After Confirmed Injury, Mees Hilgers: I Focus On Recovery

Mees Hilgers had to be sidelined for a long time due to a knee injury (Instagram/@meeshilgerss).

JAKARTA - FC Twenty player, Mees Hilgers, was officially confirmed to have anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The Indonesian national team defender had to go up the operating table, but he then promised to work hard to recover from injury soon.

Mees Hilgers suffered a knee injury while undergoing a training session with FC Twenty. This situation makes the 24-year-old player predicted to be sidelined for a long time because the generally ACL injury recovery process takes a long time.

Although it has not been confirmed regarding the recovery period, news has spread that Mees could have been recovering for nine months.

If that happens then Mees Hilgers will inevitably have to end his season with FC Twenty sooner, considering his contract expires in June 2026.

Mees Hilgers also conveyed a touching message after being sentenced to an ACL injury. He first addressed his gratitude to all those who had sent messages of support.

"Despite all the jokes, thank you for all the messages and good support," wrote Mees Hilgers in a post on social media quoted on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Still on the same occasion, Mees Hilgers also promised to work hard in order to recover faster in order to return to the gridiron. He will also focus on recovering after surgery.

"I will work hard every day to be able to come back stronger than before. After the operation, I will focus on recovery and will continue to provide news to everyone about my development," Hilgers said.

Mees Hilgers' current condition clearly makes him even more trapped in a complicated situation. You see, before the injury he was never even included in the FC Twenty line-up due to being reluctant to extend his contract.

FC Twenty has actually offered Hilgers a new contract offer. However, the offer was rejected, thus making the player never included in the list of The Tukkers players.