Suara.com – Two Indonesian National Team defenders, Sandy Walsh and Shayne Pattynama have the potential to elbow each other when KAS Eupen faces KV Mechelen in the 2023-2024 Belgian League, Sunday (4/2/2024).
This duel between two fellow Indonesian national team players could take place after Shayne Pattynama officially joined KAS Eupen on Friday (2/2/2024) early morning WIB.
The Indonesian-Dutch defender has been contracted by the top caste club in the Belgian League for a period of 2.5 years until June 30 2026.
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Interestingly, Shayne has the potential to make his debut with KAS Eupen when his team faces KV Mechelen which is defended by Sandy Walsh.
Seeing this potential, Sandy Walsh is excited and can't wait to meet his colleagues in the Garuda squad this weekend.
“See you Sunday, friend,” wrote Sandy Walsh in the comments column of Shayne Pattynama after being announced as the new KAS Eupen player.
Shayne Pattynama while defending the Indonesian National Team (transfermarkt)
While Shayne is still waiting for his debut opportunity, Sandy Walsh has returned to the KV Mechelen squad after defending the Indonesian national team in the 2023 Asian Cup.
Sandy Walsh appeared when KV Mechelen faced the top Belgian League team, Anderlecht on Friday (2/2/2024) early morning WIB. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Sandy Walsh appeared for 87 minutes in the match and had to receive a yellow card after committing a foul in the 58th minute.
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The presence of Shayne Pattynama at KAS Eupen has increased the number of Indonesian national team players in the Belgian League.
Apart from Sandy Walsh, one Indonesian national team player who also has a career in the Belgian League is Marselino Ferdinan.
The difference is, Marselino is now strengthening KMSK Deinze, a team competing in the second caste of the Belgian League in the 2023-2024 season.