5 Asian Players To Pay Attention To At The 2023 FIFA U-17 Indonesia World Cup

Indonesian U-17 national team player Arkhan Kaka/INSTAGRAM

JAKARTA The 2023 FIFA U-17 Indonesia World Cup is just a matter of days. Here are five players from Asia who should be considered when defending their country in the event.

This age group competition will take place from November 10 to December 2, 2023. There are hundreds of young talents from 24 countries who will come to Indonesia to show off on this stage.

Indonesia as the host automatically gets one ticket to the final round so that Asia has a total of five representatives who are ready to appear in this year's edition. The other four countries are South Korea, Japan, Uzbekistan, and Iran.

The five countries will try to win this tournament for the first time or the second country from Asia to do so. Of the previous 18 editions, only Saudi Arabia has ever come out as champions representing Asia.

Here are 5 Asian talents that need to be considered in Indonesia later:

Ryun Badminton (Japan)

Sato has impressive engineering skills and high intelligence. The size of a player who is still so young, he is one of the most genius talents.

This player has a high fighting spirit so he often goes back and forth to help attack and defend the team.

This young FC Tokyo star made her club debut when she was 16 in March 2023. She became the youngest player to ever start at the club.

Yun Do-yong (South Korea)

Do-yong, who plays as a winger, is one of the main attack creators of the South Korean team. He is very, very talented, has the ability to dribble well, and is able to score crucial goals through his left foot. Do-yong is said to be similar to the Dutch legend, Arjen Robben.

The coach of the Republic of Korea U-17 Byun Sung-hwan usually uses a 4-1-4-1 formation and likes fast play from the wing side. Therefore, Do-yong is expected to be a key factor in attacks when South Korea is determined to make history in Indonesia.

Arkhan Kaka (Indonesia)

Arkhan is an attacker who has sharp and intelligent instincts with extraordinary finishing capabilities. The player scored a total of seven goals in the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup qualifying competition.

That number is only one goal under the top qualifying goalscorer,ORY Irankunda (Australia) and Wang Yudong (Chingkok). Apart from being a key player for the U-17 national team, Arkhan has also strengthened the Indonesian U-20 team.

Amirmohammad Razaghnia (Iran)

Razagnani is a smart and calm midfielder. He has a wide range of passes to help his team set the tempo of the game.

His ability to read the game was extraordinary. In addition, he also consistently thwarted the opponent's attack with accurate interceptions and tackles.

Lazizbek Mirzaev (Uzbekistan)

The player who graduated from Lokomotiv Tashkent academy is an important figure in his team who reached the semifinals of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup.

Mirzaev is an attack singer with extraordinary stamina. He is known for his ability to create opportunities for his teammates through very accurate passes.