Amazing colors in U.23 U.23 Southeast Asia
This is not the first time, since the 2023 tournament, people have witnessed regional teams such as Indonesia or Timor Leste having players with the surnames of world football stars participating in the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament. Like Beckham Putra (Indonesia), the player named after former English player David Beckham. Beckham Putra has now played for the archipelago team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Or players Luis Figo Pereira Ribeiro and Luis Figo Pinto of Timor Leste, named after former Portuguese player Luis Figo.
The 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 Tournament continues to have many players named after famous players or world football stars.
Photo: FaktaBola/X screenshot
This year, the number of players participating in the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament in Indonesia named after famous players or world football stars continues to increase. There are more than 10 players with famous names, including names such as Nunez (after Liverpool and Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez), Hakimi (PSG and Morocco player Achraf Hakimi) or Buffon (former famous Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon), are new names appearing.
Accordingly, including player Harry Nunez (20 years old) of the U.23 Philippines team, who participated in the shocking opening match defeating the U.23 Malaysia team with a score of 2-0 in Group A. In the U.23 Philippines squad, there are also 2 other players named after current football stars, including Joshua Merino (similar to striker Mikel Merino of the Spanish team and Arsenal FC), and goalkeeper Nicholas Guimaraes (similar to player Bruno Guimaraes of the Newcastle FC and Brazil team).
Most interestingly, the U.23 Timor Leste team continues to have a player named Luis Figo. This time it is simply Luis Figo (20 years old) and participating in the tournament for the first time, unlike the two players also named Luis Figo above. In addition, this team also has a series of other players whose names are also named after world football stars such as Vabio Cannavaro (after Italian center back Fabio Cannavaro), Nicholas and Jackson Fowler (after English striker Robbie Fowler), Jorge Casemiro (after midfielder Casemiro of MU and the Brazilian national team) and Sandro Rivaldo (former Brazilian player Rivaldo).
Meanwhile, in the U.23 Malaysia team, there are 2 players named after the excellent Moroccan and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi, Aiman Hakimi and Danish Hakimi. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Buffon was named after defender Alfharezzi Buffon by a player of the U.23 Indonesia.
According to FaktaBola (Indonesia), the names of many players in the U.23 Southeast Asian teams are named after famous players or world football stars, which may reflect the passion of the players' parents when they want to place their hopes on their children becoming excellent football players. This has created a very interesting color at the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament for many years.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhung-cai-ten-doc-la-tai-u23-dong-nam-a-sau-beckham-xuat-hien-nunez-hakimi-va-buffon-185250716103911182.htm
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