Suara.com – The Dutch midfielder of Indonesian descent who is currently playing for the Premier League club Crystal Palace, Jairo Riedewald, has actually faced two Indonesian League 1 clubs. The two teams are Persija Newsdelivers.com and Persib Bandung.
Jairo Riedewald, who currently has a career in the top caste of the Premier League, has in fact had a career connected with clubs from the country of his ancestors.
This happened when Jairo was still defending Ajax Amsterdam where he was included in the tour to Indonesia at the end of the 2013-2014 season.
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At that time, the player who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder was still very young, namely 17 years old.
With Ajax, he was placed as a fullback and was recorded as playing in five matches in the Eredivisie or the top caste of the 2013-2014 Dutch League.
In that season, Jairo Riedewald also played a role in Ajax Amsterdam's success in winning the Eredivisie title. At that time, Frank de Boer was still managing Ajax.
Crystal Palace midfielder, Jairo Riedewald (left). (GLYN KIRK / AFP)
After a successful season, Jairo and Ajax visited Indonesia on a pre-season tour. The Dutch giant club met Persija first.
Ajax faced Persija Newsdelivers.com in a trial match at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Senayan, Newsdelivers.com on 11 May 2014.
At that time, Ajax Amsterdam appeared dominant and beat the capital's proud club with a landslide score of 0-3.
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In this match, Jairo appeared as a starter at left wing back. He was replaced by Kenny Tete in the 68th minute.
Meanwhile, the Ajax versus Persib Bandung match took place on May 14 2014 at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung.
Jairo did not appear as a starter this time. He was only played by Frank de Boer in the second half in a match which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Jairo Riedewald is a footballer who has Indonesian blood from his grandmother. He even said that Indonesian culture was still maintained by his family.
This was discovered in an interview with his old club, Ajax, which was uploaded on May 2 2014.
“My grandmother is from Indonesia,” said Jairo.
“My mother is half Indonesian, and I myself am half Indonesian.”