| Nathan Tjoe-A-On | |
| Full Name: | Nathan Noël Romejo Tjoe-A-On |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 2001[1] |
| Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.82 m[2] |
| Position: | Left-back, midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Swansea City |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | VV Nieuwerkerk |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Excelsior |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Excelsior |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Swansea City |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Heerenveen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:57, 17 August 2024 (UTC+7) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Indonesia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Indonesia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 11 June 2024 |
Nathan Noël Romejo Tjoe-A-On (in Indonesian pronounced as /ˈt͡ʃuˈäˈon/ ;[3] born 22 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for club Swansea City. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team.
Tjoe-A-On was signed to a three-year contract with Excelsior in 2019, after developing through their youth system. However, injuries stunted his development and he lost around 14 months of playing and training time.[4] After the 2021–22 winter break he returned to action and gained confidence in his ability and felt able to do himself justice on the football field again.
Following their promotion from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the 2021–22 season he received a contract extension in June 2022, for an additional two years.[5] He made his Eredivisie debut for Excelsior on 12 August 2022 against SC Cambuur at Cambuur Stadion in a 2–0 victory.[6] On 9 September 2022, he scored his first professional league goal, helping Excelsior to a 2–1 win over FC Emmen.[7]
On 13 August 2023, Tjoe-A-On signed for Championship club Swansea City for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[8]
On 25 January 2024, Tjoe-A-On went to Heerenveen on loan from Swansea City for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[9] On 11 February 2024, Tjoe-A-On made his debut as a substitute in a 3–2 win against Ajax.[10]
On 13 August 2024, Tjoe-A-On made his senior debut for The Swans in the EFL Cup first round match against Gillingham in a 3–1 win.[11]
On 17 August 2024, Tjoe-A-On made his league debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Preston North End. Thus becoming the first Indonesian to play in the EFL Championship.[12]
In October 2023, reports in Indonesia suggested that Tjoe-A-On was invited to play internationally for the Indonesia national football team through naturalization.[13] On 12 October 2023, Tjoe-A-On watched and talked directly with PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir and Indonesian President Joko Widodo when the Indonesian national team hosted Brunei Darussalam in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.[14]
On 7 March 2024, Tjoe-A-On received a called up to the Indonesia national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Vietnam on 21 March and 26 March 2024.[15] On 21 March 2024, he made his international debut for Indonesia in a 1–0 win against Vietnam.[16]
In April 2024, Tjoe-A-On was named in the Indonesia U23 final squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup held in Qatar. He was initially only allowed to play in the group stage and returned to the Netherlands afterward. However his club Heerenveen eventually let him return to Qatar and play in the quarter-finals.[17]
Born in The Netherlands, Tjoe-A-On is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent.[18] He has Chinese ancestry from his grandfather in Semarang, Indonesia.[19]
On 11 March 2024, Tjoe-A-On officially acquired Indonesian citizenship.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Excelsior | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 1 | |||
| Swansea City | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 54 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 1 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||
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