FORMER Swansea ace Jordi Amat, who played for all of Spain’s age groups, is now a prince of Indonesia.
Amat was born in the Catalan district of Canet de Mar in 1992 and enjoyed an impressive LaLiga career that saw him play for the likes of Espanyol, Rayo Vallecano and Real Betis.
Jordi Amat played for Swansea and all of Spain’s age groupsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Jordi Amat switched his allegiance to Indonesia where he has been crowned princeCredit: Getty
The centre-back also played for Spain‘s Under-16s to Under-21s age group but never made it to the senior team throughout his 14-year career.
But the 30-year-old will no longer have to worry about that as he switched his allegiance to Indonesia last July through his grandmother’s heritage.
Amat told MARCA: “It is a process that seemed to have taken more than expected, although in the end it only took a year.
“For other colleagues, for example, it ended up taking seven years to obtain nationalisation.
“I have been international for Spain in all the lower categories, but I always knew about the possibility of becoming an Indonesian national through my grandmother.
“Last year, while I was at Eupen , I valued the option and we began the negotiations.”
Amat also found out he has royal heritage as his grandmother is the princess of Siau and his great-great-grandfather was the Rajah of Siau
That effectively makes the ex-Premier League ace a crown prince of his new country, which he currently represents in the AFF Cup.
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Amat added: “My grandmother told me a story when I was little that I was the crown prince of a region of Indonesia and now we are waiting for them to give me the document to be able to certify the title.”
The Johor Darul Ta’zim ace joined Swansea in 2013 and spent five years in Wales where he amassed a total of 72 appearances.