Perseverance in overcoming difficulties
After Nguyen Cong Phuong and Nguyen Quang Hai, 21-year-old striker Nguyen Dinh Bac became the young talent that received the most attention and controversy from fans and the media. 2 years ago, he was considered to have "star disease" when he refused to sign a contract with Hanoi FC. Coach Van Sy Son of Quang Nam , the teacher who guided Dinh Bac, was troubled when he saw his student shake his head at the opportunity to develop at the best club in the history of V.League. Also at that time, the story of Dinh Bac being late for practice appeared in the mainstream press and social networks.
Many people shook their heads at the extreme information about Dinh Bac. Some opinions said that this player "broke" before reaching adulthood. Coach Van Sy Son blamed the person behind Dinh Bac for not advising him to choose a proper career development path. In response to the criticism from public opinion, Dinh Bac remained silent. Even with his closest friends, the striker from Nghe An did not open up. The choice of the player born in 2004 at that time was to go down to the reserve team of Quang Nam, accepting the situation of pumping the ball instead of resisting the extreme information that surrounded him.
A period later, Dinh Bac went to Hanoi Police Club. He hoped to have a smooth 2024 when joining the new team. But things did not smile for Dinh Bac. A month later, he suffered a sprained left ankle, when he and U23 Vietnam participated in the 2024 U23 Asian Cup. Bitterly, Dinh Bac had only 5 minutes to appear in the continental playground, on the opening day of the "Young Warriors of the Golden Star" under coach Hoang Anh Tuan.
Dinh Bac missed the entire tournament. Two months after receiving physical therapy, he returned to the field. But injuries have not let go of Dinh Bac. In March 2025, during the first training camp for the 33rd SEA Games campaign of U22 Vietnam, the player nicknamed “Nam” broke his little finger.
From being a young talent who once headed the ball into the net of the Japanese team; a player who received the title of Best Face of the First Division in 2023, Dinh Bac, due to some injuries and behind-the-scenes rumors, was classified by many extreme views as a "talented but flawed" group. Some fans even believe that Dinh Bac will not be able to mature and rise to stardom like his seniors in the Vietnam National Team.
Faced with a series of comments about himself, Bac remains silent…
Big candidate for the Golden Ball
After a foot fracture that prevented him from showing much in his first season with the Hanoi Police Club, Dinh Bac has been making great strides in the 2025/26 season. He is the first choice of the domestic squad on the attack line built by coach Mano Polking, on all four fronts that the police representative participates in, including: AFC Champions League Two, Southeast Asian Club Championship, V.League and National Cup.
It is also because of Dinh Bac's growing influence that coach Mano Polking intends to keep him until the end of the 2025 schedule. This means that Bac will miss the group stage of SEA Games 33 with U22 Vietnam in Thailand. In that situation, Dinh Bac had an interesting negotiation with the Brazilian strategist.
That is, if he shines to help Hanoi Police Club win a ticket to the 1/8 round of AFC Champions League Two, Mr. Polking will allow this striker to join the Vietnam U22 team soon. And indeed, when he entered the field in the second half of the home team's match against Beijing Guoan on November 27, Dinh Bac performed beyond expectations.
1 goal, 4 dangerous shots, 1 remarkable opportunity created for his teammates are what Dinh Bac did in just the second half of his time on the field, against Beijing Guoan. He was also the name that brought the decisive goal to help the Public Security team win 2-1 against the Chinese representative. Thanks to this result, the Hanoi Public Security Club advanced early. And of course, Mr. Polking kept his word, creating conditions for Dinh Bac to soon join the U22 Vietnam team to attend the 33rd SEA Games.
Certainly, the happiest person to know this story is coach Kim Sang-sik. Because if it weren't for Dinh Bac with 2 classy finishing shots, U22 Vietnam might not have pocketed 3 points in the opening match against Laos. "Dinh Bac is excellent. There is nothing better than him scoring 2 goals and helping the home team win 3 points," the Korean coach praised his student.
After the match, Dinh Bac is confident that he and U22 Vietnam will continue to overcome their opponents on the way to the 33rd SEA Games Gold Medal. And if he continues to perform well in the next matches, the door to compete for the title of Vietnam Golden Ball of this player with Nguyen Hoang Duc will become even wider open!
What do experts and the press say about Dinh Bac?
“Vietnam U22 is too dependent on Dinh Bac in this match. After all, this is the opening match of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team. It is a bit regrettable that Vietnam U22 only scored 2 goals,” said expert Phan Anh Tu. Sharing the same opinion, Malaysian press praised this face.
“Dinh Bac played really outstandingly. The No. 7 player of U22 Vietnam showed speed and technical handling ability, very good speed,” Makanbola page mentioned the star of U22 Vietnam in the latest article. “In the first goal, he showed his skillful movement and accurate one-touch finishing. In the second goal, this player showed great technique when passing 2 players before making a tricky shot in the left corner to defeat the Lao goalkeeper. In the final match, we will face U22 Vietnam, Dinh Bac will of course be one of the names that makes coach Nafuzi Zain worry and be wary,” Makanbola page added.
Source: https://cand.com.vn/guong-mat-the-thao/dua-qua-bong-vang-duoc-roi-dinh-bac--i790157/
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