Indonesia national team is about to have a naturalized central defender playing in the Premier League

In the match between Arsenal and Wolverhampton, on the bench of the away team appeared defender Justin Hubner. This player was registered by coach Gary O'Neil to play in the situation where Wolverhampton was missing a series of stars due to suspension and injury. However, the central defender born in 2003 has not had the opportunity to play.

Jason Hubner's appearance in the Wolverhampton squad has attracted a lot of attention from Southeast Asia. He is the player that the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) has contacted, discussing the issue of naturalization to call up for the national team of the archipelago country.

Justin Hubner was called up to the Netherlands U20 team earlier this year. This shows the quality of the central defender born in 2003. His father is Indonesian. Hubner was born in the Netherlands and grew up in the youth academy of the local team FC Den Bosch.

In 2020, Hubner joined Wolverhampton's youth team. At the end of 2022, he was signed by the team playing in the Premier League with a new contract until 2025. This season, he appeared on the bench of the Wolverhampton first team.

This is the reason why Indonesian fans are waiting for any information related to Justin Hubner's naturalization process. In April 2023, the naturalization of this midfielder seemed to have reached a dead end. Indonesian press revealed that he had skipped two meetings with the Indonesian People's Representative Council. At the same time, the young midfielder demanded 1 million USD to agree to choose to play for the Indonesian national team.

However, the problem is being solved. Bola reported that Justin Hubner will soon return to his hometown to complete the necessary procedures to soon obtain Indonesian citizenship. This is an important addition to the Indonesian team as they do not have many good central defenders.

In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Indonesia was in the same group as Iraq, the Philippines and Vietnam. The team lost 1-5 to Iraq and drew 1-1 with the Philippines after the first two matches.