U23 Vietnam suffers losses before opening match of U23 Southeast Asia 2025 tournament

VHO - Before the first match at the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, the Vietnam U23 team suffered a loss of force when striker Nguyen Thanh Nhan was injured.

According to information from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Thanh Nhan was injured during the training session on the evening of July 16 of the Vietnam U23 team, after an unbalanced landing and had to leave the session.

Thanh Nhan cannot compete with her teammates in the tournament.

On the morning of July 17, this player was taken to the hospital by the medical team for an MRI scan.

The results showed that Thanh Nhan suffered a ligament injury in her left ankle and could not recover in time to participate in the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament.

This is not the first time the young striker has missed important matches and tournaments due to injury.

Previously, Thanh Nhan had to be absent from the 2023 Asian Cup Finals, could not compete in the bronze medal match at the 32nd SEA Games and most recently could not attend the 2024 U23 Asian Cup Finals.

To promptly supplement the squad, coach Kim Sang-sik decided to recall versatile midfielder Le Van Thuan to replace Thanh Nhan.

The Korean coach also expressed regret and encouraged Thanh Nhan to return home to have the best treatment and recovery conditions.

Le Van Thuan was born in 2006, is one of the outstanding young players who grew up from the Dong A Thanh Hoa training center.

Le Van Thuan was called up to the Vietnam U23 team in preparation for the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament, the 2026 Asian U23 qualifiers and towards the 33rd SEA Games.

However, in the final list of 23 players, Van Thuan did not appear.

According to plan, Van Thuan will be in Jakarta (Indonesia) tomorrow, July 18.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/u23-viet-nam-ton-that-luc-luong-truoc-tran-ra-quan-giai-u23-dong-nam-a-2025-153247.html