" Filip Nguyen will have Vietnamese citizenship next week. This is certainly what fans have been waiting for all this time, right? ", Hanoi Police Club announced on its homepage.
This information appeared in the media 3 days ago, but it was not until today that the Hanoi Police Club confirmed it. Thus, the goalkeeper with mixed Vietnamese and Czech blood will become a Vietnamese citizen and be eligible to wear the national team jersey.
Filip Nguyen is preparing to obtain Vietnamese citizenship. (Photo: CLB)
Filip Nguyen completed the procedures to obtain Vietnamese citizenship (his father's country) in 2021 but encountered many difficulties related to paperwork and travel. His return to Vietnam and playing for the Hanoi Police Club helped speed up the naturalization process.
Filip Nguyen has repeatedly expressed his desire to play for the Vietnamese national team. He was once called up to the Czech Republic national team. However, having not played a single match, Filip Nguyen is still eligible to transfer to another team if he meets the nationality requirements and is called up.
Coach Philippe Troussier highly appreciates Filip Nguyen's talent. He once shared: " Filip Nguyen is in the process of applying for Vietnamese citizenship. I have observed that his performance is stable. Filip also has experience playing in Europe. I am sure that this is a quality addition to the national team. The Vietnamese team has many good goalkeepers, whoever performs the most impressively will be chosen as number 1. "
Filip Nguyen has proven his ability in the Hanoi Police Club. At the age of 31, he can still play at the top level for a long time.
Filip Nguyen will strengthen the quality of the Vietnamese national team's goal, which already has excellent players such as Dang Van Lam and Nguyen Dinh Trieu.
He will be in time to participate in the final round of the 2023 Asian Cup early next year. This tournament is held in Qatar. The Vietnamese team is in the same group with Japan, Iraq and Indonesia.
Van Hai
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