Where are the top foreign players of V.League 2017?

In the list of 9 players with 10 goals or more in V-League 2017, there are only 2 domestic players, there are 7 foreign players. Leading the way is veteran Anh Duc of Becaemex Binh Duong with 17 goals, Thanh Trung (Quang Nam), Hoang Vu O.Samson both have 10 goals.

It seemed that the V-League teams would soon tie these foreign players down with contracts, but things turned out completely differently. For many different reasons, so far only Anthony Stevens (Hai Phong) and Paper Omar (Thanh Hoa) will be present in the new season.

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The most surprising thing is striker Dyachenko of Quang Ninh, who has scored 16 goals but still has not had his contract renewed by the mining team. Mr. Hung replaced this 35-year-old Russian striker with a player also named Dyachenko but born in 1983.

Dyachenko, born in 1983, is the new foreign player of Quang Ninh. Photo: Internet

Dyachenko, a former member of the West Villa Thunder, FC Portland and Westside Metros, played college football with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005, scoring 23 goals in four years. Dyachenko Rodion Sergey will partner African striker George Bisan, who is considered to have a more physical style of play.

With 12 goals, Uche was still not chosen by FLC Thanh Hoa for their ambition to conquer the V-League championship, while captain Pape Omar Faye was re-signed despite only scoring 11 goals. Coach.Romanian Mihail highly appreciates Omar's influence, especially his ability to create and his enthusiastic fighting spirit.

Striker Errol Anthony Stevens, after troubles with Hai Phong FC over the original contract, seemed to be “kicked out” of Lach Tray Stadium, but was re-signed quite early. More than anyone, coach Truong Viet Hoang understood that if he “let go” of Stevens (14 goals), Fagan (6 goals) would lose his strategic partner in attack.

The double-barreled cannon Stevens - Fagan is a constant worry for V-League defenses. Foreign player Stevens is a rare commodity, if Hai Phong does not act quickly, another team will immediately take him.

Obviously, FLC Thanh Hoa with the ambition to win the championship and Than Quang Ninh competing for the top 3 both determined the importance of foreign players to quickly bring in better quality players. Hai Phong is only considered a "dark horse" so they are temporarily satisfied with the pair of foreign players they are lucky to have.

Regret

Two other famous strikers, Nsi Amogo (Can Tho, 16 goals) and Claudecir (Quang Nam, 12 goals) are both having problems with their contracts with their home teams. Nsi signed a contract with the Tay Do team to play in the 2018 V.League.

However, at the last minute, with the appearance of Mr. Dai, this striker "turned the tables" and insisted on joining Saigon FC. Meanwhile, Quang Nam had found a replacement for Claudecir but decided not to "release" this foreign player to their opponent in V-League 2018.

Romanian coach Mihail still highly appreciates the influence of foreign player Omar. Photo: Internet

Meanwhile, although Hanoi FC wanted to, they were forced to say goodbye to naturalized player Hoang Vu Samson. This naturalized striker decided to leave to find a new challenge in Thailand (in the Buriram United club), where his income will certainly be much higher.

For whatever reason, the absence of Nsi, Claudecir and Hoang Vu Samson, who scored a total of 38 goals last season, in the V-League 2018 is still a regret for football fans. Hopefully, “some go, some come”, new foreign players will fill the void left by the above strikers.