Asia's top leader, Jung Jo Jun? Indonesia, which betrayed Shin Tae-yong, seeks naturalization from the main EPL member as a super large gift to Clawibbert

Mar 01, 2025

Asia's top leader, Jung Jo Jun? Indonesia, which betrayed Shin Tae-yong, seeks naturalization from the main EPL member as a super large gift to Clawibbert
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Asia's top leader, Jung Jo Jun? Indonesia, which betrayed Shin Tae-yong, seeks naturalization from the main EPL member as a super large gift to Clawibbert
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Indonesia is aiming to recruit another large-scale naturalization.

Indonesia's Sepakbola reported on the 28th (Korean time) 'Zhao Riedewald's naturalization process is more complicated than that of Marten Paz.

Sepakbola said 'It is not easy for Ridewald to naturalize. Riedewald is one of the first known candidates for naturalization under the Clawybert system. We have already started the process at the request of Clawibert. However, even though it started in early January, there are still difficulties.'




Asia's top leader, Jung Jo Jun? Indonesia, which betrayed Shin Tae-yong, seeks naturalization from the main EPL member as a super large gift to Clawibbert
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Riedewald's father was Suriname, his mother's maternal grandmother was Indonesian-Dutch, and the player himself was born and raised in the Netherlands. Since he has been active in Europe for a long time, he is also outstanding. Riedewald, who spent his youth time at Ajax, also appeared in the Ajax first team in 2013, moved to Crystal Palace in 2017 and played in the English Premier League (EPL) until 2024. In the 2020-2021 season, he played 33 games in the league alone, playing as a key defender. Ahead of this season, he moved to Belgium's Royal Antwerp.

For Indonesia, if Riedewald joins, it can be a great addition to the defense. If EPL's main defenders join the power reinforced by the recent steady naturalization policy, it is expected that better results will be expected in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and China.

However, since Riedewald has participated in the Dutch national team, naturalization is expected to be decided through a proper verification process according to FIFA regulations. Sepakbola says 'blood problems and FIFA regulations may be administrative issues preventing the transfer of citizenship. Riedewald has played in the Netherlands, and the issue could hamper Indonesia's naturalization. A player who has played more than three games for the national team since the age of 21 cannot transfer his nationality. Riedewald played only three games at the age of 20, and there is no violation of naturalization regulations, so there seems to be a lot of possibility.




Asia's top leader, Jung Jo Jun? Indonesia, which betrayed Shin Tae-yong, seeks naturalization from the main EPL member as a super large gift to Clawibbert
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Meanwhile, Indonesia has been focusing more on recruiting naturalized players and is striving to strengthen its power since the shock dismissal of coach Shin Tae-yong and the appointment of Patrick Clawibert in January.

Starting with the elimination of the Mitsubishi Cup, there was a sudden noise, and Chairman Eric Tohir, who reportedly wanted a Dutch coach with the addition of naturalized Dutch players, shook the team. In the end, coach Shin devoted himself to Indonesia for a long time, but he could not avoid being replaced.

Indonesia immediately completed the appointment of a new coach after replacing Shin Tae-yong. On the official website 'Clawebert has been officially appointed as the coach of the Indonesian national team. Clawibert signed a two-year contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option to extend as well,' the release said.




In addition to Riedewald, Indonesia plans to naturalize a large number of players who have played in Europe, including Emil Audero, who has experienced Juventus and Inter Milan, Dean Dames and Joey Perfesi. Indonesia is scheduled to perform for the first time under Coach Klawibert in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup with Australia and Bahrain in March.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.