Ole Romeny

Ole Lennard ter Haar Romenij (born 20 June 2000), commonly known as Ole Romeny, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard, on loan from EFL League One club Oxford United. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team.

Club career NEC Romeny started playing football at age 8 at DVOL in Lent before moving to the youth academy of NEC Nijmegen. In the winter of 2018, he was promoted to the first-team. Under new coach Pepijn Lijnders, he became a regular part of the squad. On 19 January 2018, he made his debut in a 2–3 away defeat to Almere City, replacing his childhood friend Ferdi Kadıoğlu in the 84th minute. In injury time, he had to leave the field after being sent off by referee Kevin Blom. With that, he became the youngest player ever in the Eerste Divisie to receive a red card in his debut. The card was later dismissed after NEC filed a complaint and won the appeal.

Loan to Willem II On 30 September 2020, Romeny signed for Eredivisie club Willem II on a season-long loan, with the option of a permanent transfer.

Emmen On 27 January 2022, Romeny signed with Emmen for a 1.5-year term.

Utrecht On 13 June 2023, Romeny joined Utrecht on a three-season deal.

Oxford United On 5 January 2025, Romeny signed for EFL Championship side Oxford United on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. On 1 March 2025, Romeny scored his first goal for the team against Coventry City in a 2–3 loss.

Loan to Fortuna Sittard On 11 July 2026, Romeny officially joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard, with the option of a permanent transfer. He scored on his Fortuna Sittard debut, the first goal in a 2–2 draw with PSV Eindhoven.

International career Romeny played one international match for the Netherlands national under-15 and under-18 teams.

In November 2024, Romeny confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. On 20 February 2025, the change of his association was approved by FIFA, becoming cap-tied to Indonesia in the process. On 9 March 2025, Romeny received his first call-up from the Indonesia senior side for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Australia and Bahrain. On 20 March 2025, he made his debut against Australia and scored his debut goal for the national team. Five days later, on 25 March 2025, Romeny scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win against Bahrain and was selected as the man of the match.

On 5 June 2025, Romeny scored the lone goal again from the penalty spot in a 1–0 win against China and once again was selected as man of the match for the second game in a row.

Personal life Romeny was born and raised in the Netherlands. His maternal grandmother, who was ethnically Dutch, was born in Medan, North Sumatra, when it was called the Dutch East Indies. Romeny is therefore eligible to represent Indonesia at international level.

On 8 February 2025, Romeny officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romeny goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Ole RomenyNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 20 March 2025 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia 1 1–4 1–5 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 25 March 2025 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 2 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 5 June 2025 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 3 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 27 March 2026 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 7 3–0 4–0 2026 FIFA Series 5 5 June 2026 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 9 2–0 3–0 Garuda Championship Series 6 9 June 2026 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 10 1–0 1–0Garuda Championship Series

Honours Emmen Eerste Divisie: 2021–22

Indonesia FIFA Series runner-up: 2026