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The Chinese national team is aiming to strengthen its power through naturalization once again.
China's NetEase reported on the 10th (Korea Standard Time) 'Cree Zhang is a potential future naturalization target for the Chinese national team.
NetEase 'Cree Zhang can qualify for naturalization of the Chinese national team within one year. If you choose naturalization, you can play in the Chinese national team. As the Chinese national team's offense is struggling, Cree Zhang's joining will greatly help strengthen his competitiveness.'
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The naturalization craze that has been rocking the Asian soccer community recently. Starting with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, Southeast Asia is trying to strengthen its power through hot naturalization competition. Indonesia has added several players to the Indonesian national team since the days when Shin Tae-yong was led by Chairman Eric Tohir himself, leading the naturalization policy. Several naturalized players, including Ole Romeni, Emile Audero, Marton Pazelkan and Elkan Bagot, are active as Indonesian main players under coach Patrick Kluibert.
The same goes for other countries. Malaysia is currently securing a list of Malaysian-Argentina players to increase the proportion of naturalized players in the national team, and plans to select players before the A-match in September. Vietnam has also prepared to recruit naturalized players through the revision of the Nationality Act. He already has a representative naturalized player named Nguyen Xuan Son.
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However, the situation in the Chinese national team is different. It succeeded in naturalizing the players who played in the Chinese Super League, but there was no clear result. Naturalised No. 1 Elkesson has scored four goals in 19 games since his debut in 2019 but retired in April 2024, with Alan failing to make the national team after three goals in 14 games. Other than that, no successful cases can be found.
Serginho's situation, which was recently naturalized by the Chinese national team, is no different. Serginho, who has dual Brazilian and Italian citizenship, gave up both nationalities and chose to naturalize in China. It was a talent that China had no choice but to seduce. Serginho, who mainly plays as an attacking midfielder, entered the Chinese stage after playing for Kashima Antlers in the Japanese J-League from 2018 to 2019 before moving to Changchun Yatai in 2020. Serginho, who played in Changchun until last season, moved to Beijing Guoan and is playing on the Chinese stage. However, unlike in the league, Serginho also played only a minor role in the Chinese national team.
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In this situation, it is Cree Jang who has emerged as a new candidate. Creezang, who moved from Santa Clara to Shandong Taishan in the 2022 Portuguese Primera Liga, has become one of the super league's representative aces under coach Choi Kang-hee. 65 goals scored by Creezang in the last three seasons alone. He was a player that coach Choi Kang-hee had no choice but to cherish. On the Asian Champions League stage, he proved his ability by hitting Gwangju and Incheon.
China appears to be considering Cree Zhang as a new naturalization candidate. Attention is also focusing on whether the Chinese national team, which is eager to appoint a coach with its determination to play in the 2030 World Cup, will bring Creezang and signal a rebound.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
