The 2024 AFF Cup marks a very important milestone when the Vietnamese team uses a naturalized player for the first time in 15 years. Yesterday afternoon, Nguyen Xuan Son arrived at the headquarters of the Vietnamese team, starting a memorable journey in his career. Previously, Phan Van Santos, Dinh Hoang La or Huynh Kesley Alves were naturalized players who were lucky enough to wear the Vietnamese team's shirt.
Another person who is very eager to play for the S-shaped strip of land is Hoang Vu Samson - a striker of Nigerian origin. He came to Vietnam in 2007 and officially received Vietnamese citizenship at the end of 2013, after more than 5 years of living and working. When the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) started the plan to use naturalized players, Samson was already old.
Hoang Vu Samson is still playing well at the age of 36.
This star was born in 1988 and will be 36 years old when the AFF Cup 2024 takes place. However, his number of goals and assists this season is higher than that of young strikers such as Van Toan, Vi Hao, Thanh Binh or Tuan Hai. Last season, he even scored 13 goals and had 1 assist for his teammate while playing for Quang Nam Club.
Hoang Vu Samson scored a total of 219 goals in V.League up to the end of the match in round 9 between Quang Nam and Hanoi. Nguyen Van Quyet - the domestic player with the most goals only scored 117 goals. Nguyen Xuan Son scored 71 goals after more than 5 years playing in Vietnam.
In fact, coach Kim Sang-sik's decision not to call up Hoang Vu Samson is understandable. He is old and has difficulty coping with high intensity. But in a cup tournament where efficiency is highly valued, Hoang Vu Samson can still bring his own value.
However, many experts believe that Hoang Vu Samson is not suitable for the playing philosophy and operation of the Vietnamese team of the Korean coach. In particular, Mr. Kim pays great attention to the stability of the system, and gradually eliminates veterans who are not physically fit and young players who were highly valued under Troussier but have not made an impression in recent times. Therefore, Hoang Vu Samson cannot be a special exception at this time.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-lang-phi-cau-thu-nhap-tich-ghi-219-ban-ar911741.html
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