Justin Hubner has Indonesian blood from his grandfather, Ferdinand Rudolf Hubner - who was born in Makassar. Justin Hubner was born on September 14, 2003, and currently plays for the English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Justin Hubner (center) takes the oath to become an Indonesian citizen.
The 20-year-old centre-back was born in the Netherlands and has represented the country at Under-19 and Under-20 level. He is currently captain of the Under-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers and is expected to be an important factor in strengthening the Indonesian national team's defence. Before Justin Hubner, the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) has completed the naturalization of four other European players: Jordi Amat, Sandy Walsh, Shayne Pattynama and Rafael Struick. They have also made their debuts for the Indonesian national team.
After becoming an Indonesian citizen, Justin Hubner said he was very happy and excited to go through the stages of the naturalization process. "Today is a great day and I am in good shape. I want to thank the president of PSSI as well as the government of this country. I feel very happy. I am ready to dedicate everything to this country and I am very excited to join the team in the upcoming training session, the nearest one is the 2023 Asian Cup. Hopefully we can achieve the best results in that tournament and want to bring Indonesia to the 2026 World Cup," Justin Hubner shared.
According to the Indonesian press, the appearance of Justin Hubner will create competition in the central defense position of coach Shin Tae-yong's team. The two naturalized central defenders, Jordi Amat and Elkan Baggott, have been the most used by the Korean coach in the Garuda squad (nickname of the Indonesian team) over the past two years.
Justin Hubner (No. 10) is likely to attend the 2023 Asian Cup Finals with Indonesia.
Suara newspaper commented that if called up, Justin Hubner will likely be selected to play in the starting lineup with Jordi Amat or Elkan Baggott (1.93 m tall), who is playing for Ipswich Town Club in the English Second Division.
According to the plan, the Indonesian team will have a training trip in Türkiye from December 20 to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup finals in Qatar in January, where they will be in the same group with Japan, Iraq and Vietnam. After the 2023 Asian Cup finals, Indonesia will continue to prepare for the next round of Group F of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup taking place in March next year. In which, Indonesia will meet Vietnam twice. The archipelago team will host the Vietnamese team on March 21, then travel to My Dinh Stadium 5 days later. The second qualifying round will end in June 2024, in which the Indonesian team will play 2 home matches against Iraq and the Philippines respectively.
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