During the Vietnam national team training session in March, coach Kim Sang Sik called up promising rookie Pham Ly Duc. The center back of Hoang Anh Gia Lai is 1.82m tall and has emerged in the V-League this season.

In that situation, Super Ball paid special attention to the 22-year-old center back. The newspaper wrote: "Coach Kim Sang-sik calls up new defender, Vietnam's Sergio Ramos is ready to show himself."

This newspaper wrote: "Center-back Pham Ly Duc received a lot of attention during this training session of the Vietnamese team. He has the opportunity to wear the national team jersey for the first time.

He will have to compete with many experienced players such as Duy Manh, Thanh Chung, Thanh Binh and Tien Dung to take the official position in the Vietnam team. In the past time, this 22-year-old player has shown that he can meet the requirements of coach Kim Sang Sik.

Coach Kim Sang-sik seems to be very fond of Ly Duc even though the 1.82m tall defender has only made his first steps this season in the V-League. Ly Duc shows solidity in defense with good ability to read situations. In addition, he is very good at choosing positions and has good ability to compete."

The Indonesian newspaper compared Ly Duc to Sergio Ramos of the Vietnamese national team. The player's biggest idol is the Spanish central defender. Super Ball added: "Ly Duc idolizes former Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos. The player himself also practices in Sergio Ramos' style to improve his skills.

Before shining in Hoang Anh Gia Lai's shirt this season, Ly Duc was still a strange name to many people. Before that, he also wore the shirt of Ba Ria Vung Tau Club in the First Division. Ly Duc gradually showed that he is a solid support for Hoang Anh Gia Lai."

According to the schedule, the Vietnamese team will play a friendly match with Cambodia on March 19 and face Laos in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers on March 25.