Nguyen Xuan Son is the nightmare of the Thai team at the AFF Cup 2024. This player scored 2 extremely important goals in the first leg of the final at Viet Tri Stadium, helping the Vietnamese team gain an advantage when beating Thailand with a score of 2-1.
That is why the Thai press is paying special attention to the naturalized force of the Vietnamese team. Chefpungbal newspaper has listed 9 naturalized players who can wear the "Golden Star Warriors" shirt in the near future.
They are defenders Kenneth Schmidt (Freiburg, 22 years old), Kyle Colonna (Hanoi FC, 25 years old), Jason Quang Vinh Pendant (CAHN Club, 27 years old), Tyler James Thai Crawford (Vancouver FC, 20 years old), midfielder Hendrio Araujo Da Silva (Nam Dinh, 30 years old), Pierre Lamothe (Hanoi FC, 27 years old), striker Geovane Magno (Hong Linh Ha Tinh, 30 years old), Geoffray Durbant (Fujairah, 32 years old) and Kaelin Nguyen (Wellington Olympic, 21 years old).
Among them, Hendrio and Geovane Magno are Brazilian players and are about to be eligible for Vietnamese citizenship like Nguyen Xuan Son. The remaining 7 names are all half-Vietnamese, like the two goalkeepers Dang Van Lam and Nguyen Filip.
In fact, in recent years, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia have all actively naturalized players with half-native blood to maximize the strength of their national teams. Even with players of Dutch origin in the squad, Indonesia has reached the Asian level and is capable of winning a ticket to the World Cup.
Recently, when asked about the plan to naturalize players, Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Anh Tu said: "The Vietnamese national team is always open to naturalized players, but youth training needs to be a top priority. Indonesia's massive naturalization has created loopholes and had a negative effect on domestic players.
At the AFF Cup 2024, Indonesia could not call up key players because the clubs did not release them. Looking at Indonesia, we should learn from experience. The whole world focuses on youth training and Vietnamese football cannot be different."
According to many sources, French-born defender Jason Quang Vinh Pendant is completing the process of naturalizing as a Vietnamese citizen and may soon play for the national team.
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