Due to not meeting the FIFA regulations on residence time (need to have 5 consecutive years of residence in Vietnam until December 2025), naturalized player Do Hoang Hen (Hendrio) must wait until early 2026 to be able to debut for the Vietnam national team .

However, during the upcoming training session to prepare for the match against Laos in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, the Hanoi FC midfielder can still be summoned by coach Kim Sang Sik .

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Hoang Hen longs to wear the national team jersey. Photo: SN

It was the Korean player who proposed to VFF to support Do Hoang Hen's naturalization, in order to have another quality choice for the Vietnamese team.

Coach Kim Sang Sik called up Do Hoang Hen to help the player quickly get used to the team atmosphere, understand his philosophy, and prepare for the decisive match with Malaysia in March next year.

After playing as a domestic player in the V-League for Hanoi FC, Hoang Hen's performance has gotten better and better. In the match against Becamex TP.HCM in round 8, the player wearing the number 11 jersey was the one who scored to raise the score to 2-1 for the Capital team, contributing greatly to the overall victory (3-2). Yesterday, Hoang Hen scored a double, helping Hanoi FC defeat PVF CAND 4-0.

Hoang Hen's expertise is beyond dispute, and this naturalized player will be even more valuable in the Vietnam team when playing alongside his former teammate Nguyen Xuan Son.

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Hoang Hen played very well with Xuan Son when they both wore Nam Dinh's shirt. Photo: SN

Coach Kim Sang Sik is clearly looking forward to the reunion of these two top players at the national team level, and so his summoning of Hoang Hen to the Vietnam team for direct observation and evaluation is not a surprise. On the other hand, this is an opportunity to score points for the Brazilian player.

On the other hand, the appearance of Hoang Hen helps the Vietnamese team increase its competitiveness, in the context of some key players lacking the desire to contribute as seen in the two wins against Nepal in October.

According to the plan, the list of Vietnam team was announced by coach Kim Sang Sik this week. Right after round 11 of V-League, Vietnam team gathered in Hanoi, had a few days of training in Phu Tho before moving to Laos on November 15.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/sau-xuan-son-la-do-hoang-hen-len-tuyen-viet-nam-2459007.html