Profile Of Persija Foreign Players, Has Competed In The Champions League And Europa
YOGYAKARTA - Persija Jakarta foreign players are quite a scourge for competing opposing clubs. Persija has filled their four foreign player quotas in the 2022-2023 Liga 1 competition.
Foreign players from Persija Jakarta come from countries in Europe and the Middle East. The last foreign player to join the team nicknamed the Kemayoran type is Abdullah Yusuf Helal from Bahrain country.
The four foreign players have never had a career in Indonesia. Now they are raising the hopes of the team and Jakmania to become champions of the competition. The following is the profile of four foreign players from Persija.
Hanno Behrens is the proud midfielder of the Kemayoran Tigers. The 32-year-old and 188 cm tall man came from Germany. Hanno had a career in a soccer competition in his country before moving to Persija.
Hanno Behrens played for Hansa Rostock as his last club before leaving for Indonesia. The club competed in a 2-bundesliga competition or a second divide of the German league. His one-season career at Hansa Rostock was pretty good, scoring six goals and six assists from 30 matches.
Another Persija foreign player is Ondrej Kudela. The player who is in the center-back position comes from the Czechs. Ondrej is 182 and is currently 35 years old. Ondrej is an experienced defender who has played in the Champions League and Europa League.
Before moving to Persija, Ondrej Kudela last played at the Slavia Prague club which entered the group F of the 2019-2022 Champions League. In this competition, he appeared against Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Borussia Dortmund.
Ondrej also has the status of a Czech national team player. He performed with the Czechs in the 2022-2023 UEFA Nations League. Some of the clubs he has played for include Slovako, Sparta Prague, SK Kladno, Mlada Boleslav, Slovan Liberec, Ordabasy, and Slavia Prague.
Persija's next foreign leader is Michael Krmencik. Michale is from the Czech Republic who joined Persija when he was coached by Thomas Doll. The tall player with a height of 191 cm and 29 years old is playing in a striking position.
Michael Krmencik is an striker who has experience playing in the top caste of the Belgian, Czech and Greek Leagues. Michael has experienced the atmosphere of competitions for European clubs in the Champions League, UEFA Conference League, and Europa League.
Before defending Persija, Michael played with Slavia Prague in the Gambius League or the Czech League 1 Rep. He performed brilliantly with Slavia Prague with seven goals and five assists from 22 matches.
Michael also has experience defending the Rep national team. The Czechs have been easy since they became senior players. He has played with the Czech national team 35 times and managed to score nine goals.
The latest foreign player or the last to join Persija is Abdulla Yusuf Helal. He played with the Kemayoran Tigers for the 2022-2023 Liga 1 competition. The player from Bahrain is in the position of an attacker. Abdulla is 29 years old and has a height of 194 cm, only like Michael Krmencik.
Abdulla's football career started from playing in his country. At that time, he defended East Riffa (2014-2017) and Al-Muharraq (2017-2018). Then in the 2018-2019 season, Abdulla played in the Czech Republic for several big clubs.
Abdulla defended Bohemians 1905 in the Fortuna League or the Czech Republic's highest caste league. Then he played for Slovan Liberec and Slavia Prague. Abdulla did not only appear in competitions in the Czechs. He also felt the atmosphere of the match in the Champions League and the European League.
Those are the foreign players of Persija who appear in Liga 1 2022-2023. The players are quite feared by the opposing team because they have experience and are good at playing the ball.
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