About Jay Idzes
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. 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. On 1 May 2024, Idzes scored his first two goals for Venezia against U.S. 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. 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. 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.
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