Background and career
Jay Noah Idzes (born 2 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Sassuolo. Born in the Netherlands, he captains 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. In the summer of 2023, Idzes moved to Italian club Venezia, achieving the promotion to the top-flight in his debut season. After two seasons at Venezia, he joined the recently promoted Serie A side Sassuolo in August 2025.
Dutch by birth, he opted to represent Indonesia at the international level since 2023, having qualified for the country through his Indonesian-born maternal grandfather. He made his international debut in March 2024.
