Russian-Vietnamese striker Nguyen Vadim was called up to the Vietnam U23 team.

VHO - According to information from the Vietnam Football Federation, the Vietnam U23 team will regroup from October 4 in Hanoi, parallel with the Vietnam national team during FIFA Days in October 2025.

This is part of a plan that was built very early by the VFF to prepare for the 33rd SEA Games and the 2026 AFC U23 Championship Finals.

In this training list, except for a number of excellent players called up to the national team to compete in the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers, many notable faces continue to be present such as Pham Ly Duc, Le Van Thuan, Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Ngoc My - players who left their mark in the recent U23 Asian qualifying round.

Notably, in the list of the Vietnam U23 team this time, there is the presence of a new factor, Nguyen Vadim (SHB Da Nang Club). Born in 2005 in Russia, Vadim has a Vietnamese father and a Russian mother.

Russian-Vietnamese player was called up to the national U23 team for the first time

At the age of 20, this 1m75 tall player is considered quite versatile, able to play well in both the winger and central midfielder positions. Vadim is also a new player of SHB Da Nang in the 2025/26 season. With his presence, U23 Vietnam currently has three overseas Vietnamese players including Tran Thanh Trung, Le Viktor and Nguyen Vadim.

As Head Coach Kim Sang Sik is leading the Vietnam National Team to prepare for two matches against Nepal in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, the training and management of the Vietnam U23 team's training activities continues to be assigned to Acting Head Coach Dinh Hong Vinh.

According to the plan, the Vietnam U23 team will train at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center until October 7, then will go to the UAE for training. Here, the team will have two friendly matches with the Qatar U23 team, which are considered to be of very high quality in terms of expertise, on October 9 and October 13 respectively, thereby continuing to perfect the squad, practice tactics and accumulate experience for the immediate goal of the 33rd SEA Games and then the 2026 AFC U23 Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/chan-sut-viet-kieu-nga-nguyen-vadim-duoc-goi-tap-trung-doi-tuyen-u23-viet-nam-171417.html