The preparation of the Indonesian U-17 National Team for the 17-year-old World Cup in November-December 2023 has received special attention from neighboring countries. The reason is that a number of young Indonesian players abroad were summoned by Coach Bima Sakti to carry out the selection.
Until now, Bima Sakti has announced 34 players who will return for further selection. Vietnamese media Thao247 then highlighted the six young players on the list.
“6 Indonesian U17 ‘foreign players’ include Staffan Qabiel Horrito (Sant Cugat FC, Spain), Aaron Nathan Ang (FC Nottingen, Germany), Mahesa Ekayanto (FC Dordrecht, Netherlands), Welber Halim Jardim (Sao Paulo FC, Brazil) , Madrid Augusta (AFC 34 Alkmaar, Netherlands) and Aaron Liam Suitella (Bulleen FC, Australia),” wrote the media.
But in particular, the media reviews welber garden Halim has become a prominent figure among a number of young players abroad.
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In fact, the media called Welber Jardim a midfielder who contributed to the Brazilian club Sao Paulo FC because he had just won the Copa Criciuma 2023 U16 on July 1, 2023.
“This player has a technical and skilled playing style and is called by the media of thousands of islands with the nickname ‘Neymar Indonesia’.”
In fact, not only Welber Jardim, the name Mahesa Ekayanto, who now plays for FC Dordrecht in the second caste of the Dutch League, is also under the spotlight.
“The midfielder (born) in 2007 has a very good physique with a height of 1.82 meters, promising to be the foundation of Indonesia’s U17 defense,” wrote the media.
To note, Indonesia is the only country in Southeast Asia that will compete in the U17 World Cup, after being appointed by FIFA to host the international age category event.
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Even so, PSSI wants to finalize its team’s preparations to be able to give the best results in that event.
2023-07-13 09:06:00
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