The naturalization of the Chinese men's football team has been suspended for several years and has encountered some setbacks, but this will not put an end to the naturalization road. Recently, the era of national football naturalization 2.0 has quietly begun.
Previously, the national football team had four "Brazilian" naturalized players, Axon, Alan, Luo Guofu and Fernando, as well as Gaulart, a quasi-naturalized player. Although the "Brazilian" naturalized players are indeed outstanding, after all, they do not have Chinese ancestry, lack feelings for the Chinese team, are more like mercenaries, and are also mercenaries with poor self-discipline and may leave at any time.
The national football team has entered the 2.0 era, and the target is no longer aimed at "Brazilian" players, but players with Chinese blood. The naturalized players who have recently entered the vision of the national football team mainly include the following four people: Yan Xinli, Wu Xiaohai, Xu Hui and Yang Ruian, who can be known by name as Chinese players.
Yan Xinli is a Chinese-American, 28 years old this year, 1.84 meters tall, he can play central defender, right back and right midfielder on the field, belongs to the national football coach Jankovic very favorite "black and hard" type of player. He is currently close to signing a contract with Shanghai Shenhua, but it is not yet known whether he has completed the naturalization process.
Wu Xiaohai, 24 years old, born in Canada, plays as a striker, has been selected for the Canadian U23 national team, currently plays for Vancouver White Waves, and is said to have been contacted by Chinese Super League teams.
Xu Hui is a 23-year-old Chinese-Korean player who has been selected for the South Korean Olympic team, but has never officially played, so he can represent the Chinese team. It is reported that Xu Hui has trained with Shanghai Shenhua and has completed the naturalization procedures.
Born in the Netherlands, Yang Ryan is only 20 years old and has established himself in the Eredivisie side Dunborsch with a promising future.
Compared with the vigorous naturalization tide a few years ago, the national football team's naturalization this time is very low-key, the players are not famous, but most of them are young, and they are all Chinese, so this naturalization tide is to put a long line to catch big fish, and the goal is not just to aim for the 2026 World Cup.