Tran Thi Duyen is one of the Vietnamese players entering her year of birth, when Giap Thin 2024 knocks on the door. At the mature age of 24, Duyen also aspires to have a big change in her career.
The will of the "doll"
In 2017, Tran Thi Duyen first stepped onto the professional playing field. The girl from Ha Nam soon became the focus of the media. One night right after her first match in the rich Ha Nam, Tran Thi Duyen emerged on social networks and was called the cutest female player in the Vietnamese football world.
Tran Thi Duyen is called the "doll" of women's football by the online community.
Tran Thi Duyen was actually a player with potential, but unfortunately, in the following years she could not make any mark other than her appearance. The main reason why this female player's career did not go as expected was a very serious injury right from the beginning. At one point, Tran Thi Duyen even thought about quitting football early to study beauty.
Tran Thi Duyen recalled that difficult time: “It was 2019. My competition schedule was quite tight. I had just played with the Vietnam U19 women's team and then participated in the women's national championship with Phong Phu Ha Nam Club. Maybe because I was overloaded, I tore my ligament after only 15 minutes on the field.
It was such a simple situation that I didn’t think I could tear my ligament. I turned around and suddenly felt a sharp pain in my knee. I fell down and cried loudly on the field. After the doctor helped me, I went back on the field. But after a few dozen seconds, I knew I couldn’t continue playing.”
The girl born in 2000 asked many doctors for diagnosis and it was not until the surgery that Tran Thi Duyen accepted the fact that she had torn the ligament. However, the surgery was only the beginning. The post-operative process is a big challenge for any player.
“Normal people have a hard time after surgery. We players have it even harder,” Duyen confided. “We also lack many care conditions. I encouraged myself to try harder and asked experienced women to find recovery exercises. There was a time when I thought I would quit football and find a more suitable job.”
Duyen continued: “But my football destiny has not allowed me to say goodbye to this sport. During my recovery, I was encouraged by my friends and teachers. They said I was still young and had time to strive and contribute. So, I gradually overcame it to truly return to Phong Phu Ha Nam or the Vietnam national team.”
Aspirations in the Year of the Pig
Overcoming the challenging period, Tran Thi Duyen gradually tried to find a place from Phong Phu Ha Nam Club to the Vietnam National Team. Entering her 5th year, Duyen also understood that she was no longer a young player, allowing mistakes and naivety. Tran Thi Duyen also became more mature, with a more mature view of both life and career.
She confided: “I want to win a major title with Phong Phu Ha Nam at the national women's tournament. I want to be on the Vietnamese team to compete in the SEA Games, Southeast Asian tournaments or World Cup qualifiers. I want to have no regrets when one day I say goodbye to football.”
Tran Thi Duyen overcame a difficult period to continue playing football.
2024 is also the time when Vietnamese women's football will change dramatically. Coach Mai Duc Chung will step back, leaving a new phase with both challenges and opportunities for his successor in the Vietnamese women's team. Before retiring, Mr. Chung also devoted his heart and soul to rejuvenating the "Golden Star Female Warriors" force.
Among them, those born in 2000 and later such as Thanh Nha, Van Su, Tran Thi Duyen are considered the core of the Vietnam National Team. They are also expected to lead the young generation of players playing in the Vietnam U20 team, thereby creating a rejuvenation and transfer of forces at the national team level.
For Tran Thi Duyen, this is the best opportunity for her to make a big step forward in her football career to become a recognized good player, completely breaking away from the "hot girl" image on the field.
Xuan Phuong
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