Filip Nguyen might not represent Vietnam even with Vietnamese citizenship

Filip Nguyen is trying to complete legal procedures to naturalize Vietnam. The 28-year-old says he is only one step away from completing the procedure. It is expected that if the progress is right, Filip Nguyen can attend the international tournaments of Vietnam in 2021.

However, even with Vietnamese nationality, the goalkeeper playing for Slovan Liberec still has to wait for the decision of Park. The Korean strategist said that it is too early to confirm whether Filip Nguyen is suitable for the Vietnamese national team or not.

Park Hang-seo shared about Filip Nguyen: “I also heard the information that he is doing the necessary procedures, I don't know yet. It is too early to talk about using Filip for the national team. I haven't seen Filip directly on the field yet, but I do watch some videos. Currently, he is a Czech citizen, he does not know when to get Vietnamese nationality. Filip must have Vietnamese citizenship, I have the evaluation criteria, then decide whether or not to choose.

Filip Nguyen also understands that competing to win the main place in the wooden frame of the Vietnamese team is not easy. He has special respect for Dang Van Lam: “He is a great goalkeeper, I often watch his clips on Youtube. Competition is always essential for the two of us to move forward ”.

Filip Nguyen has just had a breakthrough in his career when he joined Slovan Liberec in the Europa League season 2020-21. He also denied the possibility of returning to the V-League to play, instead Filip Nguyen's desire to play in the Bundesliga.