Young Vietnamese-American star shines at FA Cup in Burnley shirt

Yesterday (December 19), U18 Burnley hosted U18 Birmingham City at home. Notably, the starting lineup of the home team at Turf Moor included Vietnamese-American player Brandon Ly. In this match, Brandon Ly wore the number 8 shirt and had an impressive performance.

Although his natural position is full-back, Brandon Ly was deployed as a central midfielder, and occasionally as an attacking midfielder. He played the full 90 minutes, plus 30 minutes of extra time, and contributed greatly to the victory of The Clarets' youth team.

This season, Brandon Ly has played 3 times for Burnley U18 team. A few weeks ago, the Vietnamese-Irish player signed a contract with Burnley on loan, after leaving Sheffield United training center. If he performs well, the player born in 2006 will have his buyout clause activated by Burnley's board of directors.

Brandon Ly is an Irish national and has a Vietnamese father. He has also returned to Vietnam on a few occasions. In addition, Brandon Ly has never played for the Irish national team. That means there is a chance that the Vietnamese team will convince Brandon Ly to play for them in the near future.

Of course, the necessary condition is that he must have Vietnamese citizenship. And Brandon Ly's case is similar to Filip Nguyen, the goalkeeper has successfully naturalized, ensuring the necessary conditions to contribute to the "Golden Star Warriors".