JAKARTA - Persis Solo coach, Ong Kim Swee, said his player, Ramadhan Sananta, deserves to be called Patrick Kluiver to the Indonesian national team.
The Garuda squad is currently preparing to continue the struggle in the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Australia.
Ong Kim Swee's support for Ramadan Sananta is not without reason. Currently the player is in a positive trend.
The 22-year-old striker has successfully scored three goals in the last four matches. Most recently, Sananta also contributed one goal in a 2-1 win over Persebaya Surabaya in the 22nd week of Liga 1 2024/2025. The victory also brought Persis back to winning ways.
Sananta's appearance received attention from Ong Kim Swee. He even believes that his team has the advantage to enter the ranks of the Indonesian national team squad.
"If you look at the match against PSIS, Persija too, after three matches of punishment due to red cards, (Ramadhan) Sananta continues to improve. I believe Sananta has advantages," said Ong Kim Swee as quoted from the LIB website on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
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"This must be considered by the Indonesian national team. Sananta is a local player who I believe has the ability to play at a higher level," said Ong.
Sananta was trusted to strengthen the Indonesian national team. However, his name began to be marginalized because he lost competitiveness with players such as Rafael Struick and Ragnar Oratmangoen.
The striker from Daik last strengthened the Indonesian national team against Vietnam in the Second Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the Asian Zone. After that, Sananta was almost never called up again.
Even so, it does not mean that the opportunity to return to the Indonesian national team squad is closed. If his performance continues to improve, it is not impossible that Patrick Kluivert as the new captain of the Garuda Squad will consider the name Sananta.
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