Surpassing Cong Phuong, Van Toan sets record in Korean tournament

On the afternoon of June 4, striker Nguyen Van Toan was selected to start in Seoul E-Land's 1-2 defeat to Busan I Park in round 15 of K-League 2.

Surpassing Cong Phuong, Van Toan sets a record in the Korean tournament

Van Toan has started 11 times for Seoul E-Land in the 2023 season.

In this match, the Hai Duong star was withdrawn at the beginning of the second half, but that was enough for him to set an impressive milestone in the Korean second division.

Van Toan surpassed his former teammate at HAGL, Nguyen Cong Phuong (410 minutes on the field for Incheon United) to become the Vietnamese player with the most minutes played in Korean professional football leagues (428 minutes).

Although he only moved to Seoul E-Land at the beginning of the 2023 season, Van Toan has had 11 starting matches, including 9 appearances in K-League 2.

Even if he hadn't been sidelined for more than a month due to injury, the star of the Vietnamese team would have had even better stats.

Up to this point, the player born in 1996 has 1 assist and has not scored for Seoul E-Land, but what he left behind is also very impressive.

Van Toan is highly appreciated for his energetic playing style, wide range of activities and willingness to drop deep to support defense and pass the ball.

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