JAKARTA The success of Dutch club Almere City promotion to the Old League of Eredivisie also catapulted the name of footballer Ilias Alhaft who carried the Indonesian flag.
Alhaft has become popular in recent days on social media for being seen carrying the flags of Indonesia and Morocco while helping his club Almere promote to the highest caste of Dutch clubs.
Alhaft's existence of carrying the Indonesian flag was then uploaded to social media accounts. The account does focus on discussing the players of descent who play abroad.
Alhaft is a player with Indonesian blood from his father who was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, February 23, 1997. He used to operate on the right and left sides and can play as an attacking midfielder.
Currently, the 26-year-old player holds a Dutch passport and is known to have defended the Dutch U-20 national team. In the national team, he is recorded as having 10 caps.
Alhaft was recorded to have started his career in the young Ridderkerk team before joining Sparta Rotterdam. At the club, Alhaft's career continued from the U-17 to the senior team before moving to Almere in 2019.
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There he appeared as many as 101 matches. Especially in the 2022/2023 season, Alhaft played 33 times and contributed six assists and two goals for Almere.
As for Almere's career, Alhaft managed to score 18 goals and 12 assists.
Almere City has previously been defended by two players who are now Indonesian citizens. The players in question are Stefano Lilipaly and Ezra Walian.
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