Vietnam Golden Ball Awards 2022 winners revealed

Footballer Nguyen Van Quyet who plays as a striker for the Hanoi FC and Vietnam national football team won the Golden Ball in the category of male football at the awarding ceremony organized in HCMC on February 25.
Footballers Ho Van Y (L), Huynh Nhu (C) and Van Quyet (Photo: SGGP)
Footballers Ho Van Y (L), Huynh Nhu (C) and Van Quyet (Photo: SGGP)
Footballers Ho Van Y (L), Huynh Nhu (C) and Van Quyet (Photo: SGGP)

Footballers Ho Van Y (L), Huynh Nhu (C) and Van Quyet (Photo: SGGP)

The Silver and Bronze Ball awards went to striker Nguyen Tien Linh of Becamex Binh Duong F.C and central midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc of Viettel F.C.

Striker Huynh Nhu from the Lank FC in Portugal was honored with the Golden Ball award in the category of female football. Tran Thi Thuy Trang and Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy of HCMC FC received the Silver and Bronze Ball awards respectively.

In the Futsal Golden Ball category, the goalkeeper and midfielder of Thai Son Nam FC, Ho Van Y and Chau Doan Phat scooped the Golden Ball and Bronze Ball awards respectively. Midfielder of Sahaco FC Khong Dinh Hung got the Silver Ball award.

The organization board also presented the Best Foreign Football Player Award to Rimario AllandoGordon of Hanoi FC; the Best Male Young Footballer Award and the Best Female Young Footballer Award to striker Khuat Van Khang of Viettel FC and Vu Thi Hoa of Hanoi FC.

Vice Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai presents the Golden Ball award to striker Nguyen Van Quyet (R). (Photo: SGGP)
Vice Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai presents the Golden Ball award to striker Nguyen Van Quyet (R). (Photo: SGGP)

Attending the award ceremony were Vice Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai, Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Director of the Department of Information and Communications Lam Dinh Thang and Chairman of the HCMC Journalist’s Association Nguyen Tan Phong.

The event also saw the presence of head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Dang Viet Ha, President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan, Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Anh Tu, Editor-in-Chief of Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper Tang Huu Phong, Standing Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper Nguyen Nhat who is head of the organization board of the Vietnam Golden Ball Awards 2022.

President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan (L) and Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Anh Tu hand over the Golden Ball award to Huynh Nhu. (Photo: SGGP)
President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan (L) and Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Anh Tu hand over the Golden Ball award to Huynh Nhu. (Photo: SGGP)

Launched in 1995 by the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper, the annual Vietnam Golden Ball Awards aims at honoring and recognizing the contributions and achievements of Vietnamese football players during a year. The awards honors the best players who were voted for by football experts, coaches and journalists across the country.

Striker Huynh NHu (L) presents a T-shirt with the signatures of footballers of the Lank FC to the organization board. (Photo: SGGP)
Striker Huynh NHu (L) presents a T-shirt with the signatures of footballers of the Lank FC to the organization board. (Photo: SGGP)
Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue (R) offers the Silver Ball award to striker Nguyen Tien Linh (C). (Photo: SGGP)
Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue (R) offers the Silver Ball award to striker Nguyen Tien Linh (C). (Photo: SGGP)
Editor-in-Chief of the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper Tang Huu Phong (L) presents the Silver Ball award to player Tran Thi Thuy Trang. (Photo: SGGP)
Editor-in-Chief of the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper Tang Huu Phong (L) presents the Silver Ball award to player Tran Thi Thuy Trang. (Photo: SGGP)
Footballers Bich Thuy (2nd,L) and Hoang Duc (2nd, R) receive the Silver Ball awards. (Photo: SGGP)
Footballers Bich Thuy (2nd,L) and Hoang Duc (2nd, R) receive the Silver Ball awards. (Photo: SGGP)
Vietnam national futsal team
Vietnam national futsal team
Ho Van Y (C)
Ho Van Y (C)
Chau Doan Phat (C)
Chau Doan Phat (C)
Head coach Mai Duc Chung of the Vietnam's national women football team offers the Best Female Young Footballer award to Vu Thi Hoa. (Photo: SGGP)
Head coach Mai Duc Chung of the Vietnam's national women football team offers the Best Female Young Footballer award to Vu Thi Hoa. (Photo: SGGP)
Delegates attend the event. (Photo: SGGP)
Delegates attend the event. (Photo: SGGP)

The event is organized by the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper in coordination with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Vietnam Professional Football Joint-stock Company (VPF), Thai Son Nam Trading Company, Hung Thinh Group, VinGroup, SunGroup, FE Credit, Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage, Vietnam Airlines, Rex Hotel, Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Company, HCMC University of Management and Technology, SEA Holdings, Van Hien University, the franchised coffee chain “Ong Bau Coffee”, GB Steel Group, ICO International Joint Stock Company, Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group.

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