The afternoon training session on June 1 of the Vietnam team welcomed 5 new faces who had just completed the make-up match of round 23 of the V-League, namely Nguyen Filip, Nguyen Quang Hai, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh (CAHN Club) and Nguyen Tien Linh, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa ( Binh Duong Club).
Among them, defender Cao Pendant Quang Vinh made his first appearance in the Vietnamese national team. He was called up by coach Kim Sang-sik in mid-May, thanks to his performance in the CAHN club. The class of the player who played for the French U.16 team and played for 8 years in Ligue 2 (the second division of France) will help the Vietnamese national team become more competitive.
According to Thanh Nien Newspaper's reporter, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh quickly integrated with his teammates in the first practice session that took place at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon (June 1). There was no distance between Quang Vinh and his teammates, despite the language barrier. He tried to use Vietnamese for basic communication, giving commands, and trying to remember his teammates' names.
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"I feel welcomed like a family. The environment in the Vietnam national team is probably not different from the CAHN club. I will try my best," Quang Vinh confided to the press before the training session.
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Cao Pendant Quang Vinh was born in 1997, with Vietnamese and French blood. He grew up in the youth academy of Sochaux Club, a traditional French football team. Quang Vinh played for Sochaux in Ligue 2 from 2014 to 2020, then went to the US to play for the New York Red Bulls from 2020 to 2022. After that, he returned to France to play for Quevilly Rouen for 2 seasons, before returning to Vietnam to play for CAHN Club in July 20204
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Sharing with Thanh Nien Newspaper, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh affirmed that he returned to Vietnam to compete because he wanted to experience a new culture and conquer new challenges. "When I got Vietnamese nationality, my mother (Mrs. Cao Ngoc Chau) almost cried. She wanted me to devote myself to the flag and colors, to show the spirit of the Vietnamese people," the defender of CAHN Club recalled.
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Cao Pendant Quang Vinh performs well in one-touch passing and ball control exercises. The 28-year-old defender has long legs, good stretching ability and excellent physical foundation. He has played 32 matches this season, more than any other national team player. Only Nguyen Filip (also playing for CAHN Club) has the same number of matches as Quang Vinh.
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To get a starting position, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh has to compete with Van Vi (number 3), a defender who is also playing very well for Nam Dinh Club and the Vietnam national team.
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Cao Pendant Quang Vinh will have 10 days to prepare for the match against Malaysia at Bukit Jalil Stadium in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (taking place on June 10). It is possible that Quang Vinh will face Malaysian defender Dion Cools. Dion Cools has Malaysian-Belgian blood, currently playing for Buriram United. Quang Vinh shared: "Cools is very good, has good defensive skills. Van Vi or I will face him"
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Cao Pendant Quang Vinh will bring a new breeze to the Vietnam team.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cao-pendant-quang-vinh-sai-buoc-cung-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-mong-som-duoc-gap-doi-malaysia-185250601193816857.htm
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