On March 2, head coach Cristiano Roland announced the list of 34 players called up to the U17 Vietnam team, in preparation for the 2025 U17 Asian Cup finals taking place in April.
Basically, the key force of the U17 Vietnam team is still the factor that experienced the challenge in the U17 Asian qualifiers last year, as well as having been called up in previous gatherings.
Notably, the Portuguese strategist named a new face, Thomas Mai Veeren - an overseas Vietnamese player playing for the Dutch club HV Quick.
Thomas Mai Veeren was born in 2008, Vietnamese name is Mai Cong Thanh, with a Dutch father and a Vietnamese mother. Thomas is introduced to be able to play well in many positions in midfield, including attacking midfielder, central midfielder and winger.
In the 2023-2024 season, Thomas scored 9 goals and had 4 assists after 8 appearances. He even scored a hat-trick. In addition, Thomas has had the opportunity to train with professional teams such as ADO Den Haag and Feyenoord Rotterdam, and was part of the youth teams of the Dutch Football Confederation (KNVB) from 2018 to 2023.
Thomas nurtures the dream of wearing the Vietnam national team jersey to contribute and contribute to the development of the country's football. However, to affirm his position, Thomas needs to convince coach Cristiano Roland in the upcoming training period of U17 Vietnam.
The U17 Vietnam team will have about a month to prepare before entering the journey to the 2025 U17 Asian Cup finals in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Roland's team will meet Australia on April 4, Japan on April 7 on April 10.
