Jakarta –
Elkan Baggott made a confession about his journey to become a player Indonesian national. He had sent an email to PSSI, but received no reply.
The Bangkok-born player began his adventure by strengthening himself Indonesian Under 19 national team in July 2020. At that time he was one of the players in preparation for the 2021 U20 World Cup.
Elkan Baggott has also participated in a number of National Team Training Center (TC) U-19 programs abroad in Croatia. His play stole the attention, knowing that his height was ideal to fill the defense line of the young Indonesian international.
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Eventually, the U20 World Cup was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Indonesian national team manager Shin Tae-yong then promoted his name to the senior team.
Baggott then shone in the AFF Cup 2020 which was held in 2021. But long before there was Baggott’s fight to steal the show. PSSI to receive a call Indonesian national.
“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do (strengthen the Indonesian national team). The story is a bit funny. Ever since I signed with the academy (Ipswich Town), I’ve always wanted to strengthen the Indonesian national team,” said Baggott in a podcast with 433.
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“So Mom, Dad and I opened the PSSI official website and tried little things, sending emails to tell us something about me. ‘See I’m a player playing in England. Would you like to take me to the Indonesian national team?’ “, recalled the time when.
But it is hard Elkan Baggott did not produce results. The emails appear to have been ignored or unread by people PSSI.
Fortunately, he had another way to inform the federation of his whereabouts. The way these two worked, his name was then crowded on social media and he eventually got a call from Shin Tae-yong.
“We didn’t get an answer, but there was a friend of mine who knew an agent who introduced me and that’s how I really became a national team player,” said the player who is just 2 meters tall.
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