JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta defender Jordi Amat responded to his call to strengthen the Indonesian national team on the FIFA Matchday 2025 agenda. Jordi said he was happy because he considered this an honor.

The name Jordi Amat is one of 27 players called Patrick Kluivert to defend the Garuda Squad. The closest agenda is the FIFA Matchday against Kuwait and Lebanon at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT), Surabaya on September 5 and 8, 2025.

Jordi Amat admitted that he was very happy and seemed to have received an honor because he could be trusted to appear in the national team. He also admitted that he was very happy to be back sharing the same dressing room with Rizky Ridho.

Rizky Ridho himself is Jordi Amat's teammate at Persija Jakarta, the captain's labeled player was also called Patrick Kluivert to appear in the two test matches.

"Yes, I am very happy. As usual, it is an honor to be in the national team," said Jordi Amat at the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) quoted on Sunday, August 24.

"Share another dressing room with Ridho and many teammates. So, this is good," he continued.

The former Johor Darul Ta'zim player then considered that the match against Kuwait and Lebanon was an important match to assess the team's ability. Because after that the Garuda Squad will also continue the struggle in the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian zone.

"We will undergo two big tests (FIFA Matchday) in September, so we can train and get better. It's good to be back with the team," continued the 33-year-old defender.

In the 2026 World Cup Qualification in the Asian zone, the Indonesian national team who are members of group B will compete against the hosts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)