On the afternoon of July 7, the homepage of Gunma Bank Green Wings W Club (Japan) officially announced the list of foreign players preparing for the 2025/26 season. Tran Thi Thanh Thuy is the first name introduced in the list. The Vietnamese player wears the 16 shirt at the new team.

Along with Thanh Thuy , the list of foreign players of Gunma Bank Green Wings W also includes middle blocker Dimitrova from Bulgaria and main blocker Rozanski from Poland. Of these two players, Dimitrova is the number 1 blocker in the Turkish National Championship and is also Thanh Thuy's former teammate at Kuzeyboru.

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Official announcement from Gunma Bank Green Wings W.

According to the regulations of the Japanese National Championship, each team can only use a maximum of 3 foreign players on the field at the same time (1 Asian, 2 non-Asian), so Thanh Thuy is almost certain to have a starting position in the Gunma Green Wings W squad.

This is Thanh Thuy's 7th time abroad. The 1997-born player has played in Japan (twice), Türkiye, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan (China).

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Tran Thi Thanh Thuy went abroad for the 7th time. Photo: SN

Gunma Green Wings W was promoted last year and finished last season due to a lack of quality players. This year, the Japanese team has significantly strengthened its squad by recruiting quality foreign players, including Tran Thi Thanh Thuy.

With Thanh Thuy going to Japan to compete, VTV Binh Dien Long An accepts not having "4T" in phase 2 of the 2025 National Volleyball Championship.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/sau-vtv-cup-thanh-thuy-nhan-tin-cuc-vui-tu-nhat-ban-2419066.html