Song Lam Nghe An has 9 players in the plan of U19 Vietnam
Song Lam Nghe An Club is the team with the most young players called up in the two recent training sessions of the Vietnam U19 Team, preparing for the Southeast Asian U19 Championship - 2024 and the Asian U20 Qualifying Campaign - 2025.
In the first phase, focusing on May 2024, head coach of the Vietnam U19 team, Mr. Hua Hien Vinh, called the names of 5 young players of Song Lam Nghe An to verify their abilities, including goalkeeper Nguyen Bao Ngoc, defender Hoang Minh Hoi, midfielder Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, midfielder Nguyen Trong Tuan and striker Le Dinh Long Vu.
Then, at the 2024 U19 International Friendly Tournament, there were 4 players on the official list: goalkeeper Bao Ngoc, defender Minh Hoi, midfielder Quoc Trung and striker Long Vu.
In this second training session, coach Hua Hien Vinh has called up 7 young players from Song Lam Nghe An, including goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, defenders Le Nguyen Hoang and Hoang Minh Hoi; midfielders Nguyen Quang Vinh and Nguyen Trong Tuan and strikers Phung Van Nam and Le Dinh Long Vu.
Because players Van Binh, Nguyen Hoang, Quang Vinh and Long Vu are busy competing in V.League 2023/24, they cannot join the Vietnam U19 Team this second round.
Thus, after 2 training sessions, there are 9 players in the sights of the Vietnam U19 Team, aiming for the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship and the 2025 Asian U20 Qualifiers. Of which, 4 players are playing in the V.League.
In V.League 2023/24, players like Nguyen Hoang, Quang Vinh and Long Vu are all trusted to be used in the main squad and have many opportunities to play in the professional arena. Goalkeeper Cao Van Binh is also very potential but cannot compete for the official position with his senior Nguyen Van Viet.
While goalkeeper Nguyen Bao Ngoc and midfielder Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung are playing in the Second Division for Kon Tum Club, midfielder Nguyen Trong Tuan is playing for Bac Ninh Club on loan. In addition to Song Lam Nghe An, PVF also has many quality players and contributes a lot of players in the training sessions.
The above players are all promising faces of Song Lam Nghe An Team 1 and will be the pillars of Song Lam Nghe An U21 Team this year. The fact that Song Lam Nghe An is struggling in V.League but many young players are starting to appear that the U19 Vietnam coaching staff is keeping an eye on is also a good sign for Nghe An youth football.
The 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship will take place in Indonesia from July 17 to July 31, 2024. At that time, the 2023/24 V.League will have ended and the 2025 Asian U17 Qualifiers will take place from October 19 to 27 in China. Hopefully, the young players of Song Lam Nghe An will have a good performance to be on the official list to participate in important tournaments. /.
