Evan Dimas used to be the Indonesian national team captain Shin Tae-yong and Garuda’s goal engine. Now, he chose to play tarkam with a fantastic paid three digits.
Jakarta, tvOnenews.com – The name Evan Dimas was once fragrant in the ears of Indonesian football lovers. He is known as a genius midfielder who has been the brain of the Garuda national team game since young age.
In fact, Evan had a tire of the Indonesian national team captain era Shin Tae-yong and incarnated as a mainstay goal machine. But now, his career journey rotates drastically.
After no longer strengthening professional clubs, Evan chose to graze at the level of inter-village tournaments (tarkam) with fees that are said to have penetrated three digits.
Early Career: U-19 national team young star
The name Evan Dimas began to soar in 2013. At that time, he became the captain of the Indonesian U-19 national team who successfully won the AFF U-19 Cup title. Although placing as a midfielder, Evan appeared extraordinary by scoring five goals and finishing as runner-up of the tournament top score, only narrowly defeated by Vietnam bomber, Nguyen van Toan.
It didn’t take long, Evan stole the world’s attention again. He incised a historic hat trick against South Korea U-19 in the 2014 U-19 Asian Cup qualifying match. The 3-2 victory brought Garuda Muda to qualify for the prestigious U-19 Asian Cup, as well as confirm the status of Evan as “Magic Children” of Indonesian Football.
Up to the senior national team
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Thanks to an impressive performance at the junior level, Evan was summoned to the senior national team by coach Alfred Riedl at the 2014 AFF Cup. At that time he was only 19 years old, but he immediately showed off by scoring a goal in a 5-1 win over Laos.
