Forward and captain Nguyen Van Quyet of Hanoi FC and striker Cu Thi Huynh Nhu of HCM City Club won the Golden Ball awards for player of the year during an awards ceremony held in HCM City on January 12.
Forward and captain Nguyen Van Quyet (L) of Hanoi FC and striker Cu Thi Huynh Nhu of HCM City Club win the Golden Ball awards for player of the year (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Forward and captain Nguyen Van Quyet of Hanoi FC andstriker Cu Thi Huynh Nhu of HCM City Club won the Golden Ball awards for playerof the year during an awards ceremony held in HCM City on January 12.
Quyet won the first Golden Ball award of his career for his major contributionto Hanoi FC’s achievements in coming second at the 2020 V.League, and winningat the year’s National Cup as well as the recent National Football Super Cup.
In the men’s category, two defenders of Viettel, Bui Tien Dung and Que NgocHai, finished runner-up and third.
Meanwhile, Nhu won the women's golden ball award for the two consecutive years,followed by Pham Hai Yen of Hanoi FC and goalie Tran Thi Kim Thanh, Nhu’steammate at HCM City Club.
The Golden Ball Award in futsal went to Nguyen Minh Tri of Thai Son Nam FC, whichtriumphed at both the 2020 National Futsal Championship and the National FutsalCup.
Hanoi FC’s Bui Hoang Viet Anh was named the best young male player of the year andNgan Thi Van Su of the Hanoi FC picked up the prize in the female category.
The best foreign player award went to Bruno Cantanhede, who was amongthe key players of the 2020 V.League champions Viettel.
The Vietnamese Golden Ball award was introduced in 1995 by the Sai Gon GiaiPhong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper with coaches, experts and journalists votingfor the best players./.
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Forward and captain Nguyen Van Quyet (L) of Hanoi FC and striker Cu Thi Huynh Nhu of HCM City Club win the Golden Ball awards for player of the year (Photo: VNA) 
