However, upon meeting with the Indonesian football authorities, he learned that in order to be able to represent Indonesia, he must earn Indonesian citizenship and give up his Dutch citizenship, as Indonesia does not allow dual citizenship.
Namun, setelah pertemuan dengan otoritas sepak bola Indonesia, ia mengetahui bahwa untuk dapat mewakili Indonesia, ia harus mendapatkan kewarganegaraan Indonesia dan melepas kewarganegaraan Belanda-nya, karena Indonesia tidak mengizinkan kewarganegaraan ganda.