In the 2024-2025 season, HAGL used three Brazilian foreign players: center-back Jairo Filho, midfielder Silva Marciel, and striker Washington Brandao. The results were quite impressive, with Jairo scoring 4 goals, Brandao 6, and Marciel being one of the best new signings in V-League 2024-2025 with 4 goals and 4 assists. This season, when the organizers agreed to increase the foreign player quota to 4, HAGL's management decided to continue using 100% Brazilian foreign players. Besides Jairo and Marciel, the team added central midfielder Khevin Fraga and striker Gabriel Conceicao. Khevin Fraga (27 years old), 1.9 m tall, possesses a powerful playing style suitable for both his preferred positions as a defensive midfielder and a center-back, while Gabriel Conceicao (24 years old, 1.83 m tall) previously played for Fluminense's U.20 team and made 5 appearances for Botafogo's first team.
HAGL will add striker Gabriel Conceicao ( left ) and midfielder Khevin Fraga, increasing the Brazilian element in the squad.
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This season, the Brazilian influence in the mountainous region has become even more pronounced with the arrival of Higor Felliny Cruz (45 years old, 22 years of coaching experience) to take on the responsibility of upgrading the young goalkeepers as well as the domestic goalkeeping coach of HAGL. In fact, as one of the teams that favors fast-paced, short-passing attacks and technical small-group coordination, HAGL's playing style is very suitable for the improvisational style of Brazilian players. In addition, the adaptability of the samba dancers is also a trademark that guarantees prestige, while Jairo and Marciel have proven their responsibility and passion whenever they take to the field.
HAGL turns a new page.
At this point, HAGL has officially concluded the career cycle of the first and second batches of HAGL JMG Academy graduates following the departure of captain Minh Vương, along with Văn Sơn, Quang Nho, Bảo Toàn, etc. The team, led by Technical Director Vũ Tiến Thành and Head Coach Lê Quang Trãi, will continue its strategy of developing young talents "made in Hàm Rồng". The current HAGL squad includes goalkeeper Trung Kiên, defender Lý Đức, midfielders Thanh Sơn, Du Học, Đình Lâm… They will be supplemented with the creativity and fighting spirit of Brazilian foreign players to continue competing in the V-League 2025-2026. Coach Lê Quang Trãi has affirmed that HAGL is willing to sacrifice on-field achievements to maximize playing opportunities for domestic players, contributing to the national teams. It will be another season, the third consecutive season, where HAGL is outside the championship race, setting more modest goals, but the way they are doing it promises to bring a very unique flavor to the V-League 2025-2026.
On June 23rd, just one day after the final match of the 2024-2025 V-League season ended, HAGL FC officially commenced a project to completely renovate the turf at Pleiku Stadium, replacing the over 50-year-old ginger grass with the needle-leaf grass currently used by most V-League teams. In the new season, teams traveling to Pleiku Stadium will face even greater challenges, not only adapting to the thin air of the highlands but also experiencing faster ball movement, meaning HAGL's quick, short-pass combinations will be even more intense.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chat-brazil-bo-sung-cho-dan-cau-thu-noi-hagl-185250706211138727.htm
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