Nguyen Xuan Son has played successfully in two matches for the Vietnam national team. The striker scored two goals and had two assists in the match against Myanmar. In the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final against Singapore on the evening of December 21, Xuan Son brought home a penalty (successfully executed by Tien Linh) and contributed one goal to help the Vietnam team win 2-0.
Witnessing Xuan Son’s impressive performance in Vietnam, Brazilian newspaper Bnews was surprised. They commented: “Rafaelson (Xuan Son’s original name) has really taken off in the Vietnam national team. This player grew up in Vitoria’s youth academy but could not compete for a place in the first team.
After that, this player drifted to Japan, Denmark, before coming to play in Vietnam. Here, he shined unexpectedly when scoring 62 goals in 56 matches. Xuan Son's scoring record is not inferior to Harry Kane.
Another Brazilian newspaper, Bahia Noticias, said about Xuan Son: “After a long journey of adventure in Japan and Denmark, Rafaelson came to Vietnam in 2019 and quickly became a top player in the V-League.
He even became a Vietnamese citizen and changed his name to Nguyen Xuan Son. This player played extremely well in the Southeast Asian football tournament, continuing his impressive scoring record for Nam Dinh Club.
Templodose Sportes newspaper emphasized: “Rafaelson had a dream debut in Vietnam. After scoring 2 goals and 2 assists in the match against Myanmar, he continued to make his mark in the match against Singapore with 1 goal.
Xuan Son was unsuccessful in Brazil, Japan, and Denmark, but everything has changed for him since coming to Vietnam to play in 2019. He recently celebrated his 100th match in the V-League.
Notably, despite only playing two matches, Xuan Son has a great chance of winning the Golden Boot award. This striker has 3 goals, the same as Tien Linh, Patrik Gustavsson, Suphanat Mueanta, Teerasak Poeiphimai and is only 1 goal behind Shawal Anuar (Singapore).
Bola.Okezone (Indonesia) wishes the Indonesian national team had a quality striker like Xuan Son. The Indonesian newspaper wrote: “Indonesian public opinion is jealous that the Vietnamese national team has a good striker like Xuan Son. The Brazilian striker really caused a stir when he scored 3 goals in two matches at the AFF Cup 2024.
If the Indonesian team has such a sharp player, the team's strength will reach new heights. It is not too much to say that Xuan Son is the best naturalized striker in Southeast Asia."
The Vietnamese team arrived in Viet Tri last night (December 27). The whole team will prepare for the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final against Singapore on December 29.
Dantri.com.vn
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