Quang Hai kicked 10 minutes in the loss of Pau FC
In the 80th minute, when Paul was leading 0-1, coach Didier Tholot sent Nguyen Quang Hai to replace Charles Boli, playing in the position of a defensive midfielder. The Vietnamese midfielder did not leave much of an impression, having 8 touches of the ball, launching 5 passes but only twice at the right address.
Quang Hai's most significant situation was a dribble that caused Yohan Tavares to be fouled and received a yellow card in the 88th minute. Sofascore page gave him the lowest score among the Paul FC players who played, equal to Jean Ruiz - kicking centre-back. An own goal in the 40th minute made Pau FC lose 0-1. This result puts the team down to 15th with 27 points after 24 matches.
When he returned to Pau FC after attending the AFF Cup 2022 with Vietnam, Quang Hai's position declined. He often had to be on the bench, only to have two more times on the football field in Ligue 2, many matches had to go down to play with the youth team in the fifth division to maintain. Before AFF Cup 2022, Quang Hai made 12 appearances and scored one goal for Pau in all competitions.
Representative Nguyen Dac Van advised Quang Hai not to return to the AFF Cup 2022, focusing on competing for positions at Pau FC. However, the two sides then did not continue to cooperate with each other, "number 19" moved to work with Ferrsini Michele Donato. The new representative actively asked the leader of Pau FC for Quang Hai to return to the AFF Cup and was approved by coach Didier Tholot. But Quang Hai then went through a disappointing tournament, played poorly, and had to reserve a match.
Quang Hai was born in 1997, with Hanoi club four times won the V-League, two National Cups and three National Super Cups. At the team level, he won the 2019 SEA Games gold medal, AFF Cup 2018 and with his teammates reached the final qualifying round of the World Cup 2022 - Asia region. Quang Hai signed a contract with Pau FC in June 2022. and is currently the only Vietnamese player playing in Europe.