The reason Vietnamese overseas player Antonio Moric was excluded from the U23 Vietnam squad

Coach Đinh Hồng Vinh explained the reason Vietnamese overseas forward Antonio Moric was absent from the U23 Vietnam list for the friendly competition in China.

On March 22 morning, Coach Đinh Hồng Vinh trimmed the U23 Vietnam squad to 25 players before departing for China to participate in the friendly tournament. Notably, Vietnamese overseas striker Antonio Moric was not named.

The absence of the 2008-born forward attracted significant attention from media and fans. Regarding this case, the coaching staff of U23 Vietnam stated that this adjustment was part of a pre-planned professional strategy.

In fact, Moric originally belongs to the national U19 team roster. He was given the opportunity to train with U23 Vietnam during the recent gathering to allow the coaching staff to observe, evaluate his capabilities and adaptability. After this process, the young player returned to the national U19 team to continue training, aiming for objectives aligned with his development pathway.

Antonio Moric spent nearly a week training and playing internal matches with the U23 Vietnam team. Despite living in Europe since childhood, Moric impressed with his fairly good Vietnamese language skills. Sharing during a training session, Moric couldn't hide his pride when wearing the Vietnam team jersey: “I feel extremely proud and delighted to wear the jersey of U23 Vietnam. I always strive to give 100% effort in training sessions to showcase the best of myself.”