{{Short description|Indonesian-American footballer (born 2009)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Katarina Stalin | image = | caption = | fullname = Katarina Matilda Putri Stalin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2009|2|20|df=y}} | birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S. | height = 1.7m<ref name=":Soccerway">{{Soccerway|title=K. Stalin|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = Kansas City Athletics | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2012–201? | youthclubs1 = Katy Youth SC | youthyears2 = 201?–2016 | youthclubs2 = Albion Hurricanes ECNL | youthyears3 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs3 = Washington Timbers | youthyears4 = 2017– | youthclubs4 = Sporting Blue Valley - KCA | collegeyears1 = | college1 = | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Indonesia U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2024– | nationalteam2 = Indonesia | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam-update = 13 October 2025 }}
'''Katarina Matilda Putri Stalin''' (born 1 February 2009) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Elite Clubs National League club Sporting Blue Valley. Born in the United States, she represents Indonesia at international level.
==Early life and youth career== Katarina Matilda Putri Stalin<ref>{{Cite web |last=Okezone |date=2024-11-26 |title=Hasil Timnas Putri Indonesia vs Malaysia di Piala AFF Wanita 2024: Menang 1-0, Garuda Pertiwi Tembus Semifinal! : Okezone Bola |url=https://bola.okezone.com/read/2024/11/26/51/3089888/hasil-timnas-putri-indonesia-vs-malaysia-di-piala-aff-wanita-2024-menang-1-0-garuda-pertiwi-tembus-semifinal?page=2 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=bola.okezone.com |language=id-ID}}</ref> was born on February 20, 2009, in San Diego, California, United States. She is half-Indonesian through her mother who was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her paternal grandparents have Swedish ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oktyandito |first=Yogama Wisnu |title=Profil Katarina Stalin, Pemain Diaspora Timnas Putri Asal AS |url=https://www.idntimes.com/sport/soccer/yogama-wisnu-oktyandito/profil-katarina-stalin-pemain-diaspora-timnas-putri-asal-as |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=IDN Times |language=id-Id}}</ref> She was interested in playing soccer since the age of 3, which then led her to sign up for Katy Youth SC, a youth soccer developmental team in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katarina Stalin's Women's Soccer Recruiting Profile |url=https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-soccer-recruiting/kansas/overland-park/blue-valley-southwest-high-school/katarina-stalin |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.ncsasports.org}}</ref>
After she moved to Washington in 2016, she joined its local youth team, Washington Timbers and played there for one year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=9 August 2024 |title=Katarina di sambut Garuda Pertiwi dengan hangat! Pemain keturunan Indonesia yang berkarir di USA |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXm2aAaNXNE |website=YouTube |publisher=Yussa Nugraha |format=video}}</ref> Subsequently, in the next year, she moved again to Kansas and played for the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) club, Sporting Blue Valley.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1853478272283095128 |user=SBV09_ECNL |title=#20 Katarina Stalin Midfielder {{!}} Class of 2027 Blue Valley Southwest HS |date=Nov 4, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-04}}</ref>
== International career == Born in the United States, Stalin decided to represent Indonesia at the international level. On July 5, 2024, the Secretary General of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), Yunus Nusi, announced that Stalin had obtained an Indonesian passport so she did not need a naturalization process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yasin |first=Ahmad |date=2024-07-09 |title=Profil Katarina Stalin Pemain Timnas Putri: Debut vs Hong Kong? |url=https://tirto.id/profil-katarina-stalin-pemain-timnas-putri-umur-tinggi-klub-foto-ig-g1ro |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=tirto.id |language=id}}</ref>
On 14 July 2024, Stalin made her debut for the national team at the age of 15 in a friendly match against Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinaga |first=Arief |title=Menanti Debut Pesepakbola Kelahiran AS Katarina Stalin Bersama Garuda Pertiwi Lawan Hong Kong - Suara Merdeka Jakarta |url=https://jakarta.suaramerdeka.com/bola/13413095146/menanti-debut-pesepakbola-kelahiran-as-katarina-stalin-bersama-garuda-pertiwi-lawan-hong-kong |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Menanti Debut Pesepakbola Kelahiran AS Katarina Stalin Bersama Garuda Pertiwi Lawan Hong Kong - Suara Merdeka Jakarta |language=id}}</ref> She came on as a substitute in the 45th minute, replacing another debutant Sydney Hopper.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia Women's v Hong Kong Women's (Sunday, 14 July 2024) |url=https://www.pssi.org/national-team/indonesia-women-s/matches/778 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |language=id-ID}}</ref>
== Personal life == Her father is a former college soccer player who played as a centre-back.<ref name=":0" /> She is a lifelong fan of the Premier League club Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=XDIWV2SILUdL8iAf&v=bOixjd8JOQI&feature=youtu.be|format=video|website=YouTube|publisher=ASBWI Official|date=2 August 2024|access-date=5 December 2024|title=Pemain Amerika Swedia keturunan Indonesia ungkap Supporter Indonesia LUAR BIASA {{!}} KATARINA STALIN}}</ref> Her career has been greatly inspired by Lindsey Horan, an international women's soccer player from the United States.<ref name=":0" />
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 5 December 2024}}<ref name=":Soccerway"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="1" |Indonesia |2024 |5 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total||5||0 |}
== Honors == '''Indonesia''' * AFF Women's Cup: 2024
==See also== *List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-soccer-recruiting/kansas/overland-park/blue-valley-southwest-high-school/katarina-stalin Katarina Stalin] at NCSA College Recruiting *{{Sport links}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stalin, Katarina}} Category:2009 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Katy, Texas Category:Soccer players from Harris County, Texas Category:American people of Indonesian descent Category:Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Category:American people of Swedish descent Category:Indonesian people of American descent Category:Sportspeople of American descent Category:Indonesian people of Swedish descent Category:American women's soccer players Category:Indonesian women's footballers Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Indonesia women's international footballers Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:21st-century Indonesian sportswomen Category:Indonesian expatriate women's footballers