In 2025, Coach Kim Sang-sik has the heavy task of bringing U.22 Vietnam to the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand with the goal of winning nothing but a gold medal. Right now, he has made a list of a series of young players playing in the V-League and the first division, and is always looking for more talented overseas Vietnamese players from other countries. Recently, a series of overseas Vietnamese players have been noticed by Coach Kim Sang-sik such as Viktor Le ( Ha Tinh Club), Zan Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City Club), or Andrej Nguyen An Khanh (currently playing for FK Trinek in the Czech Republic)... Not only that, a young player playing in the striker position in Ligue 2 (French second division) has just been introduced to Coach Kim Sang-sik, that is Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire. According to many sources, French-Vietnamese striker Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire is eligible to play for U.22 and the Vietnam national team if called up.
Coach Kim Sang-sik searches for talent for U.22 Vietnam
Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire was born in 2004, is 1.81 m tall, has a French father and a Vietnamese mother. According to the transfer website Transfermarkt, he has both French and Vietnamese nationality. Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire is playing for French club Laval (Ligue 2) in the 2024-2025 season and has made 2 appearances for Laval's first team, including 1 match in the National Cup, 1 substitute appearance in the match against Lorient in Ligue 2.
Faurand-Tournaire is considered a modern striker with good acceleration, good individual technique and the ability to change the game. He can play in many positions in attack, including center forward, second striker and right winger.
Before signing a 3-year professional contract with Laval Club, Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire played mainly for Laval B in Championnat National 3 (5th division of France). This Vietnamese-American striker scored 5 goals after 12 appearances (1,042 minutes).
If he receives the attention of VFF and coach Kim Sang-sik, Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire is fully qualified to participate in the 2025 SEA Games. An advantage for U.22 Vietnam and coach Kim Sang-sik is that except for Zan Nguyen, who is being naturalized by Ho Chi Minh City Club, the remaining players such as Viktor Le, Andrej Nguyen An Khanh and Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire all have Vietnamese nationality, so if they are called up and meet professional requirements, they are ready to contribute to Vietnamese football.
With a team of young overseas Vietnamese players with good physique and skills, if combined with talents currently playing in the country such as goalkeeper Trung Kien, center back Ly Duc, midfielder Van Truong, Khuat Van Khang and strikers Bui Vi Hao, Quoc Viet, Dinh Bac..., it is clear that coach Kim Sang-sik has in hand a team of young players with abundant experience. All that is left is for the Korean coach to show his talent to connect these players to create a harmonious playing style, as well as create explosive matches like with the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-san-tien-dao-gioi-cho-u22-viet-nam-cau-thu-viet-kieu-sang-gia-185250208224734052.htm
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