Thanh Trung has a wide open door to win the 2017 Golden Ball

Midfielder Dinh Thanh Trung of Quang Nam is almost certain to win the 2017 Vietnam Golden Ball. This award will be presented at the gala tonight, January 2.

Previously, Saigon Giai Phong newspaper - the organizer of the Vietnam Golden Ball award - announced the shortlist (top 5) of categories in the award voting.

Accordingly, the 5 candidates entering the "final round" are Anh Duc (Binh Duong), Quang Hai (Hanoi), Phi Son (SLNA), Xuan Truong (Gangwon) and Thanh Trung (Quang Nam).

Thanh Trung has a great chance to win the 2017 Vietnam Golden Ball.

Among these names, Dinh Thanh Trung stands out. The midfielder from Ha Tinh had a successful season with Quang Nam winning the championship in V-League 2017. He scored 10 goals and had 9 assists in the tournament, becoming one of the best domestic players of the season.

In the national team jersey, Dinh Thanh Trung is also an important player in the formation of coach Nguyen Huu Thang, interim coach Mai Duc Chung and coach Park Hang Seo, including a goal scored against Cambodia in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers, in the 5-star victory of the Vietnamese team.

Thanh Trung's toughest opponents are Anh Duc and Nguyen Quang Hai. However, neither Anh Duc nor the Hanoi FC striker has won the V-League.

Meanwhile, in the list of 5 athletes in the "final" of the Women's Golden Ball, Dang Thi Kieu Trinh (HCMC Club) is rated the highest. In the National Championship, she contributed greatly to helping HCMC win the championship. In the Vietnamese women's team, Kieu Trinh also played impressively to help coach Mai Duc Chung's team win the 2017 SEA Games gold medal.

Goalkeeper Kieu Trinh is very deserving of the Golden Ball award.

In addition to the Golden Ball for men and women, there are also the Golden Ball for Futsal, best young player and best foreign player (a total of 6 voting categories).

The Vietnam Golden Ball Award (organized by SGGP Newspaper since 1995) is a noble title, honoring the contributions of individual players, each year. This is the 23rd voting season organized on a large scale, methodically and is one of the oldest sports awards in Vietnam.

The 2017 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards Gala will take place tonight (January 2), at the Ho Chi Minh City People's Radio Hall.

According to VNN