Honor Hoang Duc, Kim Thanh

N CONDUCTOR, LEADER HOANG DUC

Compared to the V-League championship and the Golden Ball title of Vietnam in 2021, 2023 witnessed the strong maturity of Hoang Duc. Escaping the image of an excellent young player, he has taken a big step to become the most talented midfielder of Vietnamese football. In the shirt of The Cong Viettel Club, Duc has become an almost comprehensive conductor. The audience witnessed the player born in 1998 playing with dedication, sharp in creating and scoring goals, more responsible in defense. In the 2023 season, Hoang Duc started all 20 matches for The Cong Viettel Club, playing 1,735 minutes (playing the entire 17 matches, being substituted 3 times), scoring 5 goals. Duc was voted the best player of V-League 2023.

Quả bóng vàng Việt Nam 2023: Vinh danh Hoàng Đức, Kim Thanh- Ảnh 1. — Hoang Duc and Kim Thanh won the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball

The fact that he has not fully adapted professionally when coach Philippe Troussier pushed him to play the role of center forward in the Vietnam national team will be the motivation for Hoang Duc to try harder and improve more. But the achievement of winning the bronze medal of V-League 2023, being included in the typical squad of V-League 2023, and being the runner-up of the National Cup 2023, is the clearest recognition, creating a solid foundation for Hoang Duc's title of Golden Ball for men in Vietnam 2023. He emotionally said: "I am very happy to receive this very noble title for the second time in my life. It will become the most beautiful and profound memory of my career, giving me more motivation to improve myself and contribute more to Vietnamese football. Thank you for everyone's affection."

The 2023 Vietnam Men's Silver Ball title belongs to striker Pham Tuan Hai, the Men's Bronze Ball belongs to goalkeeper Dang Van Lam.

K IM T THANH 'S FULL FIRST TIME

2023 marked the peak of Tran Thi Kim Thanh's career when she helped Ho Chi Minh City Club 1 win the national women's championship for the 8th time in 9 years and especially her impressive performance at the 2023 World Cup. In the world's biggest arena, the Vietnamese girl was in the top 6 best goalkeepers with 15 spectacular saves.

Huynh Nhu is absent because she is playing at Lank FC (Portugal)

Few people know that the girl born in 1993 in Duc Hoa District (Long An) always had to inject lubricant into her legs every time she entered the field, due to injuries from a decade ago, when she first joined the Vietnamese women's team. That was the most difficult period for Kim Thanh, because she had to stop practicing for a long time due to patellar inflammation in both legs and cartilage damage. The pain and the deadlock once made Kim Thanh think about retiring early and finding another job to make a living. But then her love for football and the encouragement of her teachers and friends helped her stand up strongly. At the age of 31, her talent and will helped the 1.65 m tall girl become the number 1 goalkeeper of the Vietnamese women's team, the top female goalkeeper in Southeast Asia with very strong marks in the regional and continental arenas, and together with her teammates, successfully realize her World Cup dream.

Nguyen Thai Son - Best young male player

Ngoc Minh Chuyen - Best young female player

Thanh fulfilled her dream when she won the 2023 Vietnam Women's Golden Ball title. She choked up and said: "I have been training with Kieu Trinh for a long time. The time I spent as a reserve for her at Ho Chi Minh City Club and the Vietnam national team has helped me learn a lot, especially improving my ability to read situations and reflexes. I have been waiting for the Vietnam Golden Ball title for a long time. This will be a great motivation for me to continue to strive more at the club and the national team."

Striker Huynh Nhu won the 2023 Vietnam Women's Silver Ball. The Bronze Ball went to midfielder Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy.