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My Take
What grabs me about Stefano Lilipaly is the cross-border identity. Born in Amsterdam in 1990, he built his career as a winger and attacking midfielder, yet he chose to represent Indonesia internationally rather than the Netherlands. That kind of decision always interests me, because it speaks to heritage and belonging beyond where you happen to grow up. Bouncing between Super League sides like Dewa United and Borneo Samarinda on loan, he reads to me as a craft player who stayed useful well into his thirties. The Dutch upbringing fused with an Indonesian national shirt is the detail I keep coming back to.
Overview
Stefano Jantje Lilipaly commonly known as Fano (born 10 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Super League club Dewa United Banten, on loan from Borneo Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stefano Lilipaly
- Name (Japanese)
- ステファノ・リリパリ
- Reading
- すてふぁの・りりぱり
- Born
- January 10, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Netherlands →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.