Not turning 20 years old, striker Nguyen Quoc Viet was kicked into the field by coach Kiatisak in the 0-0 match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Hong Linh Ha Tinh, marking a promising start for the player who was named the king. score in the youth tournaments of Vietnam.
Nguyen Quoc Viet, born in 2003, is a young adult striker from NutiFood football academy. While most of his teammates were transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City team, only Quoc Viet was elected to take Germany to Hoang Anh Gia Lai. He became one of the promising factors to build a new future for the Nui street football team.
This striker came to Pleiku stadium with loads of personal trophies. He won the title of top scorer at the 2022 AFF U19 Championship with 5 goals, where U19 Vietnam ranked 3rd overall. Previously, this striker was also the top scorer at the national U17, U19 and U21 tournaments from 2019-2021, a record of Vietnamese youth tournaments.
Quoc Viet does not have an ideal body, but plays smart and has a sharp finish. As a person who is very cool with young players, coach Kiatisak knows how to use this striker in the most reasonable way. From the second half of the second half of the match against Hong Linh Ha Tinh on the evening of 4.2, Quoc Viet entered the field to replace Chau Ngoc Quang, officially “launching” the V.League.
The player born in 2003 did not score in a general stalemate of the home team, but his touches and handling received many compliments. “I brought Quoc Viet in with the hope that he would create something new. Quoc Viet really played well, creating 2-3 assists for his teammates to finish the goal, which is an encouragement for a young player.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai is one of the youngest teams in the V.League, averaging 24.2, after changing the squad. Quoc Viet and other young actors such as Duc Viet, Le Minh Binh… received high expectations from Kiatisak. He hopes that they will really have a step of professional maturity in the 2023 season, to be ready to shoulder greater responsibility in the future.
The opportunity for Quoc Viet to play in the 2023 season will still be a lot, because Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s squad is not thick, pillars like Tuan Anh, Minh Vuong, Brandao … are easily overloaded. With that premise, Quoc Viet will have more motivation and confidence to develop himself and affirm his position at the Nui street football team.