Profile Of Rafael Struick, A Naturalized National Team Player Who Is In The Spotlight

Profile Rafael Struick (Instagram @rafaelstruick)

Rafael Struick is currently a player in the match of the Indonesian vs Palestine national team, Wednesday (14/6) night, because the expertise displayed seems quite promising. Curious about Rafael Struick's profile?

Having not had the experience of defending the senior Indonesian national team in an official event, Struick is Shin Tae Yong's option to start. In the 4-4-2 formation that was applied, Struick played well with Dimas Drajad.

His appearance only lasted 45 minutes before being replaced by Dendy Sulistyawan, but his actions quite shared the impression.

Struick officially made his debut in the Indonesian national team at the age of 20. After completing the naturalization process on May 22, there was less than one month of the position of the front player wearing the Red and White costume.

The player born in Leidschendam, Netherlands, was originally projected by Shin Tae Yong to strengthen the U-20 Indonesian national team. After Indonesia was determined to cancel its appearance in the 20th U-World Cup, Struick's naturalization process was always running.

Shin is quite annoyed with the figure who can play more than one position. Likewise with Struick who is able to become a right and left winger, and as the spearhead as shown in the match against Palestine.

Struick started his introduction to football at the young club Forum Sport and continued to RKAVV Leidschendam. After that Struick joined the ADO Sang Hague junior club.

Together with one of the old teams in the Netherlands, Struick took level after level age. Starting from U- 18, U- 21, and currently in senior clubs. His contract with senior club ADO Den Hague was only signed in June last year.

Struick has Indonesian blood from both sides of his parents. Mr. Brian Struick is a resident of a Dutch country of Indonesian descent. Brian's mother, or Rafael's grandmother, named Eleonora Fredrika Rientsma Struick, was born in Semarang. Meanwhile, Struick's mother, Soraya Noraly Soedito, has blood from Suriname and Javanese descent.

Struick had appeared to defend the Indonesian U-20 national team when it had not been naturalized. In an unofficial match match, Struick scored a goal when the Garuda Muda squad lost 1-2 to Slovakia.

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