Indonesia aims for 1 new naturalization: the 23-year-old Spanish Second Division star is qualified and just won Ronaldo!

Indonesia's naturalization list has a new goal, and this time it is a new star directly targeting the Spanish Second Division. Indonesian media "Futboll" reported that 23-year-old central defender Chirino, who is currently playing for Almeria, is qualified to represent the Indonesian national team. His grandparents are from the Malugu Islands. His family is currently distributed in Jakarta, Ambon, Saparua and Ihamahu. He has visited Indonesia many times in the past, and his last time he returned to China was in 2018. The first highlight of

is Cirino's value and potential. He just transferred from Castellion to Almeria this summer, with the transfer fee reaching 2 million euros. You should know that for a defender, this price is already quite considerable in the Spanish Second Division, which is enough to show that Almeria highly recognizes his ability and development space. As a 23-year-old central defender, he has many conditions such as height, confrontation, and ball-taking ability, and is expected to gain a foothold in the Spanish arena in the future. The second detail is his head-on performance on the field. In a friendly match not long ago, he came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, helping Almeria win against Cristiano Ronaldo's Riyadh 3-2. Although this victory is a warm-up nature, defeating opponents with stars such as Ronaldo and Mane has given players additional exposure. No wonder the Indonesian media immediately linked him to the national team's naturalization. The third realistic problem is his competition in Indonesia. In the past two years, Indonesia has naturalized many European defenders, including Elkan Bagout, Jodi Amat and others, which has greatly improved the hardness and level of the defense line. If Chirino joins the Indonesian national team at this time, he may not be able to occupy the main position immediately. However, considering his age advantage and the high-level confrontation in the Segunda League, he is still likely to become a long-term core candidate for Indonesia's defense in the future.

Indonesia's naturalization strategy in recent years is continuing to deepen, expanding from Southeast Asian mixed-race players to direct introduction of young players who are systematically trained in Europe. Cilino's case shows that they are no longer satisfied with making up for their shortcomings, but hope to form internal competition in every position to increase the overall lineup thickness. For other Asian competitors, this means that Indonesia's lineup update speed and strength improvement may be faster than the outside world imagined.