The most expensive Vietnamese-blooded player in history and the dream of the 2026 World Cup

Ibrahim Maza was born in Berlin, Germany; he started his career at the club in this country. He made his debut for Hertha's reserve team in 2022 and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2023.

Maza is 1m77 tall, his main position is attacking midfielder but when needed, he can play well as a winger or striker. This season, after 26 appearances for Hertha, this player with Vietnamese blood has scored 5 goals and had 5 assists.

According to the regulations, this 20-year-old striker can play for 3 national teams: Germany, Algeria and Vietnam. Finally, Ibrahim decided to play for his father's Algerian national team. Perhaps this was Ibrahim's wise choice because although he is only 20 years old, he has been highly regarded in this team.

Maza (number 24) plays for the Algeria national team

Currently, this Vietnamese-origin player is valued at 12 million Euros by the transfer website Transfermarkt; the highest figure ever for a Vietnamese-origin player. Maza's price is 17 times higher than striker Nguyen Xuan Son (700 thousand Euros).

Maza played for the German U18 team. In October 2024, he made his debut for the Algeria national team. On March 26, 2025, Maza played again in the match between Algeria and Mozambique. The victory helped Algeria maintain the top position in Group G with 14 points, 3 points more than Mozambique and gain an advantage in the race for a direct ticket to the biggest football festival on the planet.

According to FIFA's allocation, Africa has 9 direct places in the final round and 1 place in the Intercontinental play-off round; the top 9 teams in 9 groups will get direct tickets. If the North African team finishes the qualifying round in first place, this 20-year-old player will participate in the 2026 World Cup.

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