Indonesian players shine in Europe

Kevin Diks (blue shirt) is playing football for Monchengladbach in Germany.

On the morning of August 25, Kevin Diks marked a historic milestone for Indonesian football when he played in the Bundesliga for Monchengladbach in the match against Hamburg SV in the opening round of the 2025/26 season.

The Indonesian international was brought on from the bench by Monchengladbach coach in the 77th minute. He made history by becoming the first Indonesian player to play in the Bundesliga. This was also Diks' second official match for Monchengladbach this season.

Before that, he played 45 minutes in the match against SVA Delmenhorst in the first round of the German Cup. Valued at over 4.5 million euros, Diks is one of the most notable Southeast Asian players in Europe at the moment. He was born in 1996, his mother is of Indonesian origin.

The defender was trained at Vitesse (Netherlands), then moved to Fiorentina in Serie A, then arrived at Copenhagen in 2021, before being recruited by Monchengladbach.

Emil Audero, the Indonesian national team goalkeeper, had an impressive performance to contribute greatly to helping Cremonese beat AC Milan.

Meanwhile, Emil Audero, the Indonesian national team goalkeeper, had an impressive performance to contribute greatly to helping Cremonese win 2-1 against AC Milan in the opening match of Serie A 2025/26.

Cremonese - the team that was promoted to Serie A this season - was rated much lower than AC Milan. However, a big surprise happened at San Siro. Audero had an impressive performance to help the away team create a shock at the beginning of the season.

Emil Audero was born in 1997 in Mataram (Indonesia), but moved to Italy as a child and grew up in the Juventus youth system. He played for Sampdoria for many seasons before being loaned to Inter Milan for the 2023/24 season to participate in the Champions League.

Meanwhile, in the opening round of Serie A, another Indonesian centre-back, Jay Idzes, had to sit on the bench as Sassuolo lost 0-2 at home to Napoli.

Source: https://znews.vn/cac-tuyen-thu-indonesia-toa-sang-o-chau-au-post1579762.html