Hamzah has been rewarded for a bright start to the season with Persipura Jayapura while Gonzales, a Uruguayan national, has opted to play for Indonesia after going through a naturalisation programme. Gonzales adds more firepower to a line-up that includes regular strikers Bambang Pamungkas and Boaz Solossa.
He began his professional career in Indonesia in 2003 and made an immediate impact by topping the scoring table with 27 goals while helping PSM Makassar to a second-place finish in the league. Currently, he plays for Persib.
Indonesia are finalising details for three more warm-up matches ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup. They have penciled in friendlies against AFF Suzuki Cup qualifiers the Philippines on November 16, Hong Kong on November 21 and Chinese Taipei three days later.
The Indonesians, who have never won the Asean Championship, host three-time champions Thailand, Malaysia and Laos in Group A from December 1-8.
Indonesia's preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Markus Horison (Persib Bandung), Ferry Rotinsulu (Sriwijaya FC), Kurnia Meiga (Arema Indonesia), Made Wirawan (Persiba Balikpapan)
Defenders: Zulkifly Syukur (Arema), Benny Wahyudi (Arema), Ricardo Salampessy (Persipura), Nova Arianto, Maman Abdurahman (Persib), Hamka Hamzah (Persipura), Yesaya Desnam (Persiwa), M Roby (Persisam), M Nasuha (Persija), Slamet Riyadi (Persela), M Ridwan (Sriwijaya)
Midfielders: Arif Suyono (Sriwijaya), Tony Sucipto (Persija), Firman Utina (Sriwijaya), Eka Ramdani (Persib), Ahmad Bustomi (Arema), Hariono (Persib), Johan Juansyah (Persijap), Oktovianus Maniani (Sriwijaya), Oktavianus (Persija)
Forwards: Christian Gonzales (Persib), Irfan Bachdim (Persema), Boaz Solossa (Persipura), Bambang Pamungkas (Persija), Yongki Aribowo (Arema), Budi Sudarsono (Sriwijaya).
from affsuzuki.com
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