Vietnamese goalkeeper Patrik Lê Giang may represent the Vietnam national team in the rematch against Malaysia.

The naturalization is aimed at reinforcing quality players for the national football team in the coming years. We respectfully request the Ministry of Justice to support completing the Vietnamese citizenship procedures for overseas Vietnamese player Patrik Lê Giang, born on 8/9/1992, birthplace: Slovakia; current nationality: Slovakia; entered Vietnam on 25/1/2023."

Patrik Lê Giang was born in 1992 in Slovakia, with a Vietnamese father and a Slovak mother. He holds a Slovak passport and currently resides temporarily in Phu Nhuan district (Ho Chi Minh City). This goalkeeper entered Vietnam on January 25, 2023, and is currently playing for Ho Chi Minh City Police in the V.League.

The proposal to grant citizenship to Patrik Lê Giang is based on the recommendation of head coach Kim Sang-sik and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Patrik Lê Giang is currently ranked among the top 3 goalkeepers with the highest average rating in the league according to Sofascore statistics, behind Trung Kiên (HAGL) and Đình Triệu (Hai Phong). He also ranks second in the category of highest average saves per match (1.2 times per game). The goalkeeper born in 1992 has kept 2 clean sheets in the first 6 matches of the 2025/26 V.League season.

Previously, in the 2023/24 season, Patrik Lê Giang was named the Best Goalkeeper of the season due to his outstanding performances.

Besides Patrik Lê Giang, the Vietnam national team is also tracking the naturalization process of several other foreign players such as Janclesio and Geovane Magno (Ninh Binh), Hendrio (Hanoi), and Rimario (Thanh Hoa).