12 Nghe An players were called up to prepare for the Southeast Asian U19 tournament.
Coach Hua Hien Vinh has called up 35 U19 Vietnam players to prepare for the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship, including 12 players from Nghe An.
Tomorrow (June 25), the Vietnam U19 team will gather again to prepare for the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship. During this gathering, head coach Hua Hien Vinh has given opportunities to a total of 35 players.
In this list, coach Hua Hien Vinh has called up 12 young players from Nghe An, including goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, Nguyen Bao Ngoc and Nguyen Quang Huy; defenders Le Nguyen Hoang, Hoang Minh Hoi, Dang Thanh Binh, Nguyen Mai Hoang; midfielders Nguyen Quang Vinh, Le Dinh Long Vu, Nguyen Trong Tuan, Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung and striker Phung Van Nam.
Unlike the most recent gathering to participate in an international friendly tournament in China in early June, this gathering of the Vietnam U19 team has a more solid force with the addition of a number of highly regarded players. These players missed the previous gathering due to being busy playing for their home clubs in domestic tournaments.
In addition, a notable “strange bird” also appeared on the list of players called up this time. That is midfielder Ho Huu Hung, who is currently playing for CU Bohemians Praha in the Czech Republic National Championship and has participated in the Czech Republic U15/U16 team.
According to the profile, Ho Huu Hung, born in 2006, holds both Vietnamese and Czech citizenship. This player has spent 13 years training and playing football in the Czech Republic. Before joining CU Bohemians Praha, Ho Huu Hung played for FC Slovácko from 2011 to 2016 and SK Slavia Praha from 2016 to 2018. Ho Huu Hung's best positions are attacking midfielder and winger.
According to the plan, the Vietnam U19 team will train at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. On July 16, the team will leave for Indonesia to participate in the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship with the official list shortened to 23 players.
The 2024 AFF U19 Championship will take place in Surabaya, Indonesia from July 17 to July 29, 2024. Teams will compete in a round-robin format in each group to determine rankings. The top three teams in each group and the second-placed team with the best results in each group will advance to the semi-finals. The Vietnam U19 team is in Group B with the Laos, Myanmar and Australia U19 teams.
According to the schedule, the Vietnam U19 team will play its opening match against Myanmar U19 on July 18, then face Australia U19 on July 21 and Laos U19 on July 24./.
