Henky Timisela (22 November 1937 – 26 September 2025) was an Indonesian professional football player who played as a forward. He played during the late 1950s to the early 1960s. He is recorded to have played 63 matches and scored 55 goals throughout his career representing the Indonesia national team (including non-FIFA matches). Upon his retirement, he pursued further education at the Faculty of Commerce at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo.
Timisela was the son of a soldier of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. He had seven siblings, six of whom were also professional footballers. Three of his siblings, Freddy, Pietje, and Max Timisela, have also represented the Indonesia national team, while Jopie Timisela has coached the national team at youth level.
In 2014, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) published a book that highlighted his story, titled Henky Timisela: Wonder Boy Sepak Bola Indonesia, written by Sumohadi Marsis.
Timisela died on 26 September 2025, at the age of 87.
Career statistics Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Timisela goal. The list is incomplete.
+List of international goals scored by Henky TimiselaDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition111 February 1959Ikada Stadium, Djakarta, Indonesia1–02–2Friendly22–0314 April 1960Calcutta, India2–42–41960 Summer Olympics qualification48 August 1960Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–18–31960 Merdeka Tournament52–164–175–1813 August 1960Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4–25–31960 Merdeka Tournament95–31014 August 1960Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–04–01960 Merdeka Tournament1117 August 1960Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore1–01–1Friendly122 August 1961Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–01–01961 Merdeka Tournament139 August 1961Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–02–11961 Merdeka Tournament1412 August 1961Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–11–11961 Merdeka Tournament1513 August 1961Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–02–11961 Merdeka Tournament1612 July 1962Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore1–02–1Friendly1718 August 1962Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore1–12–31962 Asian Games182–31911 September 1962Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–02–01962 Merdeka Tournament2014 September 1962Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–12–11962 Merdeka Tournament2117 September 1962Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–03–01962 Merdeka Tournament223–02319 September 1962Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–12–11962 Merdeka Tournament
Honours Persib Bandung Perserikatan: 1959–61; runner-up 1957–59
Indonesia Merdeka Tournament: 1961, 1962 Asian Games bronze medal: 1958
Individual Merdeka Tournament top scorer: 1962
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