On December 6, Filip Nguyen officially became a Vietnamese citizen. This information was also confirmed by the Hanoi Police Club. On the police team's homepage, the "goalkeeper" born in 1992 proudly shared: "I am Filip Nguyen. I am Vietnamese."
Thus, Filip Nguyen has achieved half of his dream. Possessing Vietnamese nationality is a necessary condition for the 31-year-old goalkeeper to be able to wear the Vietnamese national team shirt. However, the sufficient condition is that Filip Nguyen must be called by coach Troussier. The goalkeeper of the Hanoi Police Club only needs to wait for the call-up from the French coach.
Filip Nguyen officially has Vietnamese nationality, opening up the opportunity to wear the national team jersey
At this time, Filip Nguyen is eligible to be included in the preliminary list of the Vietnam national team. It is known that the deadline for the Vietnam Football Federation to send the preliminary list of players participating in the 2023 Asian Cup Finals to the tournament organizing committee is December 12.
Filip Nguyen is considered the goalkeeper with the best professional ability in the current V-League. The Vietnamese national team's defense system will be reinforced with the appearance of the goalkeeper currently playing for the Hanoi Police Club. Especially in the context that the Vietnamese national team will face strong opponents in the upcoming top Asian tournament. At the 2023 Asian Cup Finals (taking place in January 2024), Coach Troussier and his team will face the teams of Japan, Iraq and Indonesia.
Dang Van Lam will be "challenged" in the Vietnam national team
Besides, the number 1 goalkeeper of the Vietnamese team for many years, Dang Van Lam, will have another formidable opponent. In terms of expertise or physique, Filip Nguyen is not inferior to Van Lam. The goalkeeper currently playing for the Hanoi Police Club is even taller than Van Lam (1.91 m compared to 1.88 m).
But to be valued in the Vietnamese national team, the ability to integrate with the team is also an important factor for each player. In this regard, Filip Nguyen does not have the advantage of Dang Van Lam. Van Lam knows Vietnamese and has many years of playing for the national team, so his connection with his teammates will be higher. Meanwhile, Filip Nguyen is still trying to learn Vietnamese.
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