SLNA – Ba Ria Vung Tau: The 'return' day of Nghe An players

Defender Que Ngoc Manh

Once highly rated, the brother of national player Que Ngoc Hai has failed to prove his ability at his hometown team. After consecutive seasons of having to regularly be friends with the bench (2011 - 2014), the left-back born in 1990 decided to leave Vinh Stadium to seek new opportunities.

In the past seasons (2015 - 2019), Que Ngoc Manh played for XSKT Can Tho, B.Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City Club.

Left-back Que Ngoc Manh. Photo: Ba Ria - Vung Tau Football Club

Midfielder Tran Huu Thang

This is the second consecutive season that the player from Quynh Luu (Nghe An) has played for a team in the Southeast region. Before moving to Ba Ria - Vung Tau (early 2019 season), Tran Huu Thang played for several famous teams such as Dong Nai, Saigon, and XSKT Can Tho. At each team, the player born in 1991 has proven his inherent talent. Therefore, Tran Huu Thang is expected to help Ba Ria - Vung Tau win a ticket to play in V.League 2021.

Central midfielder Tran Huu Thang. Photo: Ba Ria - Vung Tau Football Club

Through that, it can be seen that Tran Huu Thang is a very important "link" of the away team Ba Ria - Vung Tau, in the upcoming match in the 1/8 round of the 2020 National Cup. The burden on the players playing in the midfield of SLNA such as Dang Van Lam, Bui Dinh Chau... is not small.

Midfielder Nguyen Van Giang

The player born in 1995 is a product of the T&T-VSH Youth Football Training Center (Cua Lo). In the past, Nguyen Van Giang was called up to the Vietnam U19 team under coach Graechen Guillaume. Unfortunately, the midfielder wearing the number 28 shirt of Ba Ria - Vung Tau was eliminated right before the 2013 Southeast Asian U19 Championship held in Indonesia. Coach "Giom's" decision was completely reasonable, because in the Vietnam U19 team at that time, there were many quality central midfielders, typically the duo Luong Xuan Truong - Nguyen Tuan Anh.

Central midfielder Nguyen Van Giang. Photo: Ba Ria - Vung Tau Club

Striker Nguyen Huu Tuan

At the end of the 2018 season, Nguyen Huu Tuan asked the SLNA Board of Directors to terminate his youth training contract. After receiving the "nod" from the Nghe An team, the striker born in 1996 decided to join Ba Ria - Vung Tau, with a 2-year contract. Don't forget, when he was still in the SLNA youth team, Nguyen Huu Tuan was a teammate of the same generation as Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh - 2 pillars of the Vinh Stadium team in recent seasons.

Striker Nguyen Huu Tuan (blue shirt). Photo: Ba Ria - Vung Tau Football Club

Sharing with Nghe An Newspaper, Nguyen Huu Tuan affirmed: "If I get to play, I will try my best to help Ba Ria - Vung Tau defeat SLNA."

In addition to the four players mentioned above, the Ba Ria - Vung Tau squad participating in the 2020 season also has two players from Nghe An, namely central defender Nguyen Xuan Luan and right-back Nguyen Van Thai. However, Nguyen Xuan Luan - a former player of Thanh Hoa and B.Binh Duong - is suffering from a knee injury, while Nguyen Van Thai is only a backup option for former player Vo Hoang Quang./.