Holiday Ayo - Many are curious about how players who play for the Indonesian National Team receive compensation when they are called up to strengthen the team. 

As supporters of the Indonesian National Team, of course there is curiosity about whether these players receive a salary or just pocket money when they play under Shin Tae-yong's direction in various events such as the SEA Games, World Cup Qualifications, or other international tournaments.

On several occasions, Indonesian national team players have been called up from League 1 clubs and also from abroad.

These call-ups do not usually last throughout the year as international matches are not as busy as club leagues. 

Here, a big question arises: are they also paid when they fulfill the call to defend the Indonesian National Team?

In comparison, national team players in European countries, especially in events such as the 2018 World Cup, receive large incentives. 

FIFA is offering a prize of USD 400 million or around IDR 6.4 trillion to the countries participating in the World Cup, with the distribution of incentives depending on the achievements of each team. 

Kylian Mbappe, for example, reportedly receives IDR 347 million per match. Even so, some of the world's top players choose to donate their earnings from the national team to charities.

If you look at the situation in Europe, the same thing is also applied in Indonesia. Indonesian national team players receive a salary, although it only lasts as long as they train and compete.

So, even though their salaries are not as big as at the club, there are still financial rewards received by the Indonesian national team players.

Apart from that, players also receive additional bonuses when they successfully achieve certain targets, as happened with the Indonesian U23 National Team when they won a gold medal at the 2023 SEA Games after beating Thailand in the final. 

This is the Indonesian National Team's first gold achievement in football in 32 years.

At that time, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani had prepared a budget of IDR 275 billion as a form of appreciation for the athletes who succeeded in donating medals to Indonesia. 

The Indonesian national team is also certain to receive a big bonus from PSSI if they succeed in performing well in other events such as the AFF Cup, Asian Cup and World Cup Qualification.

Through social media, a user who claimed to have close acquaintances in the Indonesian National Team leaked information regarding the salaries received by players.

"The more often he is in the starting line-up, the higher the nominal salary he gets. (70–200 million per month)," said an anonymous account on Quora.

He continued, “The more goals he scores is directly proportional to his nominal salary. For assist givers, it is also the same, but the nominal value is not as high as goal scorers (Per goal 10 million, per assist 5 million)."

Further information from this source also explains that famous and influential players will get bigger payouts due to their status as "stars".  

"Players who are increasingly famous and have a star aura will definitely have a high salary. Not to mention he gets a salary outside the field. Advertisement stars, for example," he added.