Persija Officially Recruits Goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo For Liga 1 2024/2025

Carlos Eduardo, who became the third foreign goalkeeper in Persija's history (photo: dok.antara)

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta has completed the quota of eight foreign players for Liga 1 for the 2024/2025 season by officially recruiting goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo. Eduardo, who previously had a career in the Brazilian League. He is expected to strengthen the line behind the Kemayoran Tigers this new season.

Carlos Eduardo, who is the third foreign goalkeeper in Persija's history, will compete with senior goalkeeper Andritany Ardhiyasa and two young goalkeepers, Cahya Supriyadi and Adre Arido, to fill the main position behind the crossbar. Eduardo stated that he was happy to be joining one of the big teams in Indonesia and committed to giving his best both in training and matches.

"As a player who has played outside Brazil for the first time, I am very happy to be joining Persija. This is a matter of pride to be in the uniform of one of the big teams in Indonesia. I will do my best in training and matches," Eduardo said in a written statement.

Prior to joining Persija, Carlos Eduardo had a career in the Brazilian League with clubs such as ABC FC, Retro, Chapecoense, Santo Andre, Sport Recife, Brazil Pelotas, Farroupilha, and Concordia.

Persija's director, Mohamad Prapanca, hopes that Eduardo's presence can overcome the negative records experienced by the team during pre-season. "Throughout pre-season we continue to evaluate the team. The presence of the new goalkeeper is our step to strengthen the team's strength this season. With added Eduardo, Persija now has eight foreign players who will support the local squad. We hope Persija can achieve the targets set for this season," said Prapanca.

Carlos Eduardo follows seven other foreign players who have joined Persija, namely Ondrej Kudela (Ceko), Maciej Gajos (Poland), Ramon Bueno (Spain), Ryo Matsumura (Japan), Marko Simic (Croatia), Gustavo Almeida (Brazil), and Pedro Dias (Brazil).

With this addition, Persija Jakarta further strengthens their squad to face League 1 next season, hoping to achieve success and achieve the targets set.