The Indonesian team is about to have another star of Dutch origin before the 2024 AFF Cup.

             Kevin Diks agrees to contribute to Indonesian football.

President of the Indonesian Football Association Erick Thohir said that Kevin Diks (Dutch nationality) – FC Copenhagen defender has agreed to contribute to Indonesian football.

Mr. Erick Thohir announced: “Lunch with FC Copenhagen players of Indonesian origin. Welcome to the Indonesian team, Kevin Diks”.

If nothing changes, Kevin Diks will be the next ‘rookie’ of the Indonesian team. This defender was born in 1996 with a Dutch father and an Indonesian mother.

With the ambition of finding talents of Indonesian origin playing football around the world, in recent times, the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) under the leadership of President Erick Thohir has been tirelessly searching, discovering and bringing in quality naturalized stars.

Among these, Mees Hilgers must be mentioned in particular – a player currently valued at 7 million euros, higher than the combined value of the Vietnamese team.

In the latest match of the 3rd round of the World Cup qualifiers, the Indonesian team played quite impressively and drew 2-2 with Bahrain.

Up to this point in the tournament, the team from the archipelago is still undefeated in the 3rd round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. They are temporarily ranked 5th in the group with only 1 point less than the 3rd and 4th teams. This is a very impressive achievement for Indonesia and the opportunity to continue is still intact for this team.

However, losing the victory on Bahrain’s field has prevented the Indonesian team from taking a big step forward in the rankings. Coach Shin Tae-yong and his students clearly have reason to regret.