Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lionel Nathan Sinathrya Kartoprawiro | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Jatinegara, Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2020–2021 | FIFA Farmel | ||
2021– | ICEF |
Lionel Nathan Sinathrya Kartoprawiro (born 28 June 2007) is an Indonesian footballer who plays as a central defender at the International Center of European Football.
Lionel was born in the Mitra Keluarga Jatinegara Hospital in Bali Mester, Jatinegara in Jakarta, to Darius Sinathrya and Donna Agnesia , both of whom have worked as models, actors and presenters.[1][2] He has a younger brother named Diego and a younger sister named Sabrina.[3][4]
As a child, he received personal football training.[5]
He previously entered St. Ursula School Bumi Serpong Damai before moved to France in 2021.
Lionel began his career with an academy in Indonesia called FIFA Farmel, where he played between 2020 and 2021.[6] In September 2021, Sinathrya moved on his own to Paris, France, to enrol at the International Center of European Football, a boarding school for budding footballers.[2][7]
At the end of July 2023, Sinathrya attended a training camp for the Indonesian under-17 national team.[4] Following the conclusion of the camp, under-17 manager Bima Sakti praised his posture and vision.[8] Sinathrya himself was quoted as saying "I really want to enter the TC (training center), get into the national team squad for the U-17 World Cup and defend the country".[9]