Coach Kim Sang Sik announced the list of U22 Vietnam, including new overseas Vietnamese players

This time's training list brings together 26 excellent young players from many domestic clubs, most of whom have accompanied the team in previous training sessions and have been tested through many international matches and tournaments.

Notable names include goalkeeper Hoa Xuan Tin, Cao Van Binh, defender Ho Van Cuong, Nguyen Duc Anh, midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien, Nguyen Van Truong, striker Nguyen Quoc Viet, Nguyen Thanh Nhan...

Notably, this gathering saw the first appearance of Vietnamese-American striker Bui Alex, who is playing for the Bohemians Praha 1905 B team in the Czech Republic's Third Division.

HLV Kim Sang Sik công bố danh sách U22 Việt Nam, có tân binh Việt kiều - 1 — U22 Vietnam has another overseas Vietnamese player (Photo: VFF).

Bui Alex was born in 2005 in Prague (Czech Republic), is 1m78 tall, and plays as an attacking midfielder, winger, and striker. This player is considered to have good technique, speed, ball control and passing ability, and effective finishing with both feet. He has been a key striker for many years in Czech youth teams and scored 2 goals in the third division in 2025.

Adding new players like Bui Alex will help increase the depth of the team, while affirming the proactive integration strategy and finding quality overseas Vietnamese players for Vietnamese football.

According to the plan, during this training session, U22 Vietnam will continue to practice at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center to strengthen their playing style, perfect their squad, and prepare for important upcoming goals. This is also a plan that VFF has implemented very early for the U22 Vietnam team, with a methodical and synchronized roadmap with the national team during the FIFA Days.

On May 21, the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) announced the seed groups of teams participating in the 33rd SEA Games. U22 Vietnam is in the number 1 seed group with Thailand and Indonesia, giving them a certain advantage before the draw for men's football at the 33rd SEA Games.

The 33rd SEA Games men's football competition has 11 participating teams, divided into 3 groups: Group A has 3 teams, Group B and C have 4 teams each. The teams are seeded based on their achievements and hosting rights as follows: Group 1 includes Thailand (host team, code A1), Indonesia and Vietnam; Group 2 includes Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia; Group 3 includes Timor Leste, Philippines, Laos; Group 4 includes Singapore and Brunei. The teams compete in a round robin to calculate points, the three group winners and the second-placed team with the best achievements advance to the semi-finals.

According to the schedule, the group stage will take place from December 3 to December 12; the semi-finals will be held on December 15; the third-place match and the final will be held on December 18. Three stadiums have been chosen as the competition venues, including Rajamangala (Bangkok), Tinsulanonda (Songkhla) and 700th Anniversary of Chiangmai (Chiangmai), of which Rajamangala Stadium will be the venue for the semi-finals, third-place match and the final.