Phan Văn Đức made it into the Top 3 for the 2018 Vietnamese Golden Ball award.

According to our research, Phan Văn Đức is one of three players who received invitations to attend the 2018 Golden Ball Awards Gala for men, alongside Nguyễn Quang Hải of Hanoi FC and Nguyễn Anh Đức of B. Bình Dương. Therefore, compared to his two colleagues, the player currently under contract with SLNA FC will almost certainly win the Bronze Ball award.

Van Duc also had a successful season. Photo: Hai Thinh

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai helped Hanoi FC win the V.League title early last year, with 5 rounds remaining. Quang Hai also won a double award: "Best Young Player of V.League 2018" and was included in the team of the season.

At the national team level, Quang Hai had a brilliant year, scoring many crucial goals that led the Vietnam U23 team to the runner-up position in the U23 Asian Championship, the Vietnam Olympic team to the top 4 at the 2018 Asian Games, and the Vietnam national team to an unbeaten record in the 2018 AFF Cup. Quang Hai himself received the Best Player award of the tournament. With such outstanding achievements, the 2018 Vietnam Golden Ball award is unlikely to slip from his grasp.

Quang Hai is highly likely to win the Golden Ball award. Photo: Trung Kien

In 2018, Nguyen Anh Duc also won a title with B. Binh Duong Club when the team won the 2018 National Cup. At the national team level, Anh Duc, as one of the three over-23 players included in the squad, made important contributions to the Vietnamese Olympic team's achievement of finishing in the top four at the Asian Games.

And while wearing the Vietnamese national team jersey at the 2018 AFF Cup, at the age of 33, Anh Duc, with his experience and class, scored decisive goals that helped the Vietnamese national team reach the top of Southeast Asia after a 10-year wait.

Anh Đức had a brilliant year playing for the national team. Photo: Lâm Thỏa

Although Phan Van Duc's club, SLNA, didn't win any first-team titles last season, Duc personally had a remarkably improved season. Competing in three competitions, Phan Van Duc and his team achieved resounding victories against other clubs in Southeast Asia, only finishing behind Persija Jakarta, a very strong opponent from Indonesia, before exiting the tournament.

SLNA also reached the semi-finals of the National Cup before being dethroned by Thanh Hoa. In the V.League, after a series of poor results at the beginning of the season and drifting to the bottom of the table, following warnings from the coaching staff, encouragement from provincial leaders and fans, Phan Van Duc and his teammates had a streak of 8 consecutive wins to climb to 3rd place before finishing the season in 4th place. Phan Van Duc received the title of best player of SLNA Club.

At the national team level, Phan Văn Đức has made significant strides in his career, consistently making important contributions to the achievements of the U23, Olympic, and senior Vietnamese national teams, becoming one of the strategic players favored by coach Park Hang-seo.

Despite their excellent performances for both their clubs and the national team, players Dinh Trong and Cong Phuong were unable to make the final list.

The Vietnam Golden Ball Awards Gala will take place at 7:30 PM today, December 22nd, at the VOH Theater (Ho Chi Minh City).

Phan Van Duc's mother wants her son to repay SLNA's kindness and not rush into a relationship.

(Baonghean.vn) - The mother of the Nghe An player said that Phan Van Duc and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Nu are just neighbors and often hang out together, and the SLNA player has not yet "reported" his future plans to his mother.