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The Indonesian national soccer team, which replaced Shin Tae-yong and appointed Patrick Clawybert, has upgraded its power to a naturalized foreign trio.
On the 11th (Korea time), Chairman Eric Tohir of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) announced the naturalization of the three players on his personal SNS, saying, `Selaine Emil Audero (28, Palermo), Joey Pelupesi (32, Romel) and Dean James (25, Goa Head Eagles) have officially become Indonesian citizens after under oath procedures.'
Born in Mataram, Indonesia, Audero wore uniforms for Juventus and Inter Milan. His presence will add depth to the Indonesian national team's goalkeeping position."Pelupesh and James have played in the Dutch top-flight. This can improve the quality of the Indonesian national team."
Audero, who is of Indonesian descent, is from the prestigious Juventus Youth in Serie A and played for the Juventus professional team from 2016 to 2019. After renting from Venice and Sampdoria, he completely transferred to Sampdoria in 2019 for a transfer fee of 20 million euros, making his name as the main goalkeeper for five years. In the 2023-2024 season, he also left for Inter Milan on a short-term loan. He moved to Comoros in 2024 and is currently playing on loan with Serie B Palermo.
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| Patrick Clawybert, the new coach of the Indonesian national football team. AFP Yonhap News |
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Audero represented Italy from U-15 to U-21 by age, but was not selected for Italy's A team. From now on, he will wear Indonesian goalkeeper gloves and enjoy the Asian stage where South Korea, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Australia dominate.
Pelupesh is a Dutch - born defensive midfielder who has played for Belgium Romel since this year after playing for Tvente, Hercules, Sheffield Wednesday and Groningen. He played 137 games in Eredivisie alone in the Netherlands, and also played more than 100 games in the English Championship. He served as a Dutch youth representative.
Left-back James, who belongs to the younger axis compared to Audero and Pelupesi, made his professional debut at Polendam and moved to the Go Ahead Eagles in 2023, scoring two goals and two assists in 20 Eredivisie games this season. In October last year, Hwang In-beom's match against Feyenoord was absent due to injury.
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The three new naturalized players are on the 30-member national team's preliminary list to be held this month. Indonesia, which suddenly replaced former coach Shin Tae-yong in January and appointed head coach 'Dutch Legend'Claubert, will play the seventh match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup in Australia on the 20th, and then play the eighth match against Bahrain at home on the 25th. Coach Clawybert set out to erase Shin Tae-yong, excluding Asnawi (Port) and Witan Sulaman (Pergya Jakarta). Existing major naturalized players such as Jay Eidges (Venezia), Miss Hilgers (Tvente), Kevin Diggs (Copenhagen), Ivar Jenner (Yong Utrecht), and Raphael Struck (Brisbane Roar) were selected as they were.
Indonesia ranks third in Group C in the third qualifying round with one win, three draws, two losses and six points. They share the same points with Saudi Arabia in fourth place, Bahrain in fifth place, and China in sixth place, but they are ranked third by differences and multiple points. Depending on the results of the two consecutive games, we can expect to reclaim the second place, which is a qualification for the World Cup finals. It is one point away from second-place Australia (7 points).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
