Indonesia National Team Players for the June 2024 FIFA Matchday: 43% Naturalized

Indonesia's national football team will soon compete in the June 2024 FIFA Matchday.

In this Asian World Cup qualifier, Indonesia will face Iraq on June 6, 2024, followed by the Philippines on June 11, 2024.

The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) and national team coach Shin Tae-yong have announced the 23 players who will participate in the event.

Thirteen players (57%) are Indonesian nationals, citizens since birth.

Ten players (43%) are naturalized citizens, originally foreign nationals who have become Indonesian citizens. However, these 10 naturalized players also have Indonesian ancestry through their parents or grandparents.

This distinction between "national players" and "naturalized players" was highlighted by Putra Nababan, a member of Commission X of the DPR (House of Representatives) from the PDI-P faction.

On Monday (June 3, 2024), Putra called for a national team composition with more national players than naturalized players.

"Ideally, 60% should be national players. Don't fill it all with naturalized players. If this goes to the DPR, it's a political issue; if it comes to the DPR, it's not a matter of sports. There needs to be trust," said Putra Nababan, as quoted from the TVR Parlemen YouTube channel.

The following is a list of Indonesian national team players who will compete in the June 2024 FIFA Matchday, categorized by citizenship history:

National/Indonesian citizens since birth:

1. Ernando Ari
2. Muhammad Adi Satryo
3. Rizky Ridho
4. Muhammad Ferarri
5. Pratama Arhan
6. Asnawi Mangkualam
7. Yakob Sayuri
8. Ricky Kambuaya
9. Marselino Ferdinan
10. Dimas Drajad
11. Egy Maulana Vikri
12. Malik Risaldi (replacing Yance Sayuri due to injury)
13. Nadeo Argawinata

Naturalized/Indonesian descent and changed citizenship status to Indonesian citizen:

1. Jordi Amat
2. Justin Hubner
3. Jay Idzes
4. Shayne Pattynama
5. Sandy Walsh
6. Nathan Tjoe-A-On
7. Thom Haye
8. Ivar Jenner
9. Ragnar Oratmangoen
10. Rafael Struick