# Marc Klok

Marc Anthony Klok (born 20 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.
Klok began his career with Utrecht, then joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County in 2013. After one season in Scotland, he joined Cherno More Varna and won the Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup. After leaving Cherno More at the end of the 2015–16 season, he joined Oldham Athletic and played for Scottish club Dundee before moving to Indonesia at April 2017, representing PSM Makassar, Persija Jakarta, and Persib Bandung.
Born in the Netherlands, Klok opted to represent Indonesia after gaining Indonesian citizenship and made his debut in 2022. He represented the country at the AFC Asian Cup in 2023.

## Club career
### In Europe

Born in Amsterdam, Klok signed for Scottish side Ross County from Utrecht in June 2013 and made his debut in the 4–1 home defeat to Celtic on 9 November. He was released in August 2014 after only six appearances.
Two months later Klok signed a contract with Bulgarian club Cherno More Varna. He made his debut in a 2–0 away loss against Ludogorets Razgrad on 25 October and scored his first goal for the club in a 7–1 away victory against Pirin Razlog for Bulgarian Cup on 23 September 2015.
In July 2016, Klok signed a six-month contract with League One side Oldham Athletic. He made his competitive debut in a 3–0 away loss at Millwall on 6 August, coming on as a substitute for Ollie Banks.
Klok went on trial with Dundee in January 2017 and signed a short-term contract on 31 January. He left Dundee in April 2017, having made two appearances for the club.

### In Indonesia

In April 2017, Klok joined Indonesian club PSM Makassar of the Liga 1. He made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Mitra Kukar on 24 April 2017, and scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against Persipura Jayapura on 3 June 2017.
In January 2020 Klok signed a four-year contract with Persija Jakarta, but two months later the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later declared void.
Klok moved to Persib Bandung in June 2021. He scored on his league debut, a 1–0 win against Barito Putera on 4 September 2021.

## International career

After five years of playing in Indonesia and undergoing a complicated naturalization process, Klok represented his second country as one of the overaged players in the Indonesia U23 team at the 2021 SEA Games. He played in all of the six matches, including a bronze medal match against Malaysia U23 that ended with a victory for Indonesia through penalty shootouts. Klok scored the last and decisive shot.
On 1 June 2022, Klok earned his first senior cap in a friendly match against Bangladesh that ended 0–0. He was appointed as the captain of the team in the second half after the captain Fachruddin Aryanto was replaced at halftime.
On 8 June 2022, Klok scored his first senior goal in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Kuwait, converted a penalty kick in 2–1 win.
On 24 September 2022, Klok scored a goal in a friendly match against Curaçao in a 3–2 win.
Klok was called up for the 2022 AFF Championship with Indonesia on 19 December 2022. He scored twice, against Brunei, and Thailand in the tournament.
He was a member of the Indonesia squad that reached the knockout stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

## Personal life

Klok is the nephew of former De Graafschap, Dunfermline Athletic and Motherwell footballer Rob Matthaei. Klok has Indonesian descent through his great-grandfather, who was from Makassar in South Sulawesi.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 10 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ross County | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Cherno More Varna | 2014–15 | A Group | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Cherno More Varna | 2015–16 | A Group | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Cherno More Varna | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2016–17 | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dundee | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| PSM Makassar | 2017 | Liga 1 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| PSM Makassar | 2018 | Liga 1 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 6 |
| PSM Makassar | 2019 | Liga 1 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 7 |
| PSM Makassar | Total | Total | 83 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 17 |
| Persija Jakarta | 2020 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Persija Jakarta | 2021 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Persija Jakarta | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Persib Bandung | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Persib Bandung | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| Persib Bandung | 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| Persib Bandung | 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 248 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 295 | 32 |
* ↑ Includes Bulgarian Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Menpora Cup
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

### International

    As of match played 2 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Indonesia | 2022 | 8 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 4 |
    As of match played 2 January 2024
    Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Klok goal.
List of international goals scored by Marc Klok :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 June 2022 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | 2 | Kuwait | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 24 September 2022 | Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia | 5 | Curaçao | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 December 2022 | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7 | Brunei | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 4 | 29 December 2022 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 8 | Thailand | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 AFF Championship |

## Honours
### Club

PFC Cherno More Varna
* Bulgarian Cup: 2015
* Bulgarian Supercup: 2015
PSM Makassar
* Piala Indonesia: 2018–19
Persija Jakarta
* Menpora Cup: 2021
Persib Bandung
* Liga 1: 2023–24

### International

Indonesia SEA Games
* Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2021

### Individual

* AFC Cup Best Goal: 2019
* Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2019 (Substitutes), 2023–24
* Menpora Cup Best Player: 2021
* Menpora Cup Best Eleven: 2021
* Liga 1 Goal of the Month: February 2023