The Vietnam national team is reluctant to be left behind by the Indonesian national team. The Golden Star Warriors are now starting to aggressively pursue legacy players ahead of the 2024 AFF Cup.
According to Thanh Nien, there are several players of descent that Vietnam is trying to pursue ahead of the 2024 AFF Cup. They are Jason Pendant Quang Vinh, Nguyen Xuan Son, Kyle Colonna, and Adou Minh.
Quang Vinh is a player of French-Vietnamese descent. The 27 year old player has now just joined Hanoi Police on a free transfer.
The former French U-16 and U-17 national team has long been interested in playing for Vietnam, which is his mother’s country of origin. Hanoi police support the player’s conversion to become a Vietnamese citizen as soon as possible.
“The CAHN Club online will create all conditions body for Jason Quang Vinh to develop his roro4d talents, and support full for him as much as possible because that he can immediately obtain Vietnamese player citizenship and wear the national team uniform, as is the wish of the CAHN Club leadership and Vietnamese supporters, if the team has other quality players,” he wrote. . Hanoi Police.
Reportedly, Quang Vinh’s naturalization process for the Vietnam National Team is being prepared. We are trying to complete this ahead of the 2024 AFF Cup, which starts next December.
Then there is Xuan Son or Rafaelson, a Brazilian player who is also being targeted by Vietnam. The Nam Dinh club striker has played in Vietnam for 6 seasons.
Last season, Rafaelson scored 31 goals in 24 matches, helping Nam Dinh win the V-League for the first time since 1985. He also won the title of top scorer in the league thanks to his sharpness.
Then there is Kyle Colonna, a player born in the United States who also played in Vietnam. The 25 year old defender currently plays for Hanoi FC, and has Vietnamese blood from his mother.
Finally there is Adou Minh, who also comes from France. Defender Nam Dinh is also trying to wear the Golden Star Warriors jersey.
The efforts made by Vietnam are said to be so as not to be left behind by rivals in ASEAN, such as Thailand and Indonesia. Both are considered successful in getting quality hereditary players and improving their national team.
Thailand now has Patrick Gustavsson, while the Indonesian national team is supported by many diaspora players. From defenders Justin Hubner and Calvin Verdonk, midfielders like Thom Haye, Ivar Jenner, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, and forwards like Rafael Struick and Ragnar Oratmangoen.
At the Southeast Asian level, Thailand is still in the highest FIFA ranking position. Indonesia is in third position, Timor Leste is bottom.
FIFA released the latest FIFA rankings on Thursday (19/9). In the Southeast Asia region, Thailand is still at the top.
Thailand is ranked 100th in the FIFA rankings. They moved up one strip with a total of 1223.06 points.
Below it is Vietnam in 116th place with 1161.38 points down one strip. The Indonesian national team is ranked 129th with 1124.17, up four stripes.
The bottom two positions are Laos (187) and Timor Leste (196). Brunei Darussalam is in 183rd position, so the team that has jumped the furthest is up seven places.