Accordingly, the 21-year-old girl from Binh Dien Long An Club will wear the No 22 jersey to compete for the new team in Japan V.League 1 which will start on October 12.

Vietnamese spiker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy.

“I like Japanese players as they play very aggressively. Japan is leading Asia in volleyball. Competing in the Japan V.League 1 is a good chance for me to hone my skills,” said Thuy.

Thuy’s salary in the Japanese club is about 4.2 billion VND (182,600 USD) per year.

Before competing for Denso Airy Bees, who ranked fifth in Japan last season, Thuy played for Thailand’s Bangkok Glass and Attack Line of Chinese Taipei.

Despite playing for Denso Airy Bees, Thuy is allowed to return home to join the national team to compete in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games to be held in the Philippines later this year.

Thuy is 1.93m, the tallest female player in Vietnam, with her vertical reach hitting 3.04m. She has been a member of the national team since 2014 when she was 16.

She hit an impressive volley speed of 86km per hour during the semi-final of the Chinese Taipei Tournament when she played for Attack Line in January.

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Tam Ky team triumphs at int’l women’s beach volleyball tourney

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Sichuan win Binh Dien Cup 2019 women's volleyball tournament

Sichuan club of China won the 2019 VTV9 - Binh Dien Cup International Women's Volleyball Tournament on May 19.

Binh Dien Long An beat Thailand’s U23 team in int’l volleyball tourney

VTV Binh Dien Long An defeated Thailand’s U23 team in the second match of Group A at the VTV9-Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Tournament in Kien Giang province on May 13.

Source: VNA