Football Association of Indonesia Chairman Erick Thohir said Kevin Diks would join the Indonesian national team which is currently undergoing the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
The strength of the Indonesian national team, which is looking for tickets to the 2026 World Cup, will increase with the arrival of the defender of the Danish League club, FC Copenhagen, Kevin Diks.
Kevin Diks himself has Indonesian blood from his mother who comes from Ambon, Maluku, Natasja Dik Bakarbessy.
Kevin Diks can be called a grade A player who joined the Indonesian national team. The player born in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, has a lot of experience in Europe: from Vitesse, Fiorentina, to Copenhagen.
In Copenhagen this season, Diks has appeared in 18 matches, 10 of them in the Danish Super League.
If Kevin Diks naturalization process is taken care of and completed this October, the 28-year-old player can debut with the Indonesian national team in November.
Kevin Diks has actually been a hot topic of conversation since 2020. However, the naturalization process of this player has experienced a consideration.
At that time, the player, whose full name is Kevin Diks Bakarbessy, was still 23 years old. He is reportedly still hesitant to move to Indonesian Citizen because he still hopes to penetrate the Dutch national team.
The reason is, the Ambon footballer has strengthened the Dutch U-21 national team in official FIFA tournaments.
Precisely at that time, Shin Tae Yong was also focusing on preparing the U-20 National Team to compete in the 2023 U-20 World Cup which was launched in Indonesia.
Unfortunately, the U-20 World Cup was canceled in Indonesia due to various rejections from various circles, including Indonesian officials. FIFA finally chose Argentina as the host in place of Indonesia.
Erick Thohir then approached a number of players of European descent according to Shin Tae Yong’s recommendation.
