U22 Vietnam gathers 35 players to prepare for Southeast Asian tournament

A notable highlight in the list selected by coach Kim Sang-sik this time is the appearance of 8 players who contributed to the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, including: goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien; defender Nguyen Hong Phuc; midfielders Nguyen Van Truong, Khuat Van Khang, Dinh Xuan Tien; and three strikers Nguyen Dang Duong, Le Dinh Long Vu and Nguyen Quoc Viet.

Most of them continued to affirm their positions when they were called up to attend the 2024 AFC U23 Championship. In particular, midfielder Khuat Van Khang also regularly plays for the national team.

Striker Nguyen Dinh Bac after a period of injury treatment. The striker born in 2004 suffered a broken fifth toe during the training camp in March and is expected to be out for at least 3 months.

The list of players this time also includes two promising overseas Vietnamese players: midfielder Le Viktor (Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club) and striker Bui Alex (team B of Bohemians Praha 1905, playing in the Czech Republic's Third Division).

While Le Viktor is performing well in V.League and has participated in recent training sessions, Bui Alex just had his first try with U22 Vietnam in the training session at the end of May and the beginning of June.

Another notable young player is midfielder Nguyen Ngoc My of Dong A Thanh Hoa . This player is a shining star who helped Dong A Thanh Hoa U19 win the 2023 National U19 Championship and was honored as the tournament's best player.

U22 Vietnam gathers 35 players to prepare for Southeast Asian tournament - photo 2 — Team concentration list

However, the team could not avoid unfortunate absences, notably the case of striker Bui Vi Hao.

This highly rated striker has competed in continental tournaments such as U20 Asia, U23 Asia and ASIAD.

According to plan, the Vietnam U22 team will gather again on June 26 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau .

The team will train here until July 14 before leaving for Indonesia to participate in the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, taking place from July 15 to 29.

In the group stage, Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22.

At the U23 Southeast Asian arena, the U23 Vietnam team won the championship twice in a row in 2022 and 2023.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/u22-viet-nam-tap-trung-35-cau-thu-chuan-bi-cho-giai-dong-nam-a-144688.html