Dinh Xuan Tien and his mark at V.League 2023

Bridgethe one who knows how to make a difference

The masterpiece in Thanh Hoa in round 3 of V.League 2023/2024, once again affirms the talent and unique qualities of Dinh Xuan Tien.

Recalling that match, when Song Lam Nghe An was trailing 2-0 to Dong A Thanh Hoa, at the beginning of the second half, coach Phan Nhu Thuat wanted to create a difference in the attacking play of his team. Therefore, the captain of Song Lam Nghe An decided to put 2 tactical cards, Dinh Xuan Tien and Tran Nam Hai on the field at the same time to replace Van Bach and Dinh Chau. The presence of 2 young talents brought new vitality to Song Lam Nghe An. The Nghe team played a coherent and diverse attack, so they found a way to approach Xuan Hoang's goal. In the 60th minute, Dinh Xuan Tien made a special mark with a masterpiece that made Thanh Hoa's net shake. The midfielder born in 2003, made a beautiful overhead kick, pinning the ball into the top corner before the opponent's goalkeeper was helpless. The score of the match was shortened by Song Lam Nghe An to 1-2. If it weren't for goalkeeper Van Viet's mistake, Song Lam Nghe An could have dreamed of a successful comeback.

Despite losing the match, most of the Nghe An audience expressed their sympathy for the Song Lam Nghe An players. They gave many words of encouragement to goalkeeper Van Viet and the young strikers of Nghe An. Because, only in their twenties, the students of coach Phan Nhu Thuat were able to compete fairly and confidently against the experienced strikers of the opponent. Especially on the internet, Nghe An fans did not hesitate to praise the masterpiece created by Dinh Xuan Tien. All have the same expectation that Xuan Tien will play even better in the next matches of the season, thereby helping Song Lam Nghe An get a favorable position on the V.League 2023/2024 rankings.

After scoring for Song Lam Nghe An against Dong A Thanh Hoa, on his personal Facebook page, Xuan Tien expressed his happiness with the status line, "The 5th time blooming". That was the 5th time Xuan Tien scored in the Song Lam Nghe An first team playing in the Vietnam National Football Championship. This was also the first time the player from Nam Dan scored against the opponent in the V.League 2023/2024. The remaining 4 "shooting" times of Xuan Tien were all scored in the 2023 season.

Xuan Tien shared: “In the 4 goals scored in the 2023 season, I have brought me overwhelming emotions, motivating me to continue to try to affirm my ability in the shirt of my hometown team. Especially in the match of round 13 of V.League 2023, I scored a goal against Hanoi Club. That was the goal that helped Song Lam Nghe An win 3 full points at Hang Day Stadium. Although that goal was not enough to help Song Lam Nghe An enter the group of 8 teams after the first leg ended, it created a big advantage in points for the Nghe team to soon successfully stay in the league. And above all, with the victory of Song Lam Nghe An against Hanoi Club, it had a positive impact on the psychology of Nghe fans. Most of the audience felt proud of the home team when they were able to win against the defending champion. Those are the reasons why I was impressed with the goal I scored in round 13 V.League 2023”.

Currently, after the departure of a series of key players, Dinh Xuan Tien is expected to be the striker who can helpLam River Nghe Anovercome the difficult moments in this year's season. Hopefully, the midfielder born in 2003 will always maintain stable performance, creating trust from the coaching staff of the Vinh team. Thereby, he will have many more great contributions to Song Lam Nghe An as expected by the Nghe audience.

Top scorer of U23 Southeast Asia Tournament

The title of Top Scorer of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Tournament is perhaps the biggest mark that Dinh Xuan Tien has left in the U23 Vietnam team. Previously, with his talent proven from the youth team levels, the midfielder from Nam Dan was always considered the favorite student of coach Hoang Anh Tuan. However, at the U20 Asian tournament, Xuan Tien suffered an injury and was not used by the strategist from Khanh Hoa. It was only when participating in the U23 Southeast Asian Tournament that Dinh Xuan Tien had the opportunity to prove his talent. The player born in 2003 played in all 4 matches for the U23 Vietnam team at the U23 Southeast Asian Tournament 2023. Although playing in the midfielder position, Xuan Tien proved to be very effective in scoring goals. The Nghe An striker contributed 3 goals and 2 assists after 4 matches in the starting lineup. He contributed 1 goal in the match against U23 Laos and scored a double against U23 Malaysia in the semi-finals, thereby becoming the top scorer of U23 Southeast Asia 2023.

"We had to face many difficulties, but we overcame them together and won the championship. I am very happy to win the Golden Boot award. This will be a great motivation for me to continue trying in the upcoming journey" - Xuan Tien shared.

It can be seen that in the past year, Xuan Tien is one of the young players who left a strong impression both at the club level and the Vietnam U23 team. Being nominated for the Best Young Player category at the Vietnam Golden Ball Award 2023 is a recognition by experts for this player's contributions in 2023. Hopefully, Dinh Xuan Tien will continue to shine in the upcoming journey, becoming the pride of Nghe An audiences.