Knowing The Term Blijvers, The Origin Of Maarten Paes Descendants Of Indonesia

Getting to know the term Blijvers, Maarten Paes (pssi)

YOGYAKARTA - Indonesian national team goalkeeper Maarten Paes is being talked about a lot thanks to his stunning appearance. Maarten Paes himself is a naturalized player who officially became an Indonesian citizen on April 30, 2024. The origin of this player is from his grandmother who is a Blijvers. What is the term Blijvers?

Not many know the term Blijvers. Grandma Maarten Paes was referred to as a Blijvers in the Dutch hindia at that time. Blijvers is a Dutch term which in Indonesian means 'people who live'.

In the context of Maarten Paes, for example, his grandmother was born in Kediri, East Java, in 1940. His grandmother is referred to as a Blijvers of European descent who lives in the Dutch East Indies, the name of Indonesia at that time. Let's get to know the term Blijvers further.

Blijvers is a term used to refer to migrants from Europe who choose to settle and mingle in the Dutch East Indies. The word comes from Dutch and means "resident" or "resident."

In this context, Blijvers describes individuals who remain connected to a country, even though they have dual citizenship.

In Indonesian history, Blijvers referred to Europeans who decided to live in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) after their term of office ended. They chose to start a new life in the colony.

Interestingly, because they settled, Blijvers often adopted some local values. But they also retain their European cultural identity.

Maarten Paes tells that he has Indonesian lineage from his grandmother who was born and raised in Kediri, East Java. Thus, the term 'blijvers' in general can be interpreted as Dutch natives of ethnic Europe who were born in Indonesia before independence in 1945.

Maarten's grandmother, Nel Appels-van Heyst, was born in Kediri in 1940. Because she still has ties to Indonesia, Maarten's grandmother then returned to the land. After years of living there, they returned to the Netherlands, where Maarten's mother and she were born on May 14, 1998.

From the life story of Maarten's grandmother, we can see that her family also feels the impact of war. Even Nel Appels' mother is known to have died during the Second World War. Even though she had to move around and become a victim of war, Maarten said that her grandmother never regretted living in the Dutch East Indies at that time.

In the case of Maarten Paes, he qualified to defend the Indonesian national team because he had a lineage from his grandmother who was born in Pare District, Kediri. According to FIFA regulations, one of the requirements for a player to strengthen a country other than his country of birth is blood relations, such as his parents or grandparents.

Grandma Maarten Paes who is a blijvers made this young player able to defend Indonesia as a national team player. In the context of football, the concept of Blijvers develops into a legal basis that allows a person with historical or family relations to represent the country in international competitions.

The rules that allow Maarten Paes to play for Indonesia refer to FIFA regulations on player's electibility. FIFA has a number of criteria that allow players to defend certain countries, even though they were not born or raised in the country.

That's the discussion of knowing the term Blijvers which is the reason Maarten Paes can be naturalized in Indonesia. Blijvers is a term to refer to immigrants from Europe who live in the Dutch East Indies. Maarten Paes' grandmother was a member of Blijvers who was born in Kediri, East Java. Also read Maarten Paes immediately returned to the club after defending the national team.

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