Jay Idzes Makes History, Becomes The First Indonesian Player To Appear In Serie A

Jay Idzes finally debuted in Serie A 2024/2025 (Instagram/@jayidzes).

JAKARTA - The defender of the Indonesian national team, Jay Idzes, was included in the starting line-up when Venezia fought Fiorentina in the second week of Serie A 2024/2025. This records a new history that Idzes became the first Indonesian player to appear in Italy's highest level league.

Venezia is scheduled to visit Fiorentina headquarters on Sunday, August 25, 2024, WIB night. Taking place at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, Florence, Italy, Jay Idzes was brought by coach Eusebio Di Francesco to enter the list of core players.

This moment also became the debut of the Indonesian national team defender with Venezia in Serie A 2024/2025. The reason is, in the first week, Jay Idzes was forced to miss defending I Leoni Alati against Lazio.

On his return, Jay Idzes was immediately trusted to appear as a starter in the match against Fiorentina. His debut appearance also made history because he became Indonesia's first player to compete in the highest football competition in Italy.

This moment could be a golden opportunity for Jay Idzes to show his performance. Moreover, currently the head coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, is also still making a team to appear in the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in September 2024.

With the entry of Idzes into Venezia's main squad, it opened the door wide for Shin Tae-yong to include him in the Garuda Squad in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

Despite Idzes' slick history, his performance for Venezia was quite slick. However, the match was fierce and required them to share points due to a 0-0 draw until the end of the round.

On the Serie A debut, Jay Idzes did not appear full. He was replaced by Michael Svoboda in the 68th minute.