Chinese men's football has been using naturalized players for a few years now, but after turning on the naturalization mode, only Alan, Ekerson, Luo Guofu and Jiang Guangtai brought positive changes to the national football team, and the positive changes were very limited as Li Tie and Chen Xuyuan wasted their martial arts skills in their employment. Now, in 2023, naturalized internationals with immediate power are essentially veterans. the Asian Cup in early 2024 will be their farewell stage, and among them, for sure, is Luo Guofu, who has already begun to plan his retirement.
There are also some overrated failures among naturalized players, typically Fernando, Xiao Tao Tao, and Hou Yong Yong, the three naturalized as the hope of the national soccer team, Fernando initially had the strongest fight, but naturalized to get a high salary until 2023 before choosing to return to the Chinese Super League and join Taishan, mocked: "It's the money that's spent." Xiao Tao Tao's individual ability and talent is so poor that he can't even play well, and Hou Yong Yong is arguably the most regrettable person.
The 25-year-old Hou Yong Yong was originally a Norwegian prodigy, naturalized as a Chinese player with Chinese status. Unfortunately, he is no longer the talented youngster of the same name as Ödgö. As he got older, Hou Yong Yong's physical problems became more and more obvious, and his injuries became more and more frequent. After naturalization, he became Beijing Guoan's "glass man", easily "broken", attendance is very low.
Hou Yongyong became a Guoan player in the 2019 season, completing his naturalization for a transfer fee of €1 million, but only played 28 games for Guoan in three seasons, scoring four goals and assisting once. Guoan club executives couldn't stand the long-term injuries and eventually released Hou Yongyong in early 2023. With his contract with Guoan now over, Hou Yongyong returned to Europe on a free transfer to join Norwegian side Ranheim. Hou Yongyong played for Langheim in the 2016/17 season. At that time he played well, scoring 3 goals in 9 games. This time, Hauyong Yongyong was trusted again and earned the number 10 jersey, symbolizing the heart of the team's midfield.
Beijing time on April 11, the first round of the Norwegian first division kicked off, Hou Yongyong completed the return to Europe debut, a good start. Langheim beat Sheff 2-1 on the road and took 3 points in the first round. In the match, Langheim dominated the game with 57% possession. He was 2-1 compared to Sheff and 2-1 in shots on goal. both teams converted 100% of their shots, which turned into a 2-1 scoreline. Langham won. Solly won the MVP of the game. he scored a goal in the 32nd and 43rd minutes of the game to help Langham take a 2-0 lead, while Samuel Pedro scored in the 74th minute of the game for Sheff.
Hou Yongyong came on as a substitute in the 74th minute of the game, but his body was still too brittle. He only played 12 minutes before he fell down and left the game in the 86th minute of the game due to injury. According to Hou Yongyong's physical condition, it will be difficult for him to realize his talent in the future and make the national football roster. His career prospects are not promising.
