The reason Van Truong did not attend SEA Games 33

Due to a serious injury, midfielder Nguyen Van Truong will not be participating in the 33rd SEA Games with U22 Vietnam.

On November 21, head coach Kim Sang Sik announced the list of 28 players for the final training session to prepare for the 33rd SEA Games.

In the final match of the 2025 Panda Cup international friendly tournament between U22 Vietnam and U22 Korea on November 18, Van Truong unfortunately suffered a knee ligament injury and was forced to undergo surgery.

This injury requires a long time to treat and recover, making the midfielder born in 2003 unable to participate in SEA Games 33. This is a big loss for U22 Vietnam because Van Truong is a factor with a particularly important role in the way the game is played.

He can play both central and attacking midfielder positions, has an energetic and intelligent playing style and always maintains the tempo of the game for the whole team.

Not only Van Truong is absent, U22 Vietnam will also not have the services of midfielder Pham Minh Phuc and striker Nguyen Dinh Bac in the opening match. Due to the schedule of the Hanoi Police Club in the 2025 Southeast Asian Club Championship, the duo Nguyen Dinh Bac and Pham Minh Phuc can only join the team on December 4, the same day U22 Vietnam plays against U22 Laos.

Looking at this list, it can be clearly seen that the main frame of the U22 Vietnam team is still the faces that have been continuously called up from the end of 2024 until now.

This is the team that has participated three times in the CFA Team China international football tournament organized by the Chinese Football Association - a playground that brings together the top U22 teams in Asia such as Uzbekistan, Korea and China.

Coach Kim Sang Sik added some players who have participated in recent training sessions such as Nguyen Le Phat, Tran Thanh Trung and Nguyen Duc Viet.

According to the plan, the U22 Vietnam team will gather again in Vung Tau on November 23, before moving to Thailand on December 1 to officially enter the SEA Games 33 campaign. In the group stage, coach Kim Sang Sik and his team will play their opening match against U22 Laos on December 4, then face U22 Malaysia on December 11.

Source: https://baophapluat.vn/ly-do-van-truong-khong-du-sea-games-33.html