In the same group with Japan, North Korea and China, U20 women's Vietnam is in a difficult position; Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung is about to join Hoang Anh Gia Lai?

In the same group with Japan, North Korea and China, U20 women's Vietnam is in a difficult position.

According to the draw results for the final round of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Championship, Vietnam's U20 women's team fell into Group B, a very difficult group with opponents including Japan's U20 women's team, North Korea's U20 women's team and China's U20 women's team.

The three opponents of the U20 women's team of Vietnam are all from women's football nations with rich traditions in Asia. Meanwhile, Group A includes the teams: Uzbekistan (host), South Korea, Australia and Taiwan (China).

Evaluating the group of the Vietnam U20 Women's Team, head coach Akira Ijiri commented: “First of all, all the teams participating in the tournament are strong. Japan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea were the champions and runners-up in the previous tournament. China is also an experienced opponent. Therefore, I predict this will be a very difficult tournament. However, we have tried very hard to qualify and reach the finals, so we need to try our best. I want the team to demonstrate the fighting spirit of the Vietnamese people.”

The 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Championship finals will be held in Uzbekistan from March 3-16, 2024. The teams will compete in a round-robin format in each group, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners will meet in the final to compete for the championship. The four teams with the highest results in the finals will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup finals, which will take place from August 31, 2024 in Colombia.

How valuable is Hoang Anh Gia Lai in V.League 2023/2024?

According to the valuation of Transfermarkt, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is worth 2.28 million Euros, the 10th most expensive out of 14 teams in V-League 2023/2024.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai has said goodbye to many key players in the last two transfer windows. Currently, the mountain town team's squad includes many young players promoted to play in the V.League.

In comparison, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is the team with the second youngest average age in V.League 2023/2024, only after Song Lam Nghe An. Due to the large number of young players in the squad, Hoang Anh Gia Lai's value is also low.

Specifically, according to Transfermarkt's valuation, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is worth 2.28 million Euros, ranking 10th out of 14 teams participating in V.League 2023/2024. Hoang Anh Gia Lai's value is not even half that of Hanoi FC, the leading team.

The most expensive player in Hoang Anh Gia Lai's squad at the moment is foreign player Jhon Cley at 300,00 Euro. Next are midfielder Tuan Anh at 250,000 Euro, Chau Ngoc Quang at 200,000 Euro and Minh Vuong at 175,000 Euro.

Currently, the highest valued player in V.League 2023/2024 is Joel Tagueu of Hanoi FC and goalkeeper Filip Nguyen of Hanoi Police with both 600,000 Euros.

2 Vietnamese athletes in top 3 at world women's club volleyball tournament

Sport Center 1 (Vietnam team playing under the club name) was eliminated early in the Women's Club Volleyball World Cup. However, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's students still managed to leave their mark in their first appearance in this playground.

According to the organizers, Nguyen Khanh Dang is the third best defender of the tournament. The 1m58 tall Libero of the Vietnamese team successfully completed 21 defensive situations, achieving a rate of 67.74%.

Khanh Dang's performance was only inferior to 2 athletes, Tainara Santos (Dentil Praia - Brazil) and Ayca Altintas (Vakifbank - Türkiye). They are also representatives of the 2 teams that won Sport Center 1 - Vietnam in the group stage.

The standout name of the Vietnamese team at the Women's Club Volleyball World Cup is Vi Thi Nhu Quynh. The No. 16 main attacker was assigned to replace Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and she did well.

Nhu Quynh was the main scorer of the Vietnamese team (29 points). She ranked 5th in the list of athletes with the most points, after Tainara Santos (Dentil Praia - Brazil), Tijana Boskovic (Eczacibasi - Türkiye), Li Yingying (Tianjin Bohai Bank - China) and Jordan Thompson (Vakifbank - Türkiye).

If only considering attack efficiency, Nhu Quynh's position is even higher. She ranked 3rd in the tournament with 26 points scored from attacks. However, Nhu Quynh's success rate in smashes is not high (only 39.39%) compared to other athletes in the top 10.

Another face that also made an impression was Tran Tu Linh. She had just recovered from an injury and was not used much in the first match, and only really returned in the second match. However, the main striker wearing the number 20 jersey of the Vietnam team was still in the top 4 best first-step setters of the tournament (10 successful times). Doan Thi Lam Oanh - Captain of Sport Center 1 in this tournament was the 4th best setter.

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung is about to join Hoang Anh Gia Lai?

After the appearance of Patrick Le Giang and Filip Nguyen,Bui Tien Dungalmost no more opportunities to play in the Hanoi Police Club shirt.

To save his career, the former goalkeeper of U23 Vietnam is considering leaving to find a suitable destination to play more regularly.

At the moment, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club is looking for a new goalkeeper for the second phase of V.League and they are targeting Bui Tien Dung as a potential signing.

According to many sources, Hanoi Police Club has agreed to let goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung join Hoang Anh Gia Lai on loan.

At the moment, the mountain town team has 3 goalkeepers: Tran Trung Kien, Phan Dinh Vu Hai and Duong Van Loi. The appearance of Bui Tien Dung will certainly help coach Kiatisak's team to have more quality reinforcement in the goalkeeper position./.