Vietnam U23 has a player who won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship 3 times

There is a player who has participated in all 3 U23 Southeast Asian championships of U23 Vietnam.

Nguyen Quoc Viet (in white shirt) won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship for the third consecutive time - Photo: ANH KHOA

On the evening of July 29, U23 Vietnam defeated U23 Indonesia 1-0 in the final match to win the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. This is the third consecutive time the team has won the regional tournament.

This may be an unprecedented achievement, as very few teams can score such a hat-trick. But there is another achievement that will be very difficult for anyone to break in the future.

That record belongs to Nguyen Quoc Viet, a striker born in 2003. Specifically, this striker participated in all 3 times U23 Vietnam won the regional tournament.

In 2022, he was named in coach Dinh The Nam's squad to participate in the tournament in Cambodia. That year, he did not contribute any goals and his ability to play was also affected by COVID-19.

In 2023, he continued to receive trust from coach Hoang Anh Tuan in the tournament in Thailand. At this time, Quoc Viet was given more opportunities and contributed 1 goal.

But the most obvious mark of this striker came in the final match against U23 Indonesia. At that time, U23 Vietnam was awarded a penalty in the first half but Quoc Viet missed the shot. This forced the whole team to play extra time and then enter a penalty shootout to be able to win the championship.

In these two times, Nguyen Quoc Viet is still wearing the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club shirt. From the end of 2024, he moved to Phu Dong Ninh Binh in the First Division. However, because he is only 22 years old, Quoc Viet continues to be called up by coach Kim Sang Sik to attend the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship in Indonesia.

This time he is no longer a mainstay as he often sits on the bench. But it seems that this striker's luck is still there, as he has won the title for the third consecutive time.

And certainly he will no longer have the chance to enjoy this joy because from the next tournament he will be too old. But Quoc Viet's achievement of being the king of Southeast Asia at the U23 level 3 times is very difficult to break.

DUC KHUE

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/u23-viet-nam-co-cau-thu-3-lan-vo-dich-u23-dong-nam-a-2025072923023482.htm