In early 2025, the Indonesian team completed the naturalization procedures for 4 players, Ole Romeny, Emil Audero, Dean James and Joe Pelupessy. These are all very quality names, giving the team more strength to compete in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Ole Romeny
Romeny plays as a striker. He is playing for Oxford club and is currently competing in the English First Division Football Championship. The 24-year-old joined the club in January 2025 following a transfer from FC Utrecht. To date, he has played 9 times, a total of 369 minutes, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist.
Born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, he competed in the national championship of this country until he went to England to experience it. The striker born in 2000 was called up to the Netherlands U15, U18, U19 and U20. With a height of 1m85, playing in many positions on the attack line, Romeny is expected to be Indonesia's new spearhead.
Emil Audero
Audero is currently playing for Palermo (located from Como) in Italy's Serie B. He completed the naturalization procedure and officially became an Indonesian citizen in the same period as Dean James and Joe Pelupessy.
Audero has an Indonesian father and an Italian mother. He has previously been called up to the U15 to U21 levels of the Italian youth team.
According to Transfermarkt, Audero is valued at 5 million euros. At the beginning of the season, he played for his home club Como in the top flight of Italy's Serie A, before being loaned to Palermo.
Dean James
James plays as a left midfielder for the Dutch club Go Ahead Eagles. He joined the team in 2023 and is a regular starter. This season, he has played 20 times and scored 2 goals and 3 assists.
James's grandmother is Indonesian and was born in the Netherlands. He studied and graduated from the famous Ajax football academy. The player born in 2000 can support the attack from the left wing for coach Patrick Kluivert's team.
Joe Pelupessy
Pelupessy plays in the defensive midfield position, currently playing for Lommel SK (2.0 Belgium). The 31-year-old player has an Indonesian grandfather, born in the Netherlands. Like Romeny, he also had a long time playing in the Dutch league with SVVN lowverdal, FC Twente, Heracles before going to England, joining Sheffield Wednesday.
With good skills and thinking, the addition from Pelupessy is very necessary for Indonesia's midfield.
