The Chinese Super League's Three Top Scorers Have 49 Goals Combined and All Want Naturalization, but the Most Promising Candidate Has Hit a Roadblock

Recently, competition in the Chinese Super League has been extremely intense, with most matches producing more than four goals, which has also helped create prolific scorers. However, we have noticed that the leading scorers are all foreign players, and these foreigners all meet the conditions for naturalization in the eyes of many fans. They are the rumored naturalization candidates among supporters, but so far the football association has not taken major action, leaving many people confused about why this is the outcome.

The top three scorers are Oscar from Yunnan Yukun with 19 goals, Felipe from Chengdu Rongcheng with 16 goals, and Crysan with 14 goals. The three foreign players have scored 49 goals combined, an astonishing figure. All domestic scorers combined have not even reached a fraction of the total from these three foreign players, showing the huge gap between local forwards and foreign players. Many fans are calling for all of them to be naturalized and play for the national team. In particular, Yunnan Yukun's Oscar is considered the most suitable candidate, and he is still young, with ability far beyond many domestic players. Why has Oscar not been successfully naturalized?

He has spent a very long time in China, having started his youth development there, with a total period of around 10 years, so his residency period is not considered a problem. He is only 26 years old, at a prime age, and he has not played in a senior A-level international match for DR Congo. In theory, his conditions are the most suitable. He has even chosen a Chinese name, and he himself has a strong desire to settle in China, hoping to build a life there. The article says this shows his affection for China and questions whether such a player should be missed.

However, Yunnan Yukun previously made great efforts but still failed to complete his naturalization, and the process has now basically stalled. In the short term, there appears to be little hope. The main issue is said to involve his country of origin. Due to years of political instability in Congo, official documents and renunciation procedures have reportedly been difficult to complete, blocking the basic paperwork required for naturalization. The article also says that the football association found logical inconsistencies in his identity documents, that multiple appeals were rejected, and that with a stricter approach toward naturalization without blood ties, Oscar is unlikely to join the national team in the short term, with only a theoretical possibility of restarting the process in the future.

Attention has also focused on Chengdu Rongcheng's Felipe, a 1.93-meter-tall target striker known for his powerful finishes against defenders. He has lived in China for five years, likes Chengdu, wants to settle there, and has a strong willingness to be naturalized. However, his age is considered a disadvantage, as he falls outside the age limit for naturalization without blood ties. Even if the process were completed, he would be 38 years old when World Cup qualifiers begin in 2030. The article points to the previous decline in form of some naturalized players from the era of high spending in Chinese football and questions whether the football association would easily approve such a move.

As for Shandong Taishan's Crysan, support from fans across the country has been widespread. He has publicly stated several times that he is willing to play for the Chinese national team and has shown support by posting images of the national team jersey. He can play as both a winger and a center forward, and the article claims his characteristics fit the current national team's attack. However, he only joined the Chinese Super League in 2022 and would not complete the five-year residency requirement until April 2027, meaning he has not yet reached the basic time threshold. In addition, Taishan teammate Delgado already occupies a naturalization slot without blood ties, and Crysan's high salary does not align with the domestic player salary cap. With these three obstacles combined, there is currently no clear breakthrough.

Huang Qiang's Sports Commentary believes that after repeated failures by the national team in World Cup qualifiers, many people think relying only on domestic players offers little hope. The article argues that only a large number of capable and young foreign players being naturalized, with more than 10 such players, could change the situation. It suggests a lineup consisting mainly of foreign players except for a Chinese goalkeeper, claiming such a setup would make even teams like Japan, South Korea, or Brazil cautious. Besides Yunnan Yukun's Oscar, Chengdu Rongcheng's Felipe, and Romulo, the article also mentions possible naturalization candidates including Shandong Taishan's Crysan, Kazaishvili, and Zeca, Yunnan Yukun's Oscar, Shanghai Port's Leonardo, and Beijing Guoan's Fabio. It argues that if all were naturalized, China could have a strong chance of reaching the next World Cup, and asks readers for their opinions.

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