Midfielder who has gained fame for his club career within Indonesia's Liga 1, including for Mitra Kukar in 2013-2014. He scored three goals during the club's run in the 2014 Inter Island Cup.
He first joined VV Nieuwerkerk's youth academy at age 6 in 1990. He later transferred to the Feyenoord Academy in 1992, with whom he played until 2002.
He finished in third place with the Netherlands' U-17 squad at the 2000 UEFA European U-17 Championship. He holds his bachelor's degree in economics from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
He is of Maluku descent through his parents.
He played alongside Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben within the Netherland's national squad's youth system.