Four players from Hai Duong training facility are in the U23 Vietnam squad for the U23 Asian Championship

According to some football coaches, in the group of players competing at this year’s Asian U23 Championship, there are 4 players trained from Hai Duong. They are: Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Hong Phuc and Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Quoc Viet. Two players Nguyen Manh Hung and Nguyen Hong Phuc are from Hai Duong, Khuat Van Khang and Nguyen Quoc Viet are from Hanoi and Hai Phong.

Coach Tran Huu Hung (U13 HADUWACO Hai Duong) said that Nguyen Quoc Viet is playing as a striker for U23 Vietnam. Quoc Viet trained in Hai Duong from U10, moved to U14 to The Cong Viettel, finished U15 then joined Hoang Anh Gia Lai and currently plays for this team. Khuat Van Khang is also playing on the offensive line of U23 Vietnam, training in Hai Duong from U11 then transferred to The Cong Viettel and is playing for this team. In the second match of the group stage of the Asian U23 Championship against Malaysia on April 20, Khuat Van Khang had a beautiful free kick to open the score in the 39th minute, helping U23 Vietnam win 2-0 and secure a spot. enter the quarter-finals.

Nguyen Hong Phuc (born in 2003) is from Nam Sach, Nguyen Manh Hung (born in 2005) is from Hai Duong City, is playing as a defender for U23 Vietnam. Both of them trained in Hai Duong since they were young, and after finishing U13, they transferred to The Cong Viettel. Hong Phuc currently plays for this club, while Manh Hung plays for Binh Phuoc Club in the national first division on loan.

Instead of mostly developing from the Hai Duong Sports Training, Coaching and Competition Center like before, Hai Duong players now train at many youth soccer training centers before joining the national teams. country, so it is difficult to determine exactly how many players from Hai Duong are playing for the U23 Vietnam team.

The 2024 Asian U23 Championship has now determined 8 teams to reach the quarterfinals. In addition to the 2 representatives of Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Indonesia, there are also 6 other teams including: Korea, Japan, Iraq, UAE, Uzbekistan and host Qatar.

The next match of the Vietnamese team will be against Iraq U23 at 0:30 on April 27 (Vietnam time), at Qatar’s Al Janoub Stadium.

TIEN HUY