Midfielder Hoang Duc does not go abroad

Vietnam Golden Ball Nguyen Hoang Duc is negotiating to extend his contract for another three years with The Cong Club, contrary to recent rumors of going abroad.

Hoang Duc's old contract with The Cong will expire in January 2025. In the past two weeks, the two sides have discussed and initially reached some agreements. There are still some important factors to be resolved such as the signing fee and salary in the new contract, in addition to the issue of image copyright or contract termination fee.

Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc in The Cong shirt. Photo: Hieu Luong.

Hoang Duc affirmed that The Cong is the number one priority and wishes to extend the contract for another three years. In response, the club affirmed that it always tries to create the best conditions for this Vietnamese player.

Recently, the midfielder born in 1998 is said to have expressed his desire to play abroad, with Japan being his preferred destination. In addition, there are sources saying that some Thai clubs also want to own the 26-year-old midfielder.

Nguyen Hoang Duc (middle) won the Vietnam Golden Ball 2023. Photo: Duc Dong.

Hoang Duc is currently the best midfielder in Vietnam. He is the owner of the Vietnamese Golden Ball in 2021, 2023 and the Bronze Ball in 2022.

The player from Hai Duong grew up from the Viettel youth training center. In 2017, he was promoted to the Viettel first team (now The Cong Viettel) and contributed to winning the 2018 First Division Championship to be promoted to the V-League. In the 2020 season, Hoang Duc and The Cong won the V-League and finished second in the National Cup. As of April 2024, Hoang Duc has played 128 matches and scored 18 goals for the club at many levels from the AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, V-League, National Cup.

In 2017, Hoang Duc was also in the Vietnamese squad for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup in Korea. He then won two gold medals at the 30th and 31st SEA Games. At the national team level, Hoang Duc first entered the field in Vietnam's 4-0 win over Indonesia in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in June 2021. Since then, he has quickly become a mainstay and a regular starter in tournaments, with 34 matches and two goals.

Hieu Luong

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