The Paper's reporter Song Chengliang
On January 20, Beijing time, the national football team played its second warm-up match before going to Japan at the Shanghai Yuanshen Sports Center - the red team won 1-0 against the white team with Kim Kyung-do's goal.
After the match, according to the Beijing Youth Daily, the national football team plans to take 29 players to participate in the two round-12 matches away from Japan and Vietnam, and Dai Weijun, a midfielder who currently plays for Shenzhen, is listed among them.
Dai Weijun was selected for the national football team.
Dai Weijun was born on July 25, 1999 in Hong Kong, China, in the midfield position. According to public information, he joined bury club in league one in 2017 and made 11 appearances; then moved to Utrecht club in the Netherlands, making 12 appearances; in 2019, Dai Weijun transferred to the Premier League Wolves, representing Wolves U23 7 times; in 2020, Dai Weijun joined Shenzhen.
Earlier, Dai Weijun refused the call-up of the Hong Kong team in China, expressing a strong willingness to play for the Chinese national team.
Subsequently, according to the Southern Daily in early January, Dai Weijun had obtained the mainland settlement qualification and settled in the collective hukou of the Deep Foot Club in Longgang District – which meant that in the future, if Dai Weijun wanted to travel to Hong Kong, he would need to apply for a Hong Kong and Macao Permit like ordinary mainland residents.
However, Dai Weijun still needs to complete the conversion of the FOOTBALL Association membership - which will require the approval of the FIFA Identity Committee. Previously, Guangzhou player Gaulat was found to be temporarily ineligible to play for the Chinese team because he had returned to Brazil on a short-term loan for half a year.
Previously, Dai Weijun entered the national football team 52-person training list, and the relevant person of Shenzhen Club gave the statement that "this time Xiao Dai went to the national team mainly to follow the training, and although his current identity is already a domestic player, he does not have the qualifications to represent the national football team." ”
Dai Weijun represented Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League.
But things soon progressed – FIFA confirmed by email on Jan. 11 that Dai met all the conditions to play for the Chinese national team.
Relevant insiders told the surging news reporter that the Chinese Football Association communicated with figuratively on the qualification of Dai Weijun at the first time and FIFA, and quickly solved the membership issue.
The matter itself is not complicated, and Dai Weijun does not have a problem similar to Gaulat, so under the rapid promotion of the Chinese Football Association, the membership transfer qualification is quickly completed.
Of course, whether there is Dai Weijun or not, it is impossible to change the status quo of the national football team on the verge of elimination, but the rapid promotion of the Chinese Football Association makes it possible for Dai Weijun to gain valuable experience in four round of 12 matches, which will play a positive role in the future preparation of the national football team for the 2023 local Asian Cup.
According to Madaloni, former assistant coach of the national football team, Dai Weijun will be the "core of the next 10 years" of the national football team.
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