Top 10 Most Valuable RANS Nusantara FC Players: 3 Foreign Players Included

RANS Nusantara FC, formerly known as Cilegon United, is a football club now owned by a prominent Indonesian artist, Raffi Ahmad.

The team, nicknamed *The Prestige Phoenix*, showed impressive performance in the 2023/2024 BRI Liga 1 season.

In the second week of the tournament, the team coached by Eduardo Almeida even managed to top the standings with 6 points.

So, who is the most expensive player in RANS Nusantara FC?

According to Transfermarkt data, four players have the highest market valuation in RANS Nusantara FC: Angelo Meneses, Mitsuru Maruoka, Kenshiro Daniels, and Arif Satria.

These four players are estimated to have a market value of Rp3.48 billion each. Three of them are "import players" or foreign nationals.

Angelo Meneses is a central defender from Portugal, brought in by RANS Nusantara FC to strengthen their defense during the 2023/2024 Liga 1 season.

Mitsuru Maruoka is a central midfielder from Japan. He joined RANS Nusantara FC last season after leaving the South Korean team, Gimpo FC.

Kenshiro is a center-forward with dual citizenship, Filipino and British.

Besides these three, the RANS player included in the top 10 most expensive players is Indonesian.

Here is a complete list of the 10 RANS Nusantara FC players with the highest market value according to Transfermarkt as of July 10, 2023:

1. Angelo Meneses: Rp3.48 billion
2. Mitsuru Maruoka: Rp3.48 billion
3. Kenshiro Daniels: Rp3.48 billion
4. Arif Satria: Rp3.48 billion
5. Paulo Sitanggang: Rp2.61 billion
6. Marckho Merauje: Rp2.61 billion
7. Hilmansyah: Rp2.61 billion
8. Fadilla Akbar: Rp2.61 billion
9. Erwin Ramdani: Rp2.17 billion
10. Antono Nugroho: Rp2.17 billion

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