Coach Kim Sang-sik was right about Minh Khoa.

In the match where Vietnam beat Laos 5-0 on the evening of March 25 in Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa (middle) was the latest player to make his first appearance on the national team.

Before being called up to the Vietnam national team by coach Kim Sang-sik, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa was a mainstay in the Vietnam U23 team with 11 appearances since March 2022, and impressed when helping the team reach the quarterfinals of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship.

While still leading Binh Duong in 2024, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan once affirmed that Minh Khoa would one day be called up to the national team, capable of replacing his senior Do Hung Dung in midfield.

In the match against Laos, the midfielder born in 2001 fully demonstrated the qualities of a box-to-box central midfielder, covering the midfield, working hard and launching attacks at many distances.

At the post-match press conference, coach Kim Sang Sik said he was right to choose Minh Khoa and that the midfielder did well in his assigned tasks, promising to improve even more if given more time to understand the team's playing philosophy.

Vo Hoang Minh Khoa was born in 2001 in Tan Uyen, Binh Duong, and was promoted to Binh Duong's first team to compete in the V.League from the 2020 season.

At the team in Da Nang, Minh Khoa has had a total of 69 appearances, scoring 5 goals and having 11 assists. In addition to central midfielder, he is quite versatile as he can play on both wings.

Source: https://znews.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-da-dung-ve-minh-khoa-post1540860.html