Not Considering Competitive, Nadeo Argawinata Admits He Learned A Lot From Maarten Paes

Nadeo Argawinata learned a lot from Maarten Paes (Instagram/@nadeowinata).

The Borneo FC goalkeeper, Nadeo Argawinata, has completed his task of assisting the Indonesian national team in the second match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round. When he returned to the club, Nadeo expressed the impression that he could be a team with the main goalkeeper of the Indonesian national team, Maarten Paes.

Instead of competing in defending the Garuda Squad, Nadeo said that while he was in the Indonesian national team he learned a lot from the Dallas FC goalkeeper.

On the agenda of the Indonesian national team in the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification against Saudi Arabia and Australia, Nadeo became one of the goalkeepers who was called up with Maarten Paes and Ernando Ari Sutaryadi.

However, Nadeo did not play in the two matches. The opportunity to play was given to Maarten Paes, who was answered with a brilliant performance while holding back the draw between Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Even so, Nadeo feels that he still gets lessons from this agenda. Moreover, he also had the opportunity to train with Maarten Paes in preparation before appearing.

"I am one of the lucky players because I was able to study with him (Maarten Paes) in a team in the Indonesian national team," Nadeo said as quoted from the Borneo FC YouTube on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

"I think there are so many, we learn from each other and can take a lot of experience from him too. I don't think there's anything wrong with us learning from anyone and hopefully we can give positive results for me personally and the Borneo FC team," said Nadeo.

Meanwhile, Paes' slick performance with the Indonesian national team actually made the situation more difficult for Ernando and Nadeo. The reason is, the chances of the two playing are fairly thin.

Even so, Paes' presence with his quality is a blessing for Ernando and Nadeo. Both of them can gain knowledge and compete in a healthy manner with Paes to fight for a place in the main team of the Indonesian national team.