Diego Michiels
Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels (born 8 August 1990) 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.
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| Michiels playing for Borneo in 2020 | |||||||||
| Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels | |||||||||
| Diego Robbie Michiels | |||||||||
| (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 | |||||||||
| Deventer, Netherlands | |||||||||
| 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||
| Defender | |||||||||
| Borneo Samarinda | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| DVV Labor | |||||||||
| DVV RDC | |||||||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | |||||||||
| Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | (0) | |||||||
| Pelita Jaya | 2 | (0) | |||||||
| Jakarta FC 1928 | 12 | (0) | |||||||
| → Arema Indonesia (loan) | 18 | (0) | |||||||
| Sriwijaya | 11 | (0) | |||||||
| Mitra Kukar | 26 | (1) | |||||||
| Borneo | 75 | (1) | |||||||
| Arema | 18 | (0) | |||||||
| Borneo Samarinda | 69 | (2) | |||||||
| Indonesia U23 | 16 | (0) | |||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | (0) | |||||||
| 2013 Palembang | Team | 2011 Jakarta-Palembang | Team | 2013 Naypyidaw | Team | ||||
| 2013 Palembang | Team | ||||||||
| 2011 Jakarta-Palembang | Team | ||||||||
| 2013 Naypyidaw | Team | ||||||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 |
Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels (born 8 August 1990) 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.
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.
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.
As of match played 7 March 2026
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As of match played 11 December 2014
| Indonesia national team | ||
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| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
Borneo
- Piala Presiden runner-up: 2017, 2022, 2024
Indonesia U-23
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SEA Games silver medal: 2011, 2013
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Islamic Solidarity Games silver medal: 2013
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List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia
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Diego Michiels at National-Football-Teams.com