2024-09-07 16:52:15
Saturday, September 07, 2024 – 12:41 WIB
Indonesian descent player Mees Hilgers will soon become an Indonesian citizen. Photo: Instagram/meeshilgerss
jpnn.com – Mees Hilgers is finally getting closer to wearing the Indonesian National Team jersey.
The FC Twente defender met with PSSI General Chairman Erick Thohir in Jakarta on Friday (6/9/2024) to take care of the naturalization process.
Hilgers did not immediately accept PSSI’s offer to defend the Indonesian National Team.
The 23-year-old footballer has been targeted by PSSI since 2021. However, at that time Hilgers still wanted to defend the Dutch national team.
“Indeed, I haven’t heard anything from the KNVB (Dutch Football Federation). However, I want to defend the Dutch national team,” said the FC Twente defender, as quoted from the Voetbal Tijd YouTube channel several years ago.
The Dutch national team is no longer Hilgers’ goal. Perhaps to break into the squad The Orange It’s still quite tough because there are great defenders there, such as Mathijs De Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, and Nathan Ake.
Hilgers is also determined to accept PSSI’s offer. The player born in Amersfoort, Netherlands is getting closer to defending the Indonesian National Team.
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