3 Song Lam Nghe An players were called up to prepare for the U17 Asian Qualifiers
Coach Roland Cristiano has called up 28 Vietnamese U16 players to prepare for the 2025 AFC U17 Qualifiers, including 3 players from Song Lam Nghe An Club.
To prepare for the 2025 AFC U17 Qualifiers, coach Cristiano Roland has selected and proposed a list of 28 players for the Vietnam U16 team, including 3 players from Song Lam Nghe An Club, including goalkeeper Tran Van Dat, midfielder Bach Trong Duong and defender Tran Dong Thuc. All 3 players have also been "tested" at the recent 2024 Southeast Asian U16 Championship.
The remaining squad consists of players who have shown convincing performance at the National U17 Championship - Thai Son Nam Cup 2024, including prominent names added such as Nguyen Van Thang Long - Best Goalkeeper of the Final Round of the National U17 Championship - Thai Son Nam Cup 2024, or the duo of players who scored the most goals in the Final Round, Dang Cong Anh Kiet and Tran Hong Kien.
According to the schedule, the Vietnam U16 team will start training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center from August 1, 2024, preparing to participate in the international U16 friendly tournament - Peace Cup 2024 from August 16-20 in China.
In the 2025 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers, the Vietnam U16 team (then called Vietnam U17) is the host team of Group I (expected to be held at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho), and will welcome opponents Kyrgyzstan U17 (October 23), Myanmar U17 (October 25) and Yemen U17 (October 27)./.
