French Media Reveals Reason Calvin Verdok Was Crossed Out Of Lille Squad Against PSG

Calvin Verdonk was absent when Lille hosted PSG not due to injury (Instagram/@c.verdonk).

JAKARTA - French media, Le Petit Lillois, revealed the reason there is no Calvin Verdok's name on the LOSC Lille squad list when hosting PSG.

Verdonk's absence has been widely linked to the agenda of the Indonesian national team in the Fourth Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification.

The Lille vs PSG meeting is the agenda for the seventh week of Ligue 1 2025/2026 which will take place Monday, October 6, 2025, early morning WIB and end 1-1. However, in that match Lille coach Bruno Genesio did not bring Verdok, who in the previous match was performing brilliantly.

Quoted on Monday, October 6, 2025, Le Petit Lilloism said that Verdok's absence from the match was purely the coach's tactic, not because of the player's bad condition.

Sources also explained a number of names that Genesio did not include due to injuries, but that there was no Verdink in it.

"Players who are absent by Marc-Aurele Caillard, Ousmane Toure, Alexandro (injury), Marius Broholm, Calvin Verdok, Andre Gomes, Maxima Goffi (train decision)," wrote Le Petit Lillois.

Calvin Verdonk has defended Lille several times. However, this time he dropped from the squad to fight PSG because Lille's main left-back had returned.

Romain Perraud, who was previously sidelined due to injury, was replaced by Verdonk. Even the player of Indonesian-Dutch descent had started several times with Lille because Romain Perraud had to pull over.

However, Lille coach Bruno Genesio did not include Verdok in the squad to face PSG. He chose Perraud who had recovered from injury.

For your information, even after Lille faced PSG, Calvin Verdink will certainly move closer to the Indonesian national team. The reason is, currently the Garuda squad is undergoing preparations to face the 2026 World Cup Qualification Fourth Round.

The Indonesian national team is scheduled to face Saudi Arabia and Iraq on October 8 and 11, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The presence of Calvin Verdok is certainly very important for the Indonesian national team who are chasing tickets to the 2026 World Cup.

For this reason, with the news from French media, this could be good news because Calvin Verdink's disappearance was not due to an injury.

The problem is, the left-back is still needed by the Garuda squad to face two important matches of the Indonesian national team later.