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August 26, 2025 | 10:57 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian U-23 nationalist squad manager Gerald Vanenburg has announced a 23-player squad for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, which volition beryllium held astatine Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, East Java, from September 3 to 9.
The authoritative database was released done the nationalist team’s Instagram relationship connected Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Most of the players selected antecedently represented Garuda Muda successful the 2025 AFF U-23 Championship successful Jakarta past July, wherever Indonesia finished arsenic runner-up aft losing to Vietnam successful the final.
Bali United and PSM Makassar are the biggest contributors to the squad, with 3 players each. Bali United is represented by Jens Raven, Kadek Arel, and Rahmat Arjuna, portion PSM has Muhammad Ardiansyah, Ananda Raehan, and Ricky Pratama.
Naturalized Players Strengthen the Squad
Three naturalized players are included: Jens Raven, Rafael Struick, and Dion Markx. For Markx, who plays for NEC Nijmegen U-21, this marks his archetypal U-23 call-up aft antecedently appearing doubly for the U-20 squad successful friendlies.
Struick, meanwhile, returns to Garuda Muda much than a twelvemonth aft his past quality astatine the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup successful Qatar.
Training Camp Underway
The caput of the National Team Body (BTN), Sumardji, confirmed that the squad began its grooming campy successful Surabaya connected Monday to hole for the qualifiers. Indonesia, arsenic host, has been placed successful Group J alongside Laos, Macau, and South Korea.
Vanenburg’s men volition footwear disconnected their run against Laos connected September 3, look Macau connected September 6, and adjacent retired the radical signifier against South Korea connected September 9. From this round, the 11 radical winners and the 4 champion runners-up volition suffice for the last tourney successful Saudi Arabia, scheduled for January adjacent year.
Indonesia U-23 Squad for 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers
Goalkeepers
1. Cahya Supriadi (PSIM Yogyakarta)
2. Daffa Fasya Sumawijaya (Borneo FC)
3. Muhammad Ardiansyah (PSM Makassar)
Center-backs
4. Kakang Rudianto (Persib Bandung)
5. Kadek Arel Priyatna (Bali United)
6. Muhammad Ferarri (Bhayangkara FC)
7. Dion Markx (NEC Nijmegen U-21)
Full-backs
8. Muhammad Alfharezzi Buffon (Borneo FC)
9. Frengky Missa (Bhayangkara FC)
10. Dony Tri Pamungkas (Persija Jakarta)
11. Mikael Tata (Persebaya Surabaya)
Midfielders
12. Toni Firmansyah (Persebaya Surabaya)
13. Arkhan Fikri (Arema FC)
14. Robi Darwis (Persib Bandung)
15. Rayhan Hannan (Persija Jakarta)
16. Zanadin Fariz (Persis Solo)
17. Ananda Raehan (PSM Makassar)
Forwards
18. Hokky Caraka (Persita Tangerang)
19. Jens Raven (Bali United)
20. Rahmat Arjuna (Bali United)
21. Rafael Struick (Dewa United)
22. Salim Tuharea (Arema FC)
23. Ricky Pratama (PSM Makassar)
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