How many players have grown up from the SLNA training center in the 2020 National First Division?
(Baonghean.vn) - According to the registration list of 12 football teams participating in this year's season, only Pho Hien Club, Dak Lak Club, Tay Ninh Club and Ba Ria Vung Tau Club have players who have grown up from the SLNA training center.
1. Tay Ninh Club
Fullback Nguyen Van Duc is the only former SLNA player currently present in the Tay Ninh Club squad participating in the 2020 season. This is a face of the same generation as Que Ngoc Hai, Pham Manh Hung... at the SLNA training center in the past and had a time wearing the Nghe team's shirt (in 2014) and Hai Phong Club (from 2015 - 2019).
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| Former SLNA and Hai Phong Club defender Nguyen Van Duc. Photo: PKL |
2. Dak Lak Club
Currently, the team of the Central Highlands region has the presence of 3 familiar faces from Nghe An: midfielder Thai Minh Hieu, midfielder Nguyen Phung Que and midfielder Truong Cong Thao. However, striker Truong Cong Thao is a product of the T&T - VSH Training Center, headquartered in Cua Lo town (Nghe An). Therefore, there is no connection between Truong Cong Thao and the SLNA training center.
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| Midfielder Nguyen Phung Que (yellow shirt) when he played for U17 SLNA. Photo: ngoisao.net |
Nguyen Phung Que was a member of U17 SLNA that won the championship at the 2009 National U17 Finals, held at Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh).
3. Pho Hien Club
In the squad of the 2020 season of the team led by coach Hua Hien Vinh, the striker duo Pham Duc Thong - Luong Van Hung are two players who have had time to practice and compete in the U-teams of the Nghe An team. Striker Pham Duc Thong, born in 1997, was recently recruited by Pho Hien Club from SLNA, after a season playing on loan.
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| Striker Pham Duc Thong in Pho Hien Club's shirt in the 2019 season. Photo: VPF |
Also transferred to Pho Hien Club a few months ago like Pham Duc Thong, but last season Luong Van Hung belonged to Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club, a rookie team of V.League. In the past, the striker born in 2000 was a young player at SLNA training center (with U13 SLNA winning the championship at the 2013 National U13 Finals), before being fired for violating discipline.
4. Ba Ria Vung Tau Club
No team in the 2020 National First Division has as many players who have grown up from the SLNA training center as Coach Tran Minh Chien's team. Besides Nguyen Xuan Luan and Que Ngoc Manh, there are also Tran Dinh Bao and Nguyen Huu Tuan - two players who have fought for many years in this team's jersey. It is very likely that in the 2020 season, all four players mentioned above will be in the official squad of the Southeast team.
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| The brother of national team player Que Ngoc Hai will have his first season playing for Ba Ria Vung Tau Club. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Club |
Thus, only a total of 9 players from the SLNA training center will participate in the 2020 National First Division, in the colors of 4 different teams. This is a rather modest number, compared to what is happening in the V.League 2020, where players from the SLNA training center are flooding the tournament./.
