Jay Idzes

Jay Noah Idzes (born 2 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Venezia. Born in the Netherlands, he represents 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 before moving to the Italian club Venezia in 2023.

Dutch by birth, he opted to represent Indonesia at international level since 2024, having qualified for the country through his Indonesian-born maternal grandparents. He made his international debut on 21 March.

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.

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.

Venezia
On 30 June 2023, Idzes signed a four-year contract with Serie B club Venezia.

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

He was a member of the Venezia squad that won promotion to the Serie A via the playoffs, after beating Cremonese 1–0 in the second leg.

International career


Idzes, who was born and raised in the Netherlands to a mother of Indonesian roots, chose to represent the Indonesia at international level. On 28 December 2023, he was granted Indonesian citizenship officially, thus becoming eligible to play for the national team.

However, he wasn't available at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup squads due to squad registration being closed.

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. On 21 March 2024, he made his international debut for Indonesia in a 1–0 win against Vietnam. 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.

Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Idzes is of Indonesian descent.

On 28 December 2023, Idzes officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

Honours
Venezia
 * Serie B Promotion play-offs: 2023–24