Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament: Where the passion of 5 teenage players who won the title of 'Top Scorer' is ignited

Nguyen Dinh Thuong: "Trump card" of Quynh Luu Youth

Captain Nguyen Dinh Thuong - The trump card of Quynh Luu Youth. Photo: Duc Anh

Born into a fishing family in An Hoa commune (Quynh Luu), Nguyen Dinh Thuong (number 4) showed his talent for football from a young age. In commune and district level tournaments and school level Phu Dong Sports Festival, Thuong was discovered and nurtured by teachers. After that, Thuong attended a football talent class in Quynh Luu and was recruited into the Song Lam Nghe An youth team, but due to family circumstances, Thuong had to "drop out".

This season, Dinh Thuong was selected by the teachers to join the Quynh Luu Youth team as a defensive midfielder, captain and is considered the "head" of the team in terms of tactics and a solid support for his teammates in terms of spirit. After 5 matches, Dinh Thuong has had 5 goals and 3 assists to help Quynh Luu Youth win a ticket to the final. In the first match against Que Phong Youth, Dinh Thuong had a hat-trick of 3 goals with extremely tense and beautiful situations.

In the final match for the championship, as captain, Dinh Thuong led the Quynh Luu Youth team to play explosively, attack overwhelmingly and score 5 goals to help the Quynh Luu team step up to the throne.

With what he has shown throughout the season, Nguyen Dinh Thuong deserves to be awarded the title of "Best Player" and also the top scorer of the tournament.

Nguyen Van Sang: The smart "little squirrel" of Yen Thanh Youth

Top scorer Nguyen Van Sang (number 7) in a celebration with teammates. Photo: Duc Anh

Joining the gifted football class of Song Lam Nghe An in Yen Thanh since he was in 5th grade, growing up from the school tournaments through the Phu Dong Sports Festival with outstanding talent, Nguyen Van Sang was accepted into the youth team of Hue Club. However, due to his small size and weak physique, Sang terminated his contract with the club.

Not giving up his passion, Sang still plays football for the commune and district and participates in amateur gifted classes. And to prepare for the Youth - Children Football Cup of Nghe An Newspaper this year, Sang was called to the team by coach Vu Duc Quyet.

Smart, agile and trained in a professional environment, Van Sang soon proved his talent. In particular, in the role of winger, Nguyen Van Sang scored 5 goals to bring Yen Thanh to the Bronze Medal of Nghe An Newspaper Cup in 2023.

Ho Dang Nhat (Yen Thanh Youth): Courage to overcome difficulties

Player Ho Dang Nhat (3rd from left) received the Golden Boot award. Photo: Duc Anh

Born into a poor farming family in Tang Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), both parents were farmers and foresters, so they were very busy with work and had little time to care about their children's passions and talents.

To follow the team to practice in preparation for the tournament, Nhat had to travel 20 km from home to the district center to participate in the practice sessions. Sometimes Nhat was driven by his father, sometimes he had to hitchhike with an acquaintance, but there was never a day when Nhat was absent. Obedient, hard-working, diligent and highly disciplined, Nhat was very loved by his teachers and teammates.

With his strong position as a midfielder, this season, Ho Dang Nhat has scored 5 goals in 4 matches and many assists to help his teammates score. His excellent performance, flexible playing style and top scoring have brought him to the title of “Top scorer” this season.

Nguyen Manh Phu (No. 7, Vinh City Youth): Realizing the dream of becoming a football player from the Bao Cup

Top scorer Nguyen Manh Phu (right). Photo: Duc Anh

Despite losing in the final, midfielder Nguyen Manh Phu of Vinh City Youth Team still had a memorable season when he became the top scorer of the season.

Mr. Nguyen Van Dan, Quang Trung ward, Vinh city, parent of Nguyen Manh Phu shared: "Phu has been passionate about football since he was little, especially loves famous players who grew up from the Song Lam Nghe An training center and his dream is to become a professional player."

At the beginning of training, Phu was often arranged by the coach to play as a striker, but later, the coaches felt his ability to coordinate the ball so they moved him down to play as an attacking midfielder. Thanks to being "placed in the right place", Phu was able to fully develop his qualities and strengths.

This season, Phu has scored 5 goals against the teams of Cua Lo town, Ky Son, Quynh Luu... Although he does not play as a striker, with his ability to shoot from afar and create surprises, Phu's attacks make many opponents wary. Player Nguyen Manh Phu said that he will continue to study and practice in parallel, gradually realizing his dream of becoming a professional player.

Vu Ngoc Chung (No. 7 Hoang Mai City Youth): Good long-range shooting, flexible dribbling

Top scorer Vu Ngoc Chung (wearing the captain's armband, white shirt). Photo: Duc Anh

Being a native of Quynh Thien ward, Ngoc Chung’s talent for soccer was revealed from a young age. Her parents sent her to a gifted class in the town with the hope that Chung would be able to develop his full potential and become a professional player in the future.

Coach Ho Huu Tien, coach of the Hoang Mai Youth Football Team, recalls: About 4 years ago, when Chung was introduced to me by his parents, the first impression was of a small, dark-skinned boy, but with excellent technical qualities. When instructing him to do exercises, he completed them smoothly and demonstrated more skills than other players of the same age. Chung has the ability to coordinate the ball, shoot from afar, dribble flexibly and is also very active in competition. Therefore, I put him in the midfield position from class U9, and he has been the soul of the team throughout the years.

In this season, Ngoc Chung scored 5 goals against Hung Nguyen, Que Phong, Quynh Luu, Vinh City… Although he plays as a midfielder, he is the one with the most goals on the team, surpassing the strikers. Notably, Vu Ngoc Chung is not only a good football player but also a good student, he has just won the title of Excellent Advanced Student in the last school year.

Coach Ho Huu Tien said that in the coming time, he and his parents will continue to train and work closely with him to help him become a professional player as he wishes./.