4 Song Lam Nghe An players were called up to the Vietnam U22 team
To prepare for the 2026 U23 Asian Qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games, the Vietnam U22 team will have its first training session in 2025 with a force of 27 players called up, including 4 players from Song Lam Nghe An Club.
This gathering of the Vietnam U22 team aims to create favorable conditions for the coaching staff to build the most competitive force for the team, aiming at two key tasks including the 2025 U23 Asian Qualifiers taking place in September 2025 and the 33rd SEA Games taking place in December 2025.
Therefore, most of the players who were highly rated in terms of expertise in previous training sessions continue to dominate, including notable returns of names such as Ho Van Cuong, Dinh Xuan Tien, goalkeeper Cao Van Binh (Song Lam Nghe An), Nguyen Van Truong (Hanoi), Nguyen Bao Long (PVF-CAND), Nguyen Manh Hung (The Cong Viettel), Nguyen Nhat Minh (Hai Phong), Nguyen An Khanh (Fk Trinec)...
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In addition, many new players were also given the opportunity to try their hand, including some young players who grew up in the U19/20 team such as Nguyen Quang Vinh (Song Lam Nghe An), Nguyen Le Phat (PVF-CAND). Notably, another overseas Vietnamese joined the team this time, midfielder Le Viktor.
This player was born in 2003 in Moscow, Russia, with a Vietnamese father and a Russian mother. According to his profile, Le Viktor grew up in the CSKA Moscow training center, and his forte is playing in the attacking midfielder position. Le Viktor played for Binh Dinh Club in the 2023 season, before moving to Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club to play in V.League 1-2024/25.
According to the plan, the U22 Vietnam team will gather again on March 10 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. Because it is the same time as the FIFA Days gathering in March 2025 of the Vietnam Team, the position of Acting Head Coach of the U22 Vietnam team will continue to be entrusted by Coach Kim Sang Sik to Assistant Coach Dinh Hong Vinh.
Accompanying Head Coach Dinh Hong Vinh on the coaching staff are assistant coach Trinh Duy Quang, goalkeeper coach Tran Minh Quang and fitness coach Nguyen Tang Tuan.
In this gathering, the Vietnam U22 team will participate in the CFA Team China 2025 International Football Tournament organized by the Chinese Football Association from March 20 to March 25 in Jiangsu, with the participation of 4 U22 teams: Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Korea and host China.
This is the second consecutive time that the Vietnam U22 team has accepted an invitation to participate in this quality tournament. The last tournament took place in September 2024, when the Vietnam U22 team under the leadership of Acting Head Coach Dinh Hong Vinh had 3 very useful "test matches", respectively against China U22, Uzbekistan U22 and Malaysia U22.
