Rafael Struick Calm, ADO The Hague Ensures Contract Extension In A Year

Indonesian national team naturalization player, Rafael Struick. (Instagram @rafaelstruick)

JAKARTA - The naturalized player of the Indonesian national team, Rafael Struick, will be calm before appearing in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. The reason is, ADO The Hague where he plays has confirmed his contract for the next year.

The certainty of this contract can clearly make Struick more focused on defending the Indonesian U-23 national team which will appear in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup on April 15-3 May in Qatar.

Apart from Struick, ADO The Hague also provides certainty for work with two other employees, Silvinho Esajas and Finn de Bruin.

ADO The Hague has told three players that their options are being implemented. Rafael Struick, Silvinho Esajas and Finn de Bruin will remain linked with the club longer," wrote ADO's official statement.

"Struick signed his first two-year contract in 2022, with the option of one more year in The Hague. Esajas came from Hellas Verona Italia in 2020 and extended his contract for two seasons in 2022 with the option of one more year," continued ADO Den Hague.

Struick himself is indeed a graduate from the ADO Den Hague academy. The 187 cm tall player managed to break into the senior team in July 2022.

Meanwhile, with the senior team ADO Den Hague, Rafael Struick has appeared eight matches in all competitions but has not scored or provided assists.

For the 2023/2024 season, Struick has played with the ADO Den Hague U-21 team more often with 10 appearances in all competitions and included five goals.

Despite the clarity of his contract at ADO Den Hague, Struick will also be Shin Tae-yong's mainstay in the U-23 Indonesian national team. Moreover, Garuda Muda will appear in the 2024 Qatar U-23 Asian Cup.

Dalam agenda itu timnas Indonesia U-23 bergabung dalam Grup A bersama tuan rumah Qatar, Australia, dan Jordan. Sebelum tampil di Piala Asia U-23, Timnas Indonesia U-23 dijadwalkan akan menghadapi Uni Emirat Arab, Senin, 8 April mendatang di laga uji coba.