Ivar Jenner (born 10 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Utrecht. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team.
Personal life
Born in Utrecht, Ivar is a footballer of Indonesian descent. Ivar's Indonesian descent comes from his grandmother, the mother of his father who was born in Java.
In an interview he said, "My father's mother or my grandmother was born in Java (Jember). So, my father is half Indonesian and I am a quarter Indonesian. My mother's parents are from Netherlands. So my Dutch side came from my mother".
On 22 May 2023, Ivar officially acquired Indonesian citizenship.
Club career
Ivar played for IJsselstein-based academy side IJFC and Ajax before a move to Utrecht in 2016. He signed his first professional contract in May 2021.
Ivar signed a new three-year deal with Utrecht in August 2023.
International career
Jenner has represented the Netherlands at under-15 level.
He is also eligible to represent Indonesia, and in October 2022, he travelled with fellow Dutch-Indonesian footballer Justin Hubner to Indonesia to become naturalized, in order to represent the Indonesia national under-20 football team at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Although Jenner still holds the Netherlands passport, on 17 November 2022, he played for the Indonesia U-20 in a losing effort, 0–6 against France U-20 in a friendly match in Spain. He also played against Slovakia U-20 two days later, in a 1–2 loss.
On 27 May 2023, Jenner received a called-up for the senior team for the friendly matches against Palestine and Argentina. Ivar made his debut on June 14 2023, against Palestine in a 0–0 draw. On June 19 2023, Ivar made his first start for the senior team, in just his second appearance for them against Argentina in a 0–2 loss.
On 29 August, Jenner reeceved a call up to the under-23 team for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. He made his debut for the under-23 team against Chinese Taipei, in a 9–0 win.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
International under-23 goals
References
2004 births
Living people
Footballers from Utrecht (city) Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Indonesia men's youth international footballers Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Dutch men's footballers Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Indonesian people of Dutch descent Men's association football midfielders Eerste Divisie players AFC Ajax players FC Utrecht players Jong FC Utrecht players Naturalised association football players