After joining Beijing Guoan, Hou Yongyong became the center of attention for fans. Not only does he have high expectations for his skills, but he is one of the three outstanding players in Norway. And his handsome appearance also made Hou Yongyong gain a lot of fans. Hou Yongyong, who had just entered the Chinese Super League at that time, was full of excitement and yearning, and had been looking forward to being selected for the Chinese men's national soccer team with his performance in the league. But unfortunately, Hou Yongyong did not play in Beijing Guoan. Not only that, he was also called "glass man" by the fans. Finally, in February 2023, Hou Yongyong parted ways with Beijing Guoan and returned to Norway, officially leaving the national team.
However, after returning to Norway, Hou Yong Yong seemed to suddenly change his former image. He joined the Norwegian first division team, Langheim FC, and as soon as he joined, he was given the number 10 jersey that symbolized the heart of the team. After half a season of acclimatization, by the 2024 season, Hou Yongyong began to show his skills. As the core of the team, he started the first 13 rounds of the Norwegian league, almost all of them full time. Most importantly, Hauyong turned in impressive numbers with 10 goals and 4 assists in 14 rounds of league play.
I must say, Hou Yongyong really impressed the fans today. However, after seeing such statistics of Hou Yongyong, many fans' hearts did not fluctuate much. This is because in previous reports, Hou Yongyong had already renounced his Chinese nationality, so his performance had nothing to do with Chinese soccer. However, recently, Hou Yongyong brought Chinese fans a long overdue good news. Hou Yongyong personally stated that he has not renounced his Chinese nationality. He has always been a Chinese and his dream is to be selected for the Chinese men's national soccer team. Therefore, Hou Yongyong became an overseas student player of Chinese men's soccer. From now on, he has returned to China.
What makes Hou Yongyong even happier is that the domestic media reported that the owner of the national soccer team, Ivankovic, has been paying attention to Hou Yongyong. The famous blogger "Gong license" revealed that Hou Yongyong is likely to be selected for the new national team. The blogger wrote: "Hou Yongyong will be selected for the first time in Ivan's national team without any surprise." Once Hou Yongyong is selected for the Chinese men's national team, Hou Yongyong is likely to become one of the core players of the top 18, because of his technical strength and current status, the national soccer team really has no one.
