As expected before the awards ceremony, Hanoi FC player Do Hung Dung won the title of Vietnam Golden Ball 2019. Outranking two other famous teammates Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi FC) and Nguyen Trong Hoang (Viettel), Do Hung Dung became the winner of the Vietnam Golden Ball 2019.
Hanoi FC player Do Hung Dung (middle) won the title of Golden Ball 2019 – Photo: Organization Board.
2019 is a successful year for midfielder Do Hung Dung. At the SEA Games 2019, Hanoi FC’s midfielder led the juniors to win the SEA Games championship excellently. Not only intercepting and coordinating the ball well in the middle of the field but Hung Dung also directly scored against Indonesia U22 in the final, ending the thirst for Golden Medal by Vietnamese fans after 60 years of waiting.
Playing in the midfield position, although quietly, Hung Dung’s role is very important not only at the Hanoi FC but also in the Vietnam National team. With stability and poise gameplay, holding a good rhythm in the middle line helped Hung Dung become an indispensable player in both the FC and the national team. That is also the reason that Coach Park Hang Seo chose Hung Dung as one of the two players over 22 years old for the gold medal hunting campaign at the 2019 SEA Games.
In the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, Hung Dung is always the first choice of Coach Park Hang-Seo, making a great contribution to the unbeaten victory after 5 matches, helping the Vietnamese team to lead the top of Group G. Not to mention the beginning of the year, the Hanoi FC’s midfielder also contributed to helping Vietnam in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup 2019.
In the Hanoi FC shirt, Hung Dung was crowned V-League and advanced in the AFC Cup playground. So, not surprisingly, before the Gala award took place, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem (Hanoi) also admitted that he elected Hung Dung in the title of “Vietnam Golden Ball 2019”, not Quang Hai.
Pape Omar Faye of Hanoi FC won the title of Best Foreign Player – Photo: Organization Board.
In addition to the Golden Ball, the Silver Ball also belongs to another Hanoi FC player, Quang Hai. Quang Hai also owns the 2019 V-League championship with the Hanoi FC, as well as was voted the best player in the V-League last season. In addition, Quang Hai is also a member of the U22 Vietnam team that won the 30th SEA Games championship, which took place late last year. Even in this tournament, the Hanoi FC’s player played his last match, due to injury, but he still had an excellent year.
In the title of Best Foreign Player in 2019, another star of the Hanoi FC – Pape Omar Faye was also honored and the title of the best young male player in 2019 also belonged to the player of Hanoi FC- Doan Van Hau who is playing for Heerenveen FC.
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