The Spanish footballer Jordi Amatfrom the Malaysian team Johor Daru Ta’zimcan be summoned to play with indonesian national team when he resolved the final bureaucratic procedures, after obtaining the nationality of this country, where his grandmother was born, the local newspaper reported this Friday.
Amat, made in the Spanish youth academy and even played in the first team, received citizenship on Thursday in a ceremony where he swore his allegiance to Indonesian citizenship with the Belgian footballer sandy wash in an office of Ministry of Law and Human Rightsaccording to the digital newspaper Basically Indonesian.
“I am very happy and proud to be an Indonesian citizen and so is my family. I have no words to describe how I feel right now“Amat told local media.
The footballer, born in Barcelona 30 years ago, he showed his willingness to master the Bahasa language Indonesia next year and thus will be able to talk to his future teammates in the national team.
“I’m studying. Hopefully I can do it next year.”said the footballer.
However, he will have to wait to be summoned, as the transfer of his file from the Spanish Federation to Indonesian is not yet complete.
“I promise to give everything for the national team and try to get trophies and good results for Indonesia.”said.
After playing three years in the league of Belgiumthe Spanish central defender decided in June to continue his sports career Malaysiawhere he plays for one of the most prestigious teams in the region, the Johor Darul Ta’zim.
In addition to allowing him to play for the Indonesian national team, his naturalization also facilitates his membership in the Malaysian team, as he will not occupy any places for players outside of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The football player, who went through the lower category of the Spanish team, played six seasons in League (Espanyol, Rayo Vallecano and Betis) and four of the Welsh team Swansea, from the Premier League.
Source: La Verdad
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