On January 3rd, Beijing time, the official Chinese national football team announced the latest training squad list, with a total of 32 players selected.
According to their respective clubs, Beijing Guoan has the most players with 7 selected, undoubtedly becoming the biggest winner. The selected players are Li Lei, Wang Ziming, Zhang Yuning, Cao Yongjing, Lin Liangming, Yang Liyu, and Han Jiaqi.
Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Shenhua each have 6 players selected, following closely behind. They are Wang Dalei, Li Yuan, Gao Zhunyi, Huang Zhengyu, Mai Wulang, Xie Weneng, Fernandinho, Yang Zexiang, Xu Haoyang, Wang Haijian, Zhu Chenjie, and Jiang Shenglong.
The Chinese Super League champions, Shanghai Shenhua, only have two players selected, Yan Junling and Wei Zhen. Chengdu Rongcheng has three players selected, Wei Shihao, Jian Tao, and Hu Hetao.
The former Chinese Super League champions, Wuhan Three Towns, have two players selected, Tao Qianglong and Wu Mitijiang. It is worth noting that Wu Mitijiang, born in 2004, became the main central defender for Wuhan Three Towns at the start of the 2024 season. However, during an away match against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in August, Wu Mitijiang suffered a severe head injury and was later diagnosed with a depressed skull fracture on the right parietal temporal bone, for which he underwent surgery.
Wu Mitijiang had already participated in the U21 national team training last month and his recovery has been quite good. It is understood that Ivan Kozlovic has repeatedly observed Wu Mitijiang and is quite impressed with his performance.
Other players selected for the latest national team training squad include Han Pengfei, Cheng Jin, Wang Shangyuan, and Bai Helamu. Two players who play overseas are Wu Shaocong from Radomiak in Poland and Hou Yongyong from Ranheim in Norway.
Hou Yongyong's selection can be described as long-awaited, and many fans are also looking forward to seeing how his abilities and level compare to those of the current national team players.
Compared to the previous national team list, Alan did not make it into this 32-man training squad. According to domestic media reports, after the end of last season, Alan had already left China and his willingness to play for the national team is not as strong as before.