January 29 What are the benefits of being a professional player?
Worry about food and clothing?
Get a good money income?
…or maybe you can become “Island Tycoon”?
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According to the “Marca” newspaper, a former La Liga player has been naturalized by Indonesia, and he has also become the owner of an island in the country.
The player’s name is Jordi Amat. He was born in 1992 as a central defender and can also play a defensive midfielder.
Amat was born in Barcelona. He started his professional career with his hometown team Espanyol. He has played for Vallecano, Betis, Swansea City, Eupen of Belgium and other teams. He is currently playing for Johor, Malaysia.
Amat’s great-grandmother was an Indonesian. Relying on this blood relationship, he was naturalized by Indonesia in November last year and played in the ASEAN Cup held at the end of last year, helping the Indonesian team beat Cambodia 2-1.
It is worth mentioning that Amat is currently the rajá of Siau Island in Indonesia, and the word rajá means princes and nobles in Indonesia.
His maternal great-grandfather was Rajá of Siau Island.
Indonesia is known as the “land of ten thousand islands”, with more than 17,000 islands, and there are currently more than 70 rajás in the country.
However, in Amat’s view, this title does not make him have any unrealistic fantasies, “When I was young, my grandmother said that I was actually the crown prince, but she also thought it was just a story.
Life won’t change much. My mission now is to do things for the people, to contribute to the people, and there’s a lot to do on the island.”