Marselino Ferdinan Philipus was born on 9 September 2004 and is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for EFL Championship club Oxford United and the Indonesia national team.
17 Facts About Marselino Ferdinan
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Marselino Ferdinan has represented Indonesia at various youth level, finishing third at the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship and winning a bronze medal at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.
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Marselino Ferdinan made his senior international debut in 2022, becoming the second youngest Indonesian debutant, and scored his first goal at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers becoming the nation's youngest goalscorer.
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On 1 February 2023, Marselino Ferdinan officially joined Belgian First Division B club Deinze on a one-and-a-half-year contract.
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On 19 August 2024, EFL Championship club Oxford United announced that Marselino Ferdinan had signed a two-year contract and had been assigned the number 28 jersey.
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Marselino Ferdinan first represented Indonesia at the age of 14 when he debuted for the Indonesia U-17 team in a match against Vietnam U-17 in the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship.
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In October 2021, Marselino Ferdinan joined the Indonesia U23 team for friendlies against Tajikistan U-23 and Nepal U-23 during preparations in Tajikistan for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.
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Marselino Ferdinan was part of the Indonesia U-23 team that won a bronze medal in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.
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Marselino Ferdinan scored two goals in the six matches that he played in that tournament.
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Marselino Ferdinan was again called up for the under-23 national team for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, in which he scored two goals in the tournament and helped the team win the gold medal for the first time in 32 years.
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Marselino Ferdinan was part of the Indonesia U-20 team that played in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.
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On 21 April 2024, Marselino Ferdinan scored a brace against Jordan U-23 in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
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In January 2022, Marselino Ferdinan was called up to the Indonesia national team for two friendly matches against Timor-Leste in Bali.
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Marselino Ferdinan was called up for his first AFF Championship tournament by Shin Tae-yong.
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Marselino Ferdinan scored a goal against the Philippines in the 2022 AFF Championship group stage, which became a social media trend and caught the attention of the Brazilian Richarlison due to his similar goal celebration.
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Marselino Ferdinan became the youngest goalscorer in the tournament and the nation's all-time youngest scorer in the AFC Asian Cup.
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Marselino Ferdinan's mother comes from Surabaya, while his father comes from Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara.