Check out SLNA's 6 best foreign players in the past 19 seasons
(Baonghean.vn) - Since the 2001 season until now, SLNA has owned many quality foreign players, who have contributed a lot to the team's achievements. Here are the 6 most notable faces
1. Midfielder Iddi Batabuje (Uganda)
Midfielder Iddi Batambuje joined SLNA in the 2001 season, the first season that V.League teams were allowed to use foreign players in their squad. It is not an exaggeration to say that Iddi Batambuje's excellence as a central midfielder contributed to SLNA winning the 2001 V.League championship, the second consecutive championship for the Nghe An team in the most prestigious tournament in Vietnam.
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Iddi Batambuje (back row, 2nd from left). Photo: Quang Minh |
2. Forward Rajko Vidovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
It took many seasons, after Iddi Batambuje left Vinh Stadium, for the Nghe An team to have a quality foreign player. That is striker Rajko Vidovic.
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Rajko Vidovic during his playing days. Photo: playmakerstats.com |
3. Forward Kavin Bryan (Jamaica)
Moving to SLNA with his compatriot Diego Fagan at the beginning of the 2011 season, Kavin Bryan did not take long to integrate and shine in the V.League arena. The Nghe An team's 2011 V.League championship had a significant contribution from the striker born in 1984.
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Kavin Bryan (left). Photo: Hai Anh |
4. Midfielder Hector Kerin (Trinidad & Tobago)
The player born in 1985 joined SLNA at the beginning of the 2012 season and quickly affirmed his talent and importance to the home team. In 2 seasons playing for SLNA, Hector Kerin played 45 matches and scored 14 goals.
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Hecto Kerin (number 7). Photo: Duc Dong |
5. Striker Michael Olaha (Nigeria)
Despite a disappointing start to the 2017 season, the Nigerian striker has proven his talent and importance to SLNA the more he plays. After helping the Nghe An team win the 2017 National Cup, Michael Olaha was retained by the Nghe An team to play for the next two seasons, with extremely generous incentives.
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Michael Olaha (yellow shirt). Photo: File |
6. Center back Damir Memovic (Serbia)
Although he only played for SLNA for one season, the player born in 1989 still managed to prove his class. Recruited by SLNA to fill the position of Que Ngoc Hai (transferred to Viettel), Damir Memovic played excellently, contributing greatly to helping SLNA become the team with the most solid defense in V.League 2019, with only 26 goals conceded.
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Damir Memovic (standing in the middle). Photo: Archive |
Above are the 6 best foreign players of SLNA from the 2001 season to the 2019 season./.