Hoang Duc wins Golden Ball as Vietnam’s best player in 2025
(VOVWORLD) -Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc of the Vietnam National Football Team and Ninh Binh Club became the recipient of the Vietnam Golden Ball 2025 at a ceremony on Friday evening in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hoang Duc wins the Vietnamese Golden Ball for the third time. Photo: Organizing Committee
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This is his third career Golden Ball (after 2021 and 2023) and his second award of the night, having also won the Most Popular Player title voted by the fans.
The Silver Ball and Bronze Ball went to Hanoi Police FC players Nguyen Dinh Bac and Nguyen Quang Hai. Dinh Bac was named the Best Young Player.
Brazilian striker Alan Sebastiao Alexandre (Hanoi Police FC) won the Best Foreign Player title.
In the women's category, striker Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy (Thai Nguyen T&T Club) won the Vietnamese Women's Golden Ball. Striker Hai Yen (Hanoi I Club) received the Silver Ball, and midfielder Thuy Trang (Ho Chi Minh City I Club) won the Bronze Ball. Best Young Female Player of 2025 went to Luu Hoang Van (Phong Phu Ha Nam Club and Vietnam U20 Women's Team).
The Vietnam Futsal Golden Ball was given to Chau Doan Phat (Thai Son Nam Club). Tu Minh Quang (Thai Son Bac Club) won the Silver Ball and Nguyen Da Hai (Thai Son Bac Club) received the Bronze Ball.
Former Vietnamese women's national team player Tuyet Dung was presented with Dedication Player award. She retired this year after setting a record of playing 131 national team matches, scoring 53 goals, winning two Southeast Asian Championship (AFF Cup) titles and four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).
While playing for Phong Phu Ha Nam FC, Tuyet Dung scored 74 goals in 183 matches, winning the national championship once and the national cup once. She won the Vietnamese Golden Ball twice, in 2014 and 2018.