The source of players including Malaysian -based people who are playing abroad and some foreign soldiers play football in the Malaysian league is eligible for naturalization.
According to the Malaysian press, there are 3 players of the “foreign soldier” group ready to play for the Malaysian team, two strikers Bergson Da Silva, Jordan Mintah and midfielder Manuel Hidalgo.
Bergson Da Silva is an excellent player of Johor Darul Ta’zim Club. In the four seasons attached to the team, the 34 -year -old has become the best goalscorer in the history of Johor Darul Ta’zim. He scored 140 goals after 136 matches (statistics from Transfermarkt). Born in Brazil, Bergson Da Silva used to wear U.20 team in 2010. However, he still could not play for the Malaysian team due to FIFA’s regulations, so it was not until March 226 to meet the 5 -year residence conditions in Malaysia to be transferred.
Sumareh (right) is still the pillar of the Malaysian team
Meanwhile, the Ghana Jordan Mintah striker has recently completed the naturalization procedures. The player born in 1995 has not been named on the concentrated list in March, but is likely to participate in the next military association.
In addition, in the list of Malaysian teams, there are still a series of naturalized players who have recruited over the past few years such as Romel Morales (Colombia), Mohamadou Sumareh (Gambia), NATXO Insa (Spain), Enrick (Brazil), Noa Laine (Finland), Paulo Josué (Brazil).
Malaysia surprised
There was a big surprise on this concentration list of Malaysia’s team, the appearance of 39 -year -old midfielder NATXO Insa. This player was born in Spain and matured at Valencia Football Academy. Insa played 20 matches in La Liga for Valencia (2006-2007 season), Villarreal (2010-2011) and Celta Vigo (2012-2013). He experienced the majority of his career in the First Division of Spain, with 244 matches, for teams
B Valencia, B Villarreal, Celta Vigo, Zaragoza, Alcorcon and Levante. Insa also went to Türkiye to play for Antalyaspor for a season, 2013-2014. From 2017 to the present, he played for the strongest club in Malaysia – Johor Darul Ta’Zim.
In March 2018, Insa debuted in a friendly match of Mongolia 2-2, but the coach was then Tan Cheng Hoe did not respect him. It was not until June 2023 that Insa was summoned for the second time, then attended the Asian Cup 2023 under Kim Pan-Gon. However, the performance in the defeat of Bahrain 0-1 made him heavily criticized by Malaysian fans. Therefore, the new Australian coach of the Malaysian team Peter Cklamovski called the 39 -year -old player to recruit made Malaysian fans surprised.
During the recent press meeting, coach Peter CKLAMOVSKI said that to raise the Malaysian team, it is necessary to improve the quality of the Malaysian national championship, because this is the foundation to provide players for the team.
“Looking at the data, the Malaysian league is very inferior. The actual play time is less, while the” dead ball “time is too much (because the player intentionally the time or the physical strength, the walking, the dispute …). That means the matches are slow, not attractive. What needs to be improved, “CKLAMOVSKI coach pointed out.
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