Iverson was a first-round pick to join Gremio in the Barclays Premier League, but suffered a thigh injury in mid-June and is expected to return to the green this month.
Golat initially moved to Santos in the Barclays Premier League, but his performance was unsatisfactory, contributing only 4 goals and 2 assists in 29 games for the team in half a season. Among them, this season in the Barclays Premier League in 11 matches particles no income. After much deliberation, Santos decided to terminate his contract, which was scheduled to end at the end of 2023.
Golat joined Santos as a Chinese player and is therefore considered a foreigner in the Barclays Premier League. As the Barclays Premier League stipulates that a player can only be registered once a season, Golat could not immediately join another Barclays Premier League team after he terminated his contract with Santos.
Golatt's waiver to Barclays Premier League title contenders Bahia is only a transitional move, as he hopes to find his form in the Barclays Premier League and return to the Brazilian top flight at the end of the season. Bahia is currently fourth in the BBL with 37 points and is in the promotion zone, which is expected to allow Golatt to stay.
Allan returned to his old club, Barclays Liga Fluminense, at the end of June, signing a contract until 2024, but the formalities have not yet been completed and he has not played for the team so far. Luo Guofu signed with Barclays Premier League's Minero Americas in April this year, and has played 15 matches this season, scoring two goals, making him one of the best-performing naturalized players.
Among the five non-blood naturalized players, Fernando has yet to find a home. Since leaving the national soccer team's Top 40 preparation camp in late May last year, he has not participated in an official game for more than a year, and systematic training has become empty talk.
Naturalized players express willingness to participate in Asian Cup
Can they be relied upon when time is short?
It is worth noting that Alan, Ekerson and Luo Guofu all expressed their willingness to continue to play for the Chinese team in their interviews and are looking forward to representing the team in the Asian Cup. However, as of this moment, the Chinese team has not yet announced its preparation program. In the context of no major competition preparation tasks, the team may not be able to organize another training within this year, and international matches can not be implemented.
Naturalized players retain their Chinese citizenship in Brazil and can still represent the Chinese national team in theory, which is also considered a form of "staying abroad". Given the overall decline in the Chinese Super League, their performance in the Brazilian league can be maintained at a high level. However, Golat is no longer able to play for the Chinese national team because, according to FIFA regulations, he is only eligible to do so if he continues to play in China.
Next year, the national soccer team will face major challenges, including the Asian Cup in June and July, the first phase of the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifiers in mid- to early September, and the Hangzhou Asian Games from late September to early October. The national football team and the national Olympic team have a lot of overlapping personnel, and it is impossible for one team to play so many matches, and naturalized players will be the key.
After the expansion of the 2026 World Cup to 8.5 seats in the Asian region, the Chinese men's soccer team's chances and hopes of entering the World Cup have increased dramatically, and people's expectations for the national football team to qualify have also increased. However, at present, the strength of the national football team in Asia only belongs to the second and third tier, whether it can be promoted is not certain, can only go all out.
According to the latest competition calendar, the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers will be fully launched in October 2023. As the Chinese team is currently ranked within Asia has not fallen to 25 places after, direct promotion to the second stage of the World Qualification 36 no suspense, that is, from November 2023 to start a brand new shock journey.
Among these naturalized players, the oldest Luo Guofu will be 35 years old next year, and theoretically can still continue to play football, but it is still unknown whether their condition can meet the requirements of the national football game.
