Syahrian Abimanyu who is also affectionately known as Abi, has officially signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) where he is the first Indonesian player that the Southern Tigers has took on since their rebranding exercise back in 2013.
Prior to this, JDT has shown to have a preference towards players from Singapore to fill the ASEAN slot in their team with four Singaporeans signing for the club since 2013 in Hariss Harun, Shahril Ishak, Baihakki Khaizan and Hafiz Sujad.
So this latest development brings about a change of tact for the 7-time Malaysia Super League champion with Abi's father, Rasiman revealing in an exclusive interview with Goal Indonesia that JDT has been tracking his son for a long time but the move was delayed because of Abi's injuries.