STORY ayah Nathan Tjoe-A-On interesting to review. It turns out he is the son of a former American Football player.
As is known, the name Nathan Tjoe-A-On has recently been widely discussed by supporters U-23 Indonesian National Team. This cannot be separated from his performance and struggle to bring the Garuda Muda squad to the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup.
(Nathan Tjoe-A-On goes back and forth between Netherlands-Qatar-Netherlands-Qatar in one week. (Photo: PSSI)
Nathan Tjoe-A-On came to Qatar to strengthen the Indonesian U-23 National Team in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. Having just arrived in Qatar in the morning, this SC Heerenveen player immediately played on the first matchday against the Qatar U-23 National Team in the evening. .
After that, he always appeared as a starter and showed brilliant performances in the midfield for the U-23 Indonesian National Team. Entering the quarter-finals, Nathan Tjoe-A-On returned to the club because his permit had expired.
However, with the enthusiasm and help of PSSI, he was finally allowed by SC Heerenveen to return to Qatar. He also showed another good performance and successfully led Indonesia to beat the South Korean U-23 National Team via a penalty shootout after previously drawing 2-2 in normal time and extra time.
However, who would have thought, behind Nathan Tjoe-A-On’s slick performance and struggles, this left-back player does not have football blood from his parents. Instead of being a footballer, his father is a former American Football player.
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Because American Football is not a popular sport in the Netherlands, Nathan Tjoe-A-On was advised by his father to choose more advanced football. Moreover, since childhood Nathan Tjoe-A-On really likes football.
(Nathan Tjoe shines with the U-23 Indonesian National Team. (Photo: Instagram/@nathantjoeaon)
“My father used to play American Football. But, when I was little, I always asked to play football and every day I played football in front of the house. From there I liked playing football and after that I continued playing football,” said Nathan Tjoe- A-On quotes from Yussa Nugraha’s YouTube channel, Monday (29/04/2024).
“No (ever tried American Football) because my father said football was more advanced in the Netherlands and he saw that I also liked playing football,” said the 22 year old footballer.
Nearby, Nathan Tjoe-A-On will return to strengthen the Indonesian U-23 national team in the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup against Uzbekistan U-23. This will be a very difficult match for the Garuda Muda squad.
However, with the existing squad composition and Shin Tae-yong’s tactics, the U-23 Indonesian National Team will certainly provide fierce resistance and have the potential to win the match.
It was interesting to watch Nathan Tjoe-A-On’s performance in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup semifinal match between the Indonesian U-23 vs Uzbekistan U-23 National Team at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Monday (29/4/2024) at 21.00 WIB.