Que Ngoc Hai returns strongly, approaching Le Cong Vinh's record

Que Ngoc Hai and coach Thanh Luong during this training camp of the Vietnamese national team.

In this training camp, coach Kim Sang-sik welcomed the arrival of center-back Que Ngoc Hai, with high expectations that the player born in 1993 would help strengthen the defense, which is facing difficulties due to the unfortunate absence of Duy Manh and Viet Anh.

For Que Ngoc Hai personally, he has "missed" the Vietnamese national team a lot since his last appearance in the 0-1 defeat against Iraq at My Dinh Stadium in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on November 21, 2023, when we conceded the final goal after Hai Que had already left the field.

By now, the central defender from Nghe An province is completely healthy, putting behind him an unfortunate 2023 with injuries and overwork, ready to take to the field and contribute to the Vietnamese national team, aiming for victories to motivate them in the 2024 AFF Cup.

At the same time, Hai Que also has his own motivations. If he plays in the two upcoming matches at My Dinh Stadium, he will have a total of 78 appearances for the Vietnamese national team.

Ngoc Hai is about to catch up with the record of his senior, Cong Vinh.

It's been a long journey, since Ngoc Hai made his debut for the Vietnamese national team in 2014, spanning 10 years of dedication under coach Toshiya Miura, then Nguyen Huu Thang, Park Hang-seo, Philippe Troussier, and now Kim Sang-sik, culminating in the 2018 AFF Cup championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2019 Asian Cup, and the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers…

With 78 appearances for the Vietnamese national team, Que Ngoc Hai will catch up with the record of his senior, Pham Thanh Luong, the owner of 4 Vietnamese Golden Balls, who has just "debuted" with the Vietnamese national team in a new role as assistant coach to Mr. Kim.

At that point, Que Ngoc Hai would only be behind his senior teammate Le Cong Vinh, who holds the record for the most appearances for the Vietnamese national team with 83 matches (scoring 51 goals).

With the 2024 AFF Cup just around the corner, the five-match gap between Que Ngoc Hai and his compatriot and senior teammate is not too large. Hopefully, the captain of the Vietnamese national team will soon break Cong Vinh's record and mark that milestone with his second AFF Cup title.

Thanhnien.vn

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