HAGL recruits Thai goalkeeper of Vietnamese descent.

Goalkeeper Chaloongphum Phong has officially joined the youth team of HAGL Club starting in 2025.

Chaloongphum Phong and Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh of HAGL. Photo: HAGL.

On the afternoon of April 10th, HAGL Club and LPBank HAGL Academy announced the recruitment of Chaloongphum Phong from Thailand. This goalkeeper is expected to help HAGL's youth teams increase their competitiveness in national youth tournaments, and further contribute to the first team in professional leagues.

Chaloongphum Phong was born in 2009. His father is Thai and his mother is Vietnamese. He is fluent in three languages: Vietnamese, English, and Thai. Phong already holds Vietnamese citizenship, so HAGL can register him as a domestic player in youth tournaments.

While in Thailand, Chaloongphum Phong received goalkeeper training from the age of 7 and participated in renowned academies such as Suphaburi, Bangkok, Nonthaburi United, and Paris Saint Germain Academy Thailand. Currently, Phong is 1.87 m tall, weighs 75 kg, and is in his physical development stage.

Speaking to Tri Thức - Znews , a member of HAGL's leadership team said that Phong is managed by the Academy, but due to his great potential, the goalkeeper has been given special permission to train with the first team recently.

Before returning home, Chaloongphum Phong achieved some impressive results in Thailand, such as winning the Siam Super Cup 2021 and the Tang-jaeron Cup 2021.

Over the years, HAGL has been prioritizing young players who are products of its academy. The team from the mountainous region is one of the few clubs that uses a majority of young players in the V.League and has the youngest average age in Vietnam's professional league.

Several young HAGL players have recently been called up to the Vietnamese national team thanks to their outstanding performances in the V.League, including center-back Pham Ly Duc and goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien. HAGL believes that with proper training, goalkeeper Chaloongphum Phong could have the opportunity to feature in the Vietnamese national teams in the future.

Source: https://znews.vn/hagl-chieu-mo-thu-mon-thai-lan-goc-viet-post1544752.html