads due to squad registration being closed.[14]
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.[15] On 21 March 2024, he made his international debut for Indonesia in a 1–0 win against Vietnam.[16] 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.[17]
Starting from the third round of World Cup qualification, Idzes regularly became the captain of the team.[18]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Idzes is of Indonesian descent.[19]
On 28 December 2023, Idzes officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2026[21]
| 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 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 5 | ||
| Sassuolo | 2025–26 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 227 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 245 | 8 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Serie A promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | |
- As of match played 26 March 2024
- Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Idzes goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2024 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 2 |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Venezia
Individual
