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Two Vietnamese players named in top ASEAN goal scorers in AFC Cup

Two Vietnamese players have been named among the top 10 all-time ASEAN goal scorers in the AFC Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Two Vietnamese players named in top ASEAN goal scorers in AFC Cup ảnh 1Vietnamese player Nguyen Van Quyet (Photo baoquocte.vn)


Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Two Vietnamese players have been named among the top 10 all-timeASEAN goal scorers in the AFC Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

They are NguyenVan Quyet of Hanoi and Huynh Kesley Alves of Binh Duong.

They have beentop players in the V.League 1 for many years.

According tothe AFC, Quyet has scored 19 goals in four different editions of the tournamentfor the capital team.

This player'simpressive form helped Hanoi become the first Southeast Asian team to progressto the AFC Cup 2019 inter-zonal final.

The otherVietnamese representative is naturalised Brazilian striker Huynh Kesley Alves. Hescored 15 goals in the AFC Cup while playing for Binh Duong.

Notably,Singapore contributed five out of 10 players and naturalised striker AleksandarDuric scored the most goals with 27 goals.

Meanwhile,Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia had one player each on the list.

Launched in2004, the AFC Cup has become Asia's second most prestigious competition at clublevel, just behind the AFC Champions League./. 

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