A philanthropist came to Bui Tien Dung's house to give him a 500 million VND reward.

On February 2, Mr. Trinh Van Quyet - Chairman of FLC visited the goalkeeper's family's residence.Bui Tien Dungin Phuc Thinh commune, Ngoc Lac district, Thanh Hoa to donate 500 million VND.This is the amount of money that this philanthropist promised to reward Tien Dung after the semi-final match of the U23 Asian Cup between Vietnam and Qatar. In this match, the 20-year-old goalkeeper excellently saved two 11m kicks, contributing greatly to helping U23 Vietnam win the right to enter the final.

"This is my personal thank you for Dung's outstanding contributions at the recent U23 Asian Cup. A player's career is closely linked to the football field. I wish him to continue to practice and compete well, and continue to achieve solid success in the Thanh Hoa Club and the national team," Mr. Quyet shared.

In addition to the above 500 million VND, Tien Dung will also receive a bonus from VFF after winning the runner-up position at the U23 Asia Championship. The total bonus is up to more than 30 billion VND, each player is expected to receive from 500 million to 1.2 billion VND and will be disbursed before Tet. However, VFF said that currently, many businesses that promised bonuses have not yet transferred the money.

With his impressive performance at the U23 Asian Cup, Bui Tien Dung became a very hot name when he returned home. However, this also caused him a lot of trouble. Most recently, the 20-year-old goalkeeper was involved in a scandal when a media company claiming to be his image representative announced an advertising booking price list of up to tens of thousands of USD. Thanh Hoa FC announced that all contracts related to Tien Dung's image must be approved by the team.Goalkeeper of U23 Vietnamthen spoke up admitting mistakes and promised to learn from experience.