In the match against U23 Brunei in the opening match of the 2025 U23 Southeast Asian Championship, Jens Raven scored the 5th goal for U23 Indonesia in the 33rd minute.
Immediately after that, the 19-year-old striker performed the "Aura farming" dance (also known as caring for the honor) on the field, attracting the attention of the audience and the media.
"I just want to keep a promise to my relatives, that if I score, I will dance like that," Raven shared at the press conference after the match at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on the evening of July 15.
However, this action made head coach Donald Vanenburg unhappy. The Dutch strategist frankly warned his students: "I don't want to see that again. If he had celebrated like that, I would not have let him play. I'm very serious."
The dance Aura Farming originated from a traditional boat racing festival in Indonesia, and spread widely on TikTok after the boy Rayyan Arkan Dhika performed it on a moving boat.
From a folk cultural feature, this dance has become a global phenomenon, imitated by many famous sports stars such as PSG players or MotoGP racer Marc Marquez.
Thanks to his unique performance, Arkan Dhika himself was later selected as a tourism ambassador and received a scholarship from the Indonesian Government.
Returning to Raven, this player had an impressive debut when scoring 6 goals against Brunei, including a successful penalty. Despite a cramps at the end of the match and having to leave the field early, the striker from Indonesia - Netherlands confirmed that the condition was not serious.
He just joined Bali United at the beginning of the year and has scored 8 goals after 17 appearances for the Indonesian U19 and U20 teams. He also contributed greatly to the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship.
In the next match, U23 Indonesia will face U23 Philippines on July 18.
