Park Hang-seo names 18 players in latest U23 squad

The squad is most notable for who has not been selected however, with a number of talented young Vietnamese players such as midfielder Quang Hai, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, and forward Ha Duc Chinh, being left out.

The squad announcement is the first stage of preparations for the SEA Games 30, according to the head coach. In preparation for the tournament which will take place in the Philippines in late November, the U23 squad will take part in training camps that have been divided into seven periods. The camps will be held between July 8 and July 11, July 22 and July 25, August 5 and August 8, August 12 and August 15, September 2 and September 10, October 7 and October 31, and finally  November 1 and November 20.

As scheduled, the Vietnam U23 team will take part in a one-month training camp in Ho Chi Minh City or Binh Duong province in order to climatise with weather conditions which they will face in the Philippines.

Here is the list of the 18 footballers who have been called into the U23 squad:

Goalkeepers: Phan Van Bieu (Danang FC), Do Sy Huy (Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC)

Defenders: Nguyen Ba Duc (SLNA FC), Le Ngoc Bao (Pho Hien FC), Nguyen Khac Vu (Long An FC), Nguyen Van Dat (Ha Tinh FC), Nguyen Van Hanh (Haiphong FC), and Vu Viet Trieu (Quang Ninh FC)

Midfielders: A Mit (Danang FC), Nguyen Trong Long, Martin Lo (Pho Hien FC), Tran Van Buu (Saion FC), Nguyen Sy Tu (Phu Dong FC), Tran Thanh Son (HAGL FC), and Tran Bao Toan (HAGL FC)

Forwards: Huyen Tien Dat (Pho Hien FC), Nguyen Vu Tin (Saigon FC), Nguyen Tien Linh (Becamex Binh Duong FC), and Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong (Binh Duong FC)