Striker Cong Phuong says goodbye to Yokohama FC, looking for a new destination
Yokohama Football Team has just announced that they will part ways with Nguyen Cong Phuong. The new destination of the striker from Nghe An is still unknown.
On the afternoon of September 14 (Vietnam time), Yokohama FC's homepage announced that they will part ways with striker Nguyen Cong Phuong.
Yokohama FC's announcement stated: "We would like to announcestriker Nguyen Cong Phuongwill leave the team to complete the transfer procedure to a foreign team. We will have further announcements when there is an official decision."
In addition, Nguyen Cong Phuong also appeared in a video with a message to fans: "Tomorrow is my last day at Yokohama FC, see you all at the stadium tomorrow!".
Nguyen Cong Phuong joined Yokohama FC on a free transfer in early 2023. In his first season playing for the Japanese team in the national championship (J-League 1),player from Nghe An not registered in any match. He was only allowed to play in one match at the Federation Cup. In the 2024 season, Cong Phuong will only be allowed to play two more times, also at the Japan Federation Cup.
This is the fourth time Cong Phuong has gone abroad. Previously, he played for Mito HollyHock (2016), Incheon United (2019), Sint-Truidense (2019), but all were unsuccessful. Cong Phuong's new destination is currently unknown, but according to the announcement made by Yokohama FC about Cong Phuong moving to play for a foreign club, it can be confirmed that Cong Phuong's next destination is not a team in Japan.
If he returns to Vietnam, Cong Phuong will have to wait until phase 2 of V.League 2024/25 in case the Nghe An striker joins a team in the highest division of Vietnamese football at the club level, becauseV.League 2024/25The deadline for clubs to register domestic players has expired. Meanwhile, if playing for a First Division club, Cong Phuong can be registered immediately in phase 1 of the 2024/25 National First Division./.
