List of the most outstanding young talents of SLNA in 2020

Bui Ngo Bao Nam (U11 SLNA)

Player Bui Ngo Bao Nam was born in 2009 in Vinh City, joined SLNA quite early from the basic gifted class, this player was trusted by coach Pham Duc Anh and the SLNA U11 coaching staff to be given the captain's armband. After winning tickets to the tournament with the other teams,National Children's Finals 2020With an undefeated record, Bao Nam and his teammates attended the finals held in Phu Yen with the goal of successfully defending the championship.

Captain Bui Ngo Bao Nam (5) and the U11 SLNA team. Photo: Ba Tuan

In the tournament where U11 SLNA won the championship for the 4th consecutive time, Bui Ngo Bao Nam, as the leader, helped the home team defeat a series of strong teams of the tournament such as Thanh Khiet Q8 of Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Duong and the host Phu Yen. Bui Ngo Bao Nam personally scored 4 goals in the Final Round. Those were goals in the opening match against VT Dong Nai, 1 goal in the Quarter-final match and 1 goal in the Semi-final match against U11 Hai Duong.

The strengths of the SLNA U11 captain are his physique, tactical thinking and powerful long-range shots. Playing most prominently for SLNA U11, the player from Vinh City won the title of Best Player of the tournament. In addition to Bao Nam, Tran Phuc Quyet and Nguyen Duc Tram were also included in the tournament's best squad.

Tran Quoc Hoa (U13 SLNA)

Striker Tran Quoc Hoa (born in 2007) of the U13 SLNA team is a very special player, he comes from Duc Tho district, Ha Tinh. In 2017, wearing the U11 PTF Ha Tinh shirt, Quoc Hoa played impressively and won the right to enter the quarter-finals of the National Children's Football Championship in Da Nang.

At the tournament where U11 SLNA won the championship, Tran Quoc Hoa caught the attention of SLNA scouts and was then selected to train in Nghe An. A year later, he contributed greatly to helping U11 SLNA continue to lift the National Children's Championship trophy in 2018. Notably, striker Tran Quoc Hoa was voted "Outstanding Player" of the tournament.

Typical lineup of the 2020 National Youth Tournament. Photo: Duc Anh

In 2019, Quoc Hoa played for the U13 SLF Thanh Vinh team (U12 SLNA) in the 2019 National Youth Football Tournament. In this tournament, Quoc Hoa and U12 SLNA won the runner-up position after losing to their seniors U13 SLNA in the final match. Tran Quoc Hoa continued to be voted as the "Outstanding Player" when he was only 12 years old.

In July 2020, Tran Quoc Hoa and U13 SLNA participated in the qualifying round of the 2020 National U13 Tournament. At the end of the tournament, Tran Quoc Hoa won the double title of "Top scorer" with 7 goals and the title of "Best player of the tournament". Quoc Hoa's performance made many people believe that in the future, this player will be a great player of Nghe An football.

Striker Tran Quoc Hoa. Photo: Duc Anh

InNational Youth Finals 2020, and goalkeeper Nguyen Bao Ngoc. Possessing an ideal height, excellent reflexes and special qualities of a good goalkeeper, Bao Ngoc is a reliable choice in the goal of the champion U13 SLNA. Surpassing a series of top goalkeepers in the tournament, Bao Ngoc won the title of "Best Goalkeeper of the tournament".

In the U13 SLNA team that won the championship last year, there were also Vuong Van Tung, Nguyen Anh Dung, and Vuong Quoc Dung in the typical lineup.

Dinh Xuan Tien (U17 SLNA)

Midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien(born in 2003 in Nam Dan) is no longer a strange face to Nghe An fans. He is the best player of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament in 2014, standing out in the colors of the U13 SLNA and U15 SLNA teams and recently the U17 SLNA and U19 SLNA teams.

In 2020 alone, Dinh Xuan Tien showed his potential to become a professional player at the age of 17, being part of the SLNA U19 team that won the bronze medal and was the spiritual leader of the SLNA U17 team. At the 2020 National U17 Finals, Dinh Xuan Tien was also the soul in the playing style and journey back to the pinnacle of glory for the Nghe An youth team.

Young midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien (far left). Photo courtesy

Thanks to that, along with 4 other teammates Ho Van Cuong, Dao Ngoc Tu, Nguyen Cong Huy, Phan Xuan Dai, Dinh Xuan Tien of U17 SLNA was called up by coach Philippe Troussier to join the Vietnam U17 team. Currently, Dinh Xuan Tien and his teammates are playing in the Third Division for Bac Ninh Club.

In addition to Dinh Xuan Tien, the U17 SLNA team also has a series of very promising factors in the future and will make people mention them such as captain Nguyen Van Bach (Best player of the tournament), goalkeeper Nguyen Canh Tiep (Best goalkeeper of the tournament). They are all factors discovered from the Youth-Number Football Tournament Nghe An Newspaper Cup.

U17 SLNA's championship journey at the 2020 National U17 Finals

(Baonghean.vn) - Before reaching the final match against U17 Nutifood Academy, U17 SLNA had gone through a journey full of difficulties and challenges. However, coach Le Ky Phuong and his team demonstrated the mettle of the team that has won the championship 7 times in this tournament.