I missed this, but he "un-retired" in August & returned to Vietnam: https://washingtonspirit.com/2022/0...n-coming-out-of-retirement-returning-to-play/
Prime Nguyen (NE Rev version) would be fun to see with the current young crop of the USMNT. That Nguyen probably fits better with this group and then the USMNT’s he played with.
the problem would be that he is nowhere near as fast and strong as MMA. But his skills were excellent.
Profile: 'Crazy to think about the journey' - How USMNT, Vietnamese League vet Lee Nguyen was once even bigger than Lionel Messi | Goal.com US As far as the Vietnamese media were concerned, there were only two players who took the pitch at the 2005 U20 World Cup. The first was a 17-year-old from Rosario, Argentina, then of Barcelona’s academy, named Lionel Messi. The second was an 18-year-old from Dallas, Texas, then of Plano East high school, named Lee Nguyen. He reflects on the “different” experience of playing in the V-League, having fans try to tear his shinpads off before games, just as a memento. More recently, there are moments of triumph and learning as Nguyen enters a new phase of a career that has never truly slowed down.