The invitations were anticipated.
According to some sources, recently, the Vietnam Volleyball Federation received an email from the Indonesian National Volleyball Championship, regarding the invitation for Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen to compete in the 2025 season.
If true, this will be the first official invitation to go abroad for the player currently playing for LPB Ninh Binh. Previously, many foreign teams were said to be interested in the 2000-born player, but no official information has been released.
At the time of competing in the SEA V.League (August 2024), head coach Azamat Esimov of the Kuanysh club (Kazakhstan) paid attention to Bich Tuyen. He said that with her current level, Bich Tuyen could easily receive an attractive salary of about 200 million VND/month if she played for the Kuanysh club in the national championship of this country.
These invitations and interest were anticipated due to Bich Tuyen's impressive performance in 2024. Since returning to the Vietnam women's volleyball team earlier this year, the Vinh Long native has participated in 5 international tournaments with the national women's team. She plays a leading role, accounting for more than 50% of the team's strength as she is always the number 1 scorer in coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's squad.
The individual titles that this player achieved in 2024 also reflect her professional level. Bich Tuyen was the "All-round Player", "Best Setter" of the AVC Challenge Cup, the player with the most points of the FIVB Challenge Cup (77 points), "Best Setter" of the first stage of the SEA V.League, "Best Setter" of the VTV Cup...
Is it difficult or easy to go abroad?
At the ceremony to honor the Vietnamese women's volleyball team when they achieved third place in the 2024 FIVB Challenge Cup, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet affirmed: "Bich Tuyen is a player with good skills in the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. The player is playing more effectively, improving her technique, so she is strong on the field."
Obviously, with Bich Tuyen's professional level and desire to improve herself every day, she is completely capable of competing abroad.
The Indonesian National Volleyball Championship (Proliga) is considered a notable tournament in the region, attractive, with large investments. In particular, this is where many excellent foreign players from around the world come to compete. Clubs in this tournament are often very generous, willing to spend large sums of money to recruit stars to compete.
Proliga usually takes place from April to July every year. This is the time when domestic volleyball in Vietnam is not too busy, apart from the Hung Vuong Cup, there are no other tournaments taking place. Therefore, Bich Tuyen can arrange her time if she really wants to compete in the archipelago country.
However, 2025 is a year with many tasks for Vietnamese women's volleyball as well as LPB Ninh Binh club. Both the national women's team and the Co Do team will participate in world-level tournaments. Most likely, both will fall between July and October.
Bich Tuyen is currently the number 1 scorer of the national team and the club, so letting her go abroad will definitely be carefully considered by LPB Ninh Binh.
Although it is not certain whether Bich Tuyen can go abroad or not, this is a positive sign showing the popularity and talent of the 2000-born player. Vietnamese volleyball fans certainly hope that the 24-year-old player will have more experience to hone her skills and competitive spirit.
