Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels (born 8 August 1990 in

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) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he represented

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at international level.

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

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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

, making his full debut in

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against

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on 29 February 2012.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Country honours

;Indonesia U-23 *

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Silver medal:

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Silver medal:

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

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in 2013 and took the Islamic name Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michiels, Diego 1990 births Living people Footballers from Deventer Indonesian footballers Indonesia international footballers Indonesia youth international footballers Dutch footballers Indonesian people of Dutch descent Dutch people of Indonesian descent Indonesian expatriate footballers Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Dutch emigrants to Indonesia Converts to Islam Indonesian former Christians Indonesian Muslims Indo people Eerste Divisie players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian Premier League players Go Ahead Eagles players Pelita Jaya FC players Persija Jakarta (IPL) players Arema F.C. players Sriwijaya F.C. players Mitra Kukar players Borneo F.C. players Association football defenders Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games