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Striker Nguyen Xuan Son became the first naturalized player to play for the Vietnamese team to participate in the official tournament. Not disappointing expectations, the Brazilian-born striker “leveled” the 2024 AFF Cup with 7 goals and 2 assists, winning the title of top scorer and best player of the tournament after only 5 appearances.
Jason Quang Vinh in the shirt of Hanoi Police Club
Xuan Son’s success is like hitting two birds with one stone. The sincere heart and burning enthusiasm of the 27-year-old striker has proven that even though a player does not have Vietnamese blood, he can still love his homeland and dedicate himself to the national flag more than anyone.
At the same time, naturalized players can bring outstanding professional quality to the Vietnamese team to solve short-term goals. Vietnamese football does not need to answer the question of how much money must be spent on youth training to have a classy star like Xuan Son, when we have already cleared our minds to open our arms to naturalized players, before. are of Vietnamese origin (like Van Lam, Nguyen Filip), and now they are of foreign origin, with Xuan Son being the pioneer.
After Xuan Son, the Vietnamese team can welcome another star also born in 1997, defender Jason Quang Vinh. The Vietnamese-French player has a resume that no other Vietnamese star can touch. He used to play for France U.16 and U.18, played for 8 years in Ligue 2 (the second highest division in France), once wore the captain’s armband for Sochaux Club and was considered the best left back in the tournament. . When returning to Vietnam to play for Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) in August 2024, the 27-year-old player also set the goal of trying to play for the team. In the colors of the CAHN club, Jason Quang Vinh has affirmed his ability by holding a “hard” position on the left corridor. He has speed, technique, strength and thinking superior to domestic players, and will bring strength to the left wing of the Vietnamese team, which is lacking talent.
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After the appearance of Van Lam, Nguyen Filip or soon Jason Quang Vinh, the wave of overseas Vietnamese players returning home to contribute will help the Vietnamese team explore the “gold mine” that we have only touched a few times for a long time. not fully utilized. The policy for teams to use 1 overseas Vietnamese player (from the 2023 season) and now increased to 2 is a release valve, bringing the flow of talent from abroad to the V-League.
There have been outstanding faces such as Viktor Le, an overseas Vietnamese born in 2003, who played 7 matches for Ha Tinh Club this season. Kyle Colonna, an overseas Vietnamese American of the Hanoi team, has played 8 matches in the 2024 – 2025 V-League and is considered to be well-rounded. Hanoi Club is actively recruiting overseas Vietnamese, with Ryan Ha, Colonna, or recently Pierre Lamothe, players with mixed Vietnamese and Canadian blood. As for naturalized players of foreign origin, later this year Vietnamese football can welcome another player named Hendrio (after he has lived in Vietnam for 5 years), or Geovane, Janclesio are all qualified. naturalization lawsuit.
Xuan Son is very successful in the team shirt
“Xuan Son’s success has suggested a direction in the near future, using naturalized players will be a way to raise the level of the Vietnamese team. However, we do not import massively, but only import weak positions to solving the immediate goal. Naturalization is a general trend, we should not be left on the sidelines. V-League and the first class should open the door more widely for overseas Vietnamese forces to return to the country to contribute Developing internal resources (training young people, improving championship quality country), we need a strategy to use naturalization for each stage.
In addition, the AFF Cup has shown that the Vietnamese team is still suitable for counter-attacking defense. We cannot control or attack yet. Coach Kim Sang-sik has chosen a playing style that suits the Vietnamese team. But immediate goals such as the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers and 2030 World Cup qualifiers will require different characteristics: focusing on short-term preparation and then competing continuously. Therefore, the game plan and people must be different. Having more sources of naturalized players will help Mr. Kim have more options,” expert Doan Minh Xuong affirmed.
