Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Elkan Baggott suddenly became the main topic of discussion or trending on social media on Wednesday (23/10). What is it?
The appearance of Elkan’s name at the top of popular discussion X or Twitter on Wednesday (23/10) afternoon, sparked big questions. The reason is, the 22 year old player has been absent from the Indonesian national team for a long time.
Speculation has emerged, including about the chances of Elkan Baggott being called up again by the Indonesian national team after a long absence.
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After investigating, Elkan Baggott became trending because the official Instagram of the Indonesian National Team wished Baggott a happy birthday via Instastory.
“Birthday Boy,” said the Indonesian National Team’s Instastory upload, including a photo and biodata of Elkan Baggott.
The Indonesian National Team’s Instagram routinely posts happy birthdays to players who have been called up to the Garuda squad. The age group and women’s national teams are no exception.
However, the upload of the Indonesian National Team account this time is in the spotlight. Because the photo of Elkan is displayed wearing the latest Indonesian National Team jersey produced by Erspo apparel.
“Congratulations on getting older, Big Elkan Baggott. Don’t you miss scoring goals with a header and then celebrating with the Indonesian National Team?” wrote one netizen.
“Is this really Elkan using Erspo? Still waiting for Elkan Baggott to make a comeback,” said another netizen.
Elkan is no longer on the list of Indonesian national team players in the 2026 World Cup Qualifications allegedly due to disciplinary action in May 2024.
[Gambas:Instagram]
The Ipswich player, who is on loan at Blackpool, did not respond to STY’s call to defend the Indonesian U-23 national team to face Guinea in the Paris 2024 Olympic Playoff match on May 9 2024.
At that time, Elkan Baggott’s presence was really needed by the U-23 Indonesian National Team because they had to lose Rizky Ridho who was given a red card. However, Elkan did not respond to coach Shin Tae Yong‘s call.
Shin Tae Yong on several occasions explained that the Elkan Baggot problem was quite sensitive. He did not want to go into detail and instead waited for Elkan to speak to the public.
[Gambas:Video CNN]
(jun/ptr)
