Cong Vinh stands shoulder to shoulder with Messi and Ronaldo in the top 10 national team strikers

Vietnam's star has the honor of standing alongside the ranks of the national team's top scorers who are still playing.

According to statistics from the famous football statistics website Squawka, the striker from Nghe An ranked 9th with 49 goals, equal to Edin Dzeko of Bosnia & Herzegovina.

In addition to the record of scoring the most goals for the Vietnamese team, Cong Vinh also holds the record for the player with the most appearances for the national team.

Top 10 highest scorers for national teams. Graphics: Squawka.

If he scores 4 goals in the upcoming AFF Cup, Cong Vinh will rise to the same level as Wayne Rooney, close to Messi. He is also only 1 goal behind Neymar and Van Persie.

Topping the list is none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. His brace against Latvia in the European World Cup qualifiers helped the Real Madrid superstar take his total goals for Portugal to 68.

With 56 goals, 12 goals less than Ronaldo, Lionel Messi ranked second.

Besides Cong Vinh, there are two other strikers from Asia, including Maldives striker Ali Ashfaq (52 goals) and Indian striker Sunil Chhetri (51 goals).

In Squawka's top 10, there are 7 current captains: Ronaldo, Messi, Rooney, Neymar, Ali Ashfaq, Cong Vinh and Dzeko.

A few weeks ago, the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 Organizing Committee released a video showing Cong Vinh's memorable moments at the tournament with the caption: "Le Cong Vinh is a legend of Vietnamese football after helping the national team win the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time in 2008. Can he help Vietnam repeat the feat before retiring from international football?"

According to Zing