Song Lam Nghe An trials former Nam Dinh and Viettel striker
(Baonghean.vn) – In the context that the transfer market is about to close and the deadline to register the list of players to the V.League 2020 Organizing Committee is approaching, Song Lam Nghe An is looking for faces who have played football in Vietnam.
Coach Ngo Quang Truong said that the team has chosen two players, striker Peter Onedykachi and midfielder Sergio Osagho, both from Nigeria. However, midfielder Sergio Osagho is suffering from a muscle strain and the possibility of signing a contract for this player is still open.
In the past, SLNA also tried out a series of notable players of V.League, including Victor Mansaray, who used to play in the US and played for B. Binh Duong Club, Ho Chi Minh City. This player also did not show much and returned.
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| Foreign player Diogo Pereira is on trial at SLNA. Photo courtesy |
Today, the Nghe An team welcomed 5 more players to try out. Notable among them is striker Diogo Pereira. This Brazilian player, born in 1990, played football for 7 years in his hometown before joining B. Binh Duong, Da Nang and Nam Dinh.
In 2019, this player scored 12 goals for Nam Dinh Club after 23 matches. Before that, Diogo Pereira scored 7 goals for Thanh Nam team after 10 matches in V.League 2018. In addition to Diogo, SLNA also welcomed 2 former players of Viettel Club, Jean Carlos and Gustavo Santos.
The Brazilian player born in 1993 plays as a right winger and once played in the K-League (Korea) in the 2018 season, playing for Daegu Club. In 2019, playing for Viettel, he only played 5 matches.
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| Center back Gustavo Santos in Viettel club shirt. Photo: VPF |
Meanwhile, Gustavo Santos (born in 1993) has an impressive height of 1m95, but during the first leg of V.League 2019, the Brazilian central defender only played 6/9 matches from the beginning because he could not compete with Viettel's domestic players such as Que Ngoc Hai, Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Duc Chien. In the second leg, he played for Saigon FC and played 12 matches.
After the upcoming friendly matches, Coach Ngo Quang Truong and the SLNA coaching staff will finalize the official list of players participating in V.League 2020 on February 25. The V.League National Championship will officially kick off on March 7, with the Nghe An team visiting Saigon FC at Thong Nhat Stadium in the opening match.
Song Lam Nghe An need a foreign player for the central midfielder position?
(Baonghean.vn) - With the deadline for player registration for V.League 2020 postponed, teams like Song Lam Nghe An have more time to select foreign players. However, recruiting another striker or midfielder is something that SLNA's coaching staff needs to pay attention to.