Indonesia's U-23 Asian Cup Squad Features Many Persija Players

Indonesia's national football team (timnas) coach, Shin Tae-yong, has called up 28 players to prepare for the U-23 Asian Cup in Qatar, scheduled for April 15th to May 3rd, 2024.

Previously, PSSI (the Indonesian Football Association) suspended the 2023/2024 Liga 1 competition during the U-23 Asian Cup, as the players will be competing in the tournament.

"With the support (from PSSI) in halting Liga 1, the Chairman (Erick Thohir) has instructed us to achieve better results in this U-23 Asian Cup," said Shin Tae-yong, as reported by the PSSI website on Monday, April 1st, 2024.

Persija Jakarta is the club that has contributed the most players to the Indonesian U-23 national team this year, with 5 players.

Next is Borneo FC with 4 players, followed by PSIS with 3 players.

In addition to local clubs, Shin Tae-yong also called up 6 players from overseas clubs to represent Indonesia in the 2024 Qatar U-23 Asian Cup.

The following is a complete list of the 28 Indonesian U-23 national team players for the 2024 Qatar U-23 Asian Cup preparations, based on their respective clubs:

Persija:

* Rizky Ridho (Persija)
* Muhammad Ferarri (Persija)
* Dony Tri Pamungkas (Persija)
* Rayhan Hannan (Persija)
* Ilham Rio (Persija)

Borneo FC:

* Daffa Fasya (Borneo FC)
* Komang Teguh (Borneo FC)
* Ikhsan Nur (Borneo FC)
* Fajar Fathurahman (Borneo FC)

PSIS:

* Adi Satryo (PSIS)
* Alfeandra Dewangga (PSIS)
* Haykal Alhafiz (PSIS)

Persis:

* Erlangga Setyo (Persis)
* Ramadhan Sananta (Persis)

Arema FC:

* Arkhan Fikri (Arema FC)

Barito Putera:

* Bagas Kaffa (Barito Putera)

Bhayangkara FC:

* Witan Sulaeman (Bhayangkara FC)

Persebaya:

* Ernando Ari (Persebaya)

Persik:

* Jeam Kelly (Persik)

Persita:

* Rifky Dwi (Persita)

PSM:

* Dzaky Asraf (PSM)

PSS:

* Hokky Caraka (PSS)

Players from Overseas Clubs:

* Justin Hubner (Cerezo Osaka)
* Pratama Arhan (Suwon FC)
* Ivar Jenner (FC Utrecht)
* Marselino Ferdinan (KMSK Deinze)
* Rafael Struick (ADO Den Haag)
* Nathan Noel (SC Heerenveen)