Duong Van Cuong and Vuong Quoc Trung of SLNA join the First Division team
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of December 4, Phu Dong Club completed two contracts with goalkeeper Duong Van Cuong and midfielder Vuong Quoc Trung. According to the revelation of the Nghe An players, they will wear Phu Dong Club's jersey until the end of the 2023 season.
Duong Van Cuong is a product of the training center.SLNA, the same generation as Thai Ba Sang, Mai Sy Hoang, Dang Van Lam, Nguyen Van Viet and Tran Ngoc Anh - players who fought with the Nghe team in the 2020 season. However, Duong Van Cuong is not in SLNA's plan for the next season, because he cannot compete for a position with the three seniors Nguyen Van Hoang, Le Van Hung and Tran Van Tien.
Realizing that his chances at Vinh Stadium were too slim, the goalkeeper born in 1999 proactively terminated his contract with SLNA, in order to seek new opportunities. Knowing this information, Phu Dong Club immediately contacted the goalkeeper from Yen Thanh. After being persuaded by Phu Dong Club, Duong Van Cuong agreed to sign a 3-year contract. Thus,Duong Van Cuongwill play for Phu Dong Club starting from the 2021 season.
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Goalkeeper Duong Van Cuong. Photo: NVCC |
Unfortunately, this season, the 30-year-old player was not appreciated by the SLNA Coaching Board and Vuong Quoc Trung's familiar position was on the bench. 17 minutes is the total time that Vuong Quoc Trung was present on the field in the 2020 season. An extremely disappointing achievement for a player who was once called up.Vietnam team, under coach Miura.
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Vuong Quoc Trung in a training session of SLNA. Photo courtesy of PV |
Previously, Phu Dong Club owned two players who used to play for SLNA: goalkeeper Le Quang Dai and midfielder Truong Van Thanh.