Kevin Diks
Indonesian footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kevin Diks Bakarbessy (born 6 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen. He is set to play for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach starting in the 2025–26 Bundesliga season.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.
.jpg) Diks with Copenhagen during training in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Diks Bakarbessy | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | VIOS Vaassen | ||
| 2004–2005 | AGOVV | ||
| 2005–2014 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Vitesse II | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Vitesse | 56 | (2) |
| 2016–2021 | Fiorentina | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Vitesse (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Vitesse II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Empoli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → AGF (loan) | 44 | (8) |
| 2021– | Copenhagen | 105 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Indonesia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Club career
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Vitesse
Born in Apeldoorn, Diks joined Vitesse's youth setup in 2005, aged nine, after playing for VIOS Vaassen and hometown's AGOVV Apeldoorn. In the 2014 summer he was called to the main squad for the pre-season, also appearing in a 1–3 defeat against Chelsea.[4] On 24 August 2014, after profiting from first-choice Wallace's injury, Diks made his first-team – and Eredivisie – debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against PEC Zwolle.[5] On 8 January of the following year, after being already a permanent part of the main squad, he renewed his link until 2018.[6]
Fiorentina
On 6 July 2016, Diks joined Serie A side Fiorentina on a five-year deal after impressing at Vitesse.[7] He later requested number 34 shirt in tribute to Abdelhak Nouri, who collapsed and suffered brain damage, ending his career.[8]
On 23 October 2016, three months after signing for the Italian side, Diks finally made his long-awaited debut in a 5–3 away victory against Cagliari, replacing Cristian Tello in the 88th minute.[9]
Vitesse (loan)
On 31 January 2017, Diks returned to Vitesse on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign, after failing to make his breakthrough whilst in Italy.[10] On 11 February 2017, Diks made his Vitesse return in their 2–0 home defeat against Willem II, playing the full 90 minutes.[11] On 5 April 2017, Diks got sent off for a second bookable offence during Vitesse's 1–0 away victory against Heracles Almelo.[12]
He came off the bench as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2–0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April 2017 to help the club, three-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.[13][14]
Feyenoord (loan)
On 4 July 2017, Diks joined Feyenoord on a season-long loan.[15]
On 22 April 2018, he played as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against AZ Alkmaar.[16][17]
Empoli (loan)
On 31 January 2019, Diks joined Serie A side Empoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[18]
AGF (loan)
On transfer deadline day, 2 September 2019, Diks was loaned out to Danish Superliga club AGF for the 2019–20 season.[19] On 31 August 2020, the loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season.[20]
Copenhagen
On 5 July 2021, Diks returned to Denmark, signing a four-year deal with Copenhagen.[21]
He won the Danish championship with the club, and also reached the Round of 16 in the new UEFA Europa Conference League with the club, where they were eliminated by PSV Eindhoven. In 2023, Diks won the double as the defended champion and the Danish Cup with the team. Thus the club reached the group stage in the Champions League season, where they faced Borussia Dortmund, FC Sevilla and Manchester City, with the latter also winning the competition later in the tournament.
In the following season, the club was able to reach the Round of 16 of Champions League after finishing second in a group with FC Bayern Munich, Galatasaray Istanbul and Manchester United - including a point in the Munich Allianz Arena and a 4–3 home win against Manchester United - and were again eliminated there by the "Citizens". In his third year in Copenhagen, Diks was an integral part of the defense, playing as a left full-back or as a center-back. However, the title defense was not successful either in the league or in the Danish Cup.
Borussia Monchengladbach
On 1 July 2025, Diks will move to German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a five-year contract.[22]
International career
On 9 October 2014, Diks made his Netherlands U19 debut in a 7–0 victory against Andorra U19, playing the first half before being replaced by Leeroy Owusu. Diks went on to make three more appearances before receiving a call-up to the under-20 squad. He has also represented at under-21 squad. In 2018, Diks was called up to the Netherlands senior team for a training camp, but did not play any matches for the senior team.[citation needed]
In October 2024, Diks confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level.[23] On 3 November 2024, he was called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Japan and Saudi Arabia.[24] On 15 November 2024, he debuted in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Japan, but came off as a substitute after 41 minutes due to injury, as the latter defeated Indonesia 4–0.[25]
Personal life
Diks was born in Apeldoorn and has a brother, Jamarro, who was also a footballer.[26] Diks is of Indonesian descent through his Moluccan mother.[27]
On 8 November 2024, Diks officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 April 2025[29]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2016–17 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Vitesse (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Empoli (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| AGF (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| Total | 44 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 50 | 9 | |||
| Copenhagen | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12[f] | 4 | — | 36 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14[d] | 0 | — | 49 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15[f] | 6 | — | 42 | 10 | |||
| Total | 105 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 10 | — | 166 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 237 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 326 | 32 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 25 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Vitesse
Feyenoord
Copenhagen
See also
References
External links
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