Eliano Reijnders Completes Persib Bandung's International Team

BANDUNG, KOMPAS - Persib Bandung has the opportunity to play with all players who have international experience this season. Most recently, Persib has brought in right-back Eliano Reijnders and Andrew Jung, a striker from France.

Reijnders is the next sensation from Persib's recruitment this season. The naturalized player from the Netherlands plays as a right-back, which is currently Persib's weakest point. The Indonesian national football team player will be with Persib for two years.

Persib Bandung Deputy CEO Adhitia Putra Herawan said Reijnders' experience and age would be very useful for Persib.

Adhitia is confident that the player handpicked by Coach Bojan Hodak will bring Persib back to success in domestic matches.

The younger brother of Manchester City player Tijani Reijnders will also boost Persib's confidence to advance further in the Asian arena this season. This season, Persib has qualified for the AFC Champions League 2.

Eliano previously joined PEC Zwolle, a team from the Netherlands, since 2018. He was briefly loaned to Jong Utrecht before moving to Persib. He will later join other former Dutch League players, such as Thom Haye and Marc Klok.

In addition to Reijnders, Persib has strengthened its attacking power by bringing in French striker, Andrew Jung. He has been contracted for two years and most recently played in the Greek Super League with OFI Crete.

Jung's experience in France is also extensive. He has represented Stade de Reims, Nancy, and Valenciennes.

With the arrival of Reijnders and Jung, Persib has international players with experience in all positions. The value of this defending champion of the Indonesian League has become the highest. According to Transfermarkt, the value of Persib Bandung reaches IDR 128.36 billion.

In addition to Haye, Reijnders, and Saddil Ramdani, Persib is reinforced by 11 foreign players from Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Wales, France, and even Iraq. They occupy positions as goalkeeper, defender, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, and forward.

Some arrivals necessitated the departure of several players. It is recorded that six players have been loaned to other teams in the BRI Super League 2025-2026.

Senior player Dedi Kusnandar is set to join Bhayangkara Presisi Lampung FC. The key defensive midfielder, who was instrumental in Persib's victory in the 2024 Liga Indonesia, has recently recovered from an injury.

Furthermore, forward Dimas Drajat will defend Malut United. He will join four former Persib players from last season, namely Ciro Alves, Tyrone del Pino, Gustavo Franca, and David da Silva.

Defender Henhen Herdiana has also been loaned out again. After joining Dewa United two seasons ago, he has now moved to Persik Kediri.

Left-back Zalnando's career hasn't been smooth sailing either. After being loaned to PSIS Semarang last season, he will now join Persita Tangerang.

Previously, at the beginning of the season, Persib had already loaned out two of its young players. Ferdiansyah to Semen Padang and Muhammad Adzikry moved to Persijap Jepara.

Hodak stated that the decision to loan players was made so that they could increase their playing time and experience. In addition, the loan is expected to help improve the players' performance after recovering from injuries.

"Dedi and Dimas need playing time after recovering from injury," said Hodak.