In the new season, Shandong Taishan team is ready to go and pursue a good start. However, in the list of the five foreign aides of Shandong Taishan, one name stands out in particular - Delgado. The 26-year-old midfielder has been playing in the Chinese Super League as a "foreign aid" for six consecutive years, although he completed all the naturalization procedures as early as six years ago and became a Chinese player.
Delgado's story is one of the best in football. Since 2019, he has competed as a "foreign aid" every year, and this is the seventh time he has signed up in this capacity. Although he now meets all the requirements to represent the national football team, he is still unable to appear as a homegrown player in the Chinese Super League. This peculiar phenomenon of "the whole world is counted as foreign aid" is undoubtedly a unique spectacle of Chinese football.
Delgado's football career began at the Sporting de Portugal Academy, where his versatility has allowed him to play as a wing-back, midfielder, playmaker, winger and more. However, due to FIFA regulations on naturalized players, he must live in China for at least five years before he can represent the national football team. Now, five years have passed, and Delgado is qualified to play for the national football team, just waiting for the national team to be called up.
Although Delgado was considered for loan at the start of the season, he had to stay at Shandong Taishan due to an injury to new foreign player Zeka, but he could only play as a foreign player. In the AFC Champions League, he also faced such an identity dilemma, resulting in few opportunities to play and unable to fully display his talent.
However, despite the limitations of his identity and the dilemma of appearance, Delgado did not give up. He is still giving his all in every game and looks forward to one day being able to truly stand in the Super League as a homegrown player. If he can perform well in the Chinese Super League in the new season, he may be able to attract the attention of the national team, and finally represent the national football team in the World Preliminaries and help the national team hit the World Cup.
Delgado's story is not only a microcosm of China's football naturalization policy, but also his persistence and persistence in football dreams. His experience reminds us that football is not just a sport, it is a stage full of challenges and opportunities. Let's hope that Delgado will be able to break through the shackles of identity in the future and contribute to Chinese football as a true local player.
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