What do you mean by naturalized players?

Naturalized players, English naturalized players, refer to players who voluntarily acquire the nationality of other countries other than their birth nationality, and are essentially skilled immigrants.

Football naturalized players:

FIFA has clear rules on naturalized players. First of all, players have never played for the national team of their original nationality. In addition, it also includes that the player was born in a new nationality, or his biological father, mother and grandparents were born in a new nationality, or the player has lived in a new nationality for more than two years.

Basketball naturalized players:

For naturalized players, the latest FIBA rules, which came into effect in 20 10, clearly stipulate that 1 players from each country participating in FIBA international competitions can acquire the nationality of that country after reaching the age of 16;

However, there can only be 1 naturalized players at most, and this player has never participated in world-class events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships on behalf of the national team of his original nationality before. If a player has the nationality of the country before the age of 16, it is not considered as a naturalized player.

Basketball:

Domestic players in the Asian Championships have increasingly become the focus of attention. South Korea, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, the Philippines and other teams have naturalized players, which has also enhanced their strength.

As early as 1969, an American player named Wayne Brabaender obtained Spanish citizenship, and then began to represent Spain in the world series, and led the team to achieve good results. Wayne Braband is also regarded as the originator of naturalized players. The influence of naturalized players on the Asian basketball pattern can be traced back to the 2009 Asian Championship.

In the 2009 Tianjin Asian Championship, the performance of naturalized players was particularly eye-catching. Under the leadership of naturalized player Rahim Wright, Jordan defeated the strong enemy and won the third place.

He was also named the best defender. At the same time, he won the scoring champion of the Asian Championships with an average of 20.6 points per game and was selected for the first team. Froman, Frege and farris, several naturalized players of the Lebanese team, also performed very well, helping the Lebanese team reach the semi-finals smoothly and enter the World Championships the following year.