SLNA loans out duo of Vietnam U19 players

The decision of SLNA's leadership surprised many experts and football fans in Nghe An. Thai Ba Sang and Mai Sy Hoang are the two most prominent faces in SLNA's U21 team. Not only are they the pillars of SLNA's U19 and U21 teams, these two players born in 1999 are also important players of coach Hoang Anh Tuan in Vietnam U19 in the past 2 years.

Center back Thai Ba Sang in the U19 Vietnam shirt. Photo: Archive

It was thought that Thai Ba Sang and Mai Sy Hoang would be promoted to the first team by the Nghe An team's leadership to participate in the 2019 season, after coach Nguyen Duc Thang lost the central defender duo Que Ngoc Hai - Pham Manh Hung (Hung "crossbar" plays for SHB Da Nang, and Que Ngoc Hai's destination is most likely to be the new recruit Viettel). However, things turned out in a direction that few expected.

According to Thai Ba Sang's confirmation, the central defender born in 1999 will join Pho Hien. Meanwhile, Thai Ba Sang's close friend Mai Sy Hoang will play for Phu Dong FC. Both were loaned by SLNA to Pho Hien and Phu Dong for 1 year to compete in the 2019 season. The goal of the Nghe An team is nothing more than to help their players have the opportunity to compete and gain experience before returning to serve SLNA.

It is known that, in addition to Thai Ba Sang and Mai Sy Hoang, many U21 SLNA players were also given the opportunity by the Vinh Stadium team's management to play on loan at other teams. For example, goalkeeper Duong Van Cuong played for Binh Phuoc; Bui Duc Manh and Ho Trong Vang played for Hue Football Club or striker Pham Duc Thong joined Pho Hien.../.