Phan Van Duc went to Laos to join forces

Midfielder Phan Van Duc tested for Covid-19 and gave a positive result yesterday December 15. Coach Park Hang-seo therefore decided to leave him in Vietnam, not joining the team to Laos two days later.

However, yesterday Van Duc returned negative results. I'm going to board a flight this morning to join the army.

Van Duc was born in 1996, grew up from the SLNA training academy. He started playing with the first team of the Nghe team from the 2016 season and a year later won the National Cup. Earlier this month, he liquidated his contract with his hometown team and switched to signing a two-year contract with rookie Hanoi Police.

The landmark tournament for Van Duc's career was the Asian U23 in Changzhou in 2018. He was introduced by VFF Technical Director Jurgen Gede, and was given a "rescued ticket" by coach Park Hang-seo before the team went to China. Country.

From the bench, the Nghe player shone when given the opportunity, the highlight of which was the quarter-final match against Iraq - where he created an assist for Nguyen Cong Phuong and then personally scored in the 108th minute. Along with the goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and Nguyen Quang Hai, Van Duc are among the stars who have contributed greatly to bringing the team to the runner-up position.

After that, he was always called by Coach Park in gatherings, even teased by his teammates as "Mr Park's adopted son". The Vietnamese team is only missing one player, midfielder Bui Tien Dung. The player on the Viettel payroll was previously in the same room as Van Duc and also infected with Covid-19, not yet recovered.

The Vietnamese team will play the opening match of the AFF Cup 2022 with the guest of Laos on December 21.