Calvin Verdonk admitted that he was curious to have experience appearing in the Indonesian national team under the direction of the new coach, Patrick Kluiver.
Kluivert was appointed to replace Shin Tae-yong in the midst of the Garuda Squad's struggle in the Third Round of 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Verdonk, who previously had often won trust from Shin Tae-yong, will experience a different experience when he is trained by Kluiver.
Regarding that, Verdonk even admitted that he was interested. He doesn't at all feel nervous or worried. You see, he already has experience playing with footballers who have big names in the Netherlands.
"I'm very curious. He has a big name, but in football, you'll get used to it."
"In Feyenoord I played with Dirk Kuyt and Robin Van Persie," Verdonk said as quoted by ForzaNEC, quoted Thursday, February 20, 2025.
"I never thought, 'Wow, I played with these people'. Maybe that will happen when I'm older," said the NEC player Nijmegen.
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If there are no injury problems, Verdonk will have a big chance of being called Kluiver when the Indonesian national team undergoes the 2026 World Cup Qualification continued match in March 2025 against Australia and Bahrain.
The position of left-back of the Indonesian national team recently has indeed belonged to Verdok. The 27-year-old player removed a number of names, such as Pratama Arhan, Edo Febriansyah, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, and Shayne Pattynama.
So far, Verdonk has even packed seven caps with the Indonesian national team. He was recorded as making his debut on June 11, 2024.
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