Pratama Arhan Joins Suwon FC, Coach Reveals Reasons For Recruitment

Pratama Arhan joins Suwon FC in the Korean League or K League 1 (Instagram/@pratamarhan8).

JAKARTA - The South Korean League club, Suwon FC, officially recruited Pratama Arhan as their new player.

Arhan recorded his first experience in K League 1 as well as the first Indonesian player to appear in South Korea's highest league club.

Kim Eun-jung as the head coach of the team explained the main reasons for the collaboration between Arhan and Suwon FC.

There were rumors that Arhan was the player recommended by Shin Te-yong, the coach of the Indonesian national team, to Kim Eun-jung. However, it turned out that Arhan was chosen because the coach had indeed monitored the potential of the former Tokyo Verdy.

According to Kim Eun-jung, Arhan has qualified skills such as making crosses, dribble, and passing. In fact, the new coach of Suwon FC admitted that he had been monitoring Arhan since he was in the Indonesian national team at a young age.

"(Pratama) Arhan is a player I have been monitoring since he was with the junior national team," said Kim Eun-jung from the Yonhap News website quoted Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

Arhan's presence in Suwon FC was admitted by Kim Eun-jung to be an additional strength in the team's wing line. Not only that, the coach also said that Arhan's ability to throw in was also a calculated spotlight.

In addition, the consideration of recruiting Arhan was because he had a presidential candidate with the Indonesian national team as many times when he was 22 years old.

Judging by Arhan's potential, it will clearly be a number of advantages for Suwon FC. Therefore, the coach said that he would not waste Arhan's presence.

"I am ready to help the team to develop potential players," said Kim Eun-jung.