Daniel Klein's Name Appears Amid Unclear Maarten Paes Status

Daniel Klein is a naturalized candidate for the Indonesian national team (Instagram/@daniel.kleiin).

JAKARTA - The name Daniel Klein appeared amid the uncertainty of the fate of Maarten Paes. The FC Augsburg goalkeeper is predicted to be an option for naturalization for the Indonesian national team.

Klein, who has Indonesian-German blood, does not seem to have administrative problems if it is naturalized by lightning.

This means that after becoming an Indonesian citizen (WNI), the transfer of federations from Germany (DFB) to Indonesia (PSSI) will be smooth, unlike Maarten Paes.

Although Daniel Klein once defended various levels of the age group under the German flag (U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, and U-19), he appeared when he was under 21 years old.

This is of course in accordance with FIFA Statua regarding the Feasibility of Playing for Team Representatives, to be precise Article 9, which regulates the transfer of federations.

The Indonesian national team is being pursued for time to strengthen the goalkeeper sector. You see, they will appear in the Third Round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualifiers in September 2024.

If the administrative problems for the transfer of the Maarten Paes federation have not been completed before the agenda, the FC Dallas goalkeeper with Indonesian-Dutch blood will again cancel defending the Garuda Squad.

Meanwhile, if you shift your focus to naturalization of Daniel Klein, there is a high possibility that the 23-year-old goalkeeper can defend the Indonesian national team sooner. However, all of that came back to the player.

Apart from that, Daniel Klein has just stolen the show. The goalkeeper appeared with senior Augsburg in a test match.

The 23-year-old goalkeeper faced Young Africans SC at Mbombela Stadium, South Africa, on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

The player, who is currently a German citizen, appeared for 45 minutes in the first half and managed to record a clean sheet.

The match between Augsburg and Young Africans SC ended in a 2-1 win.

Daniel Klein is known to have Indonesian blood from his mother who is from Bali.

Last season, Klein was loaned to SV Sandhausen, club 3.Liga (Division of three German leagues). He made eight appearances and scored four clean-sheets.

He then returned to Augsburg to navigate the 2024/2025 Bundesliga.

Daniel Klein gained knowledge with Hoffenheim U-17 and packed 40 appearances with 13 clean sheets.

Then, when he went up to defend Hoffenheim U-19, he played in 34 matches with eight clean-sheets.

The goalkeeper then moved to FC Augsburg II and played 20 games with four clean-sheets. He had time to go to Hoffenheim II and Hoffenheim's first team with a total of 25 matches with three clean-sheets.

Together with the national team, Daniel Klein has totaled 13 appearances in the German national team age group, Germany U-15 (1), Germany U-16 (2), Germany U-17 (5), Germany U-18 (3), and Germany U-19 (2).