Former U21 SLNA defender called up to U22 Vietnam
(Baonghean.vn) - According to the revelation of defender Nguyen Van Hanh, currently playing for Hai Phong, this player has just been added by coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan to the list of U22 Vietnam players preparing for the 2019 Southeast Asian U22 Championship.
In the list announced by VFF a few days ago, Nguyen Van Hanh's name was not on it. However, recently, coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan submitted a request to VFF to summon his former student who played for HAGL in the V.League last season and was approved.
This is a reward and also an opportunity for the player from Yen Thanh to prove his talent after a rather difficult period. As known, Nguyen Van Hanh is a product of SLNA training center, but his contract was terminated by the Nghe An team more than 2 years ago.
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| Nguyen Van Hanh (5) in the SLNA U21 jersey at the 2016 National U21 qualifying round. Photo courtesy |
Despite being taken in by HAGL, the defender born in 1998 could not stay long at Pleiku Stadium. Because of a foul play in the match between HAGL and Quang Nam in round 13 of V.League 2018, Nguyen Van Hanh had to leave the mountain town team to find a new destination.
At the end of last season, the former SLNA U21 player went to Hai Phong to apply for a trial. Nguyen Van Hanh's efforts were finally rewarded with a 3-year contract. At the training tournament organized by Viettel (January 4-12), Nguyen Van Hanh played in all 4 matches and contributed greatly to the 2nd place finish of the Lach Tray team.
Thus, in the list of U22 Vietnam players preparing for the U22 Southeast Asian Championship, there are 3 players who have grown up from the SLNA training center: Thai Ba Sang, Mai Sy Hoang and Nguyen Van Hanh./.
