Vietnamese-Canadian midfielder Nam Mi officially plays for the Vietnamese women's team

Overseas Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Hoang Nam Mi has been officially called up to the Vietnam women's team to prepare for the 2026 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Coach Mai Duc Chung 'spotted' midfielder Nam Mi

Overseas Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Hoang Nam Mi (born in 2003, currently living in Canada) was signed by Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club in April 2025 to prepare for the Asian Cup C1 semi-final match against Wuhan Jiangda Club.

The Ho Chi Minh City women's team has proposed to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to allow Nam Mi to practice with the Vietnam women's team, while waiting to join the Ho Chi Minh City women's team to compete in China. Coach Mai Duc Chung agreed, in the context that the Vietnam women's team is also waiting for a new element to upgrade their playing style.

Nam Mi in a trial session with the Vietnam women's team

PHOTO: VUONG ANH

After 3 days of observing Nam Mi practicing and integrating with the team, coach Mai Duc Chung decided to officially give the player born in 2003 a place in the national team in this training session. According to Mr. Chung, Nam Mi has potential and can be honed in the Vietnam women's team. The 22-year-old midfielder is like a "rough diamond" with many opportunities to improve her technical and tactical skills.

Nam Mi was born in 2003 in Ottawa (Canada), 1.67 m tall. She is a student at the University of Saskatchewan and plays for this school team as a defender and defensive midfielder. In 2024, Nam Mi was honored in the typical lineup of the Western Canada school tournament. Unlike other Vietnamese-American players such as Ashley Ton That Tram Anh or Chelsea Le, Nam Mi already has Vietnamese nationality. She completed the naturalization procedure while still in Canada.

In the semi-final of the Asian Cup 1, Nam Mi was not selected to start. The Ho Chi Minh City women's team lost 0-2 to Wuhan Jiangda, winning third place in Asia.

Vietnam women's team has full numbers

From May 28, the number of the national women's team has been adjusted when saying goodbye to 3 players and welcoming 9 members of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club, who have just finished their mission with the club in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup 1.

Up to this point, the list of the national women's team practicing has 30 players. The members who gathered late include coach Doan Thi Kim Chi, players Huynh Nhu, Tran Thi Thu Thao, Chuong Thi Kieu, Cu Thi Huynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Ngan, Nguyen Thi Kim Yen, Nguyen Hoang Nam Mi and Quach Thu Em.

Vietnam women's team has enough players

PHOTO: VFF

Three players have stopped training with the national women's team since May 28, including Ta Thi Thuy, Vu Thi Hoa ( Ha Nam ) and Nguyen Thi Truc Huong (Vietnam Coal and Minerals Club).

During the training week from May 26 to June 1, the Vietnamese women's team had 3 practice matches with "blue troops" arranged by the coaching staff. In the friendly match with the Vinh Yen Veterans team on the afternoon of May 26 in Vinh Yen, the Vietnamese women's players won with a score of 3-2.

According to the plan, on the afternoon of May 28, the Vietnamese women's team will continue to have a practice match with the Bac Ninh Veterans team at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will also have a practice match with the Son Tay Youth team before closing the third week of training.

Huynh Nhu and her teammates will have 1 more week of training in Hanoi before leaving for Japan (from June 8 to June 18). It is expected that coach Mai Duc Chung will withdraw the list of 26 players to attend this training session.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tien-ve-viet-kieu-canada-nam-mi-chinh-thuc-khoac-ao-doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-185250527174408454.htm