Who is the U23 Vietnam player Hoang Vinh Nguyen who went to Spain for training?

The name Hoang Vinh Nguyen has been mentioned a lot on social media in the past few days. The midfielder, born in 2002, has just arrived at Cadiz Club - a team currently playing in La Liga - to prepare for a 5-week training period.

Before going to Spain for training, Hoang Vinh Nguyen was a strange face to most Vietnamese football fans.

Hoang Vinh Nguyen will try out for Cadiz's B team.

Hoang Vinh Nguyen was born in 2002 in Ha Tinh . This player is one of the notable products of the 4th course of HAGL-JMG training center along with Nguyen Quoc Viet and Nguyen Thanh Khoi.

Initially, Vinh Nguyen was accepted into HAGL's gifted class. However, coach Guillaume Graechen was impressed by the player's skillful left foot, so he suggested to the board of directors that Vinh Nguyen attend the academy class.

Vinh Nguyen quickly asserted his talent. He was the first member of class 4 to pass the juggling test at all levels.

When playing, Vinh Nguyen was assigned to play the position of central midfielder. This player was nicknamed "Xuan Truong the second" by some websites.

" At the age of 18, he is perfect. I have nothing to criticize. His playing style is very similar to Luong Xuan Truong with vision, observation ability and precise long passes ", coach Guillaume Graechen - teacher of Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh, Van Toan - shared 3 years ago. However, recently, the talent born in 2002 has been trained in the role of attacking midfielder, winger more.

Vinh Nguyen won the 2021 National U21 Championship.

Hoang Vinh Nguyen is a familiar name at the youth level. He regularly participates with the youth teams of HAGL and Nutifood-JMG Academy in the National U17, U19 and U21 tournaments. The most notable achievement is the 2021 National U21 Championship with Nutifood Academy.

In 2022, Vinh Nguyen was loaned to Long An Club to play in the First Division. At the beginning of the 2023 season, Nutifood transferred 17 young players to Ho Chi Minh City Club. Coach Vu Tien Thanh kept only Hoang Vinh Nguyen, the rest were sent to Ba Ria - Vung Tau Club for training. The player from Ha Tinh played 11 matches in V-League 2023 but all were as substitutes.

Hoang Vinh Nguyen was on the U19 Vietnam squad list 4 years ago. In March 2023, he was called up by coach Philippe Troussier to the U23 Vietnam squad to prepare for the Doha Cup and SEA Games 32, but was eliminated afterwards.

The player born in 2002 has the opportunity to train abroad thanks to the cooperation program between Ho Chi Minh City Club and La Liga partner. Hoang Vinh Nguyen is not yet a pillar of Ho Chi Minh City Club, so sending this player to another team in a short time does not affect much the personnel plan of Coach Vu Tien Thanh.

In Cadiz, Hoang Vinh Nguyen will try out for team B. If he performs well, he will have the opportunity to practice with the main team of this team.

Hoai Duong

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