TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Asnawi Mangkualam will have a new rival, because a player of Dutch-Indonesian descent, Yael Liesdek, recently admitted he was interested in playing for the Indonesian national team.
As is known, a player from the second caste club in the Dutch League, SC Telstar, namely Yael Liesdek, admitted that he was ready to strengthen the Indonesian national team.
This was stated directly by Yael Liesdek in her interview on YouTube Yussa Nugraha, Sunday (24/12/2023).
For information, Yael Liesdek usually plays as a right and left fullback.
He has Indonesian blood from his grandfather who came from Central Maluku.
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In fact, currently he can have three citizenships.
Namely Suriname, the Netherlands and Indonesia.
Suriname is his father’s country of origin. Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Indonesia are the mother’s countries of origin.
However, if asked to choose, Yael Liesdek openly admitted that she would choose Indonesia.
“I could actually choose three countries, namely Suriname, the Netherlands and Indonesia,” said Yael Liesdek, quoted from YouTube Yussa Nugraha, Sunday (24/12/2023).
“But I’ve thought about that.”
“If I get an invitation to play for the Indonesian National Team, I will say yes.”
“I think it’s good to be able to play in a beautiful country (Indonesia),” said the 22 year old player.
Furthermore, Yael Liesdek admitted that he had spoken to PSSI about his plans to become an Indonesian citizen (WNI).
2023-12-24 15:19:37
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