(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been unexpectedly voted one of the 500 most important players in the world by football publication World Soccer.
World Soccer recently released its September edition titled “The 500 Most Important Players on the planet”.
Hai has a good record across various age groups for the Vietnam national team, claiming the runner-up title at the AFC U23 Championship 2018, and winning the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 as well as SEA Games 2019.
In World Soccer’s special edition, Quang Hai’s image has been placed alongside Brazilian star Neymar. Globally, a number of leading stars also appeared, includingLionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
World Soccer is a well-known football publication from the UK that was first founded in 1960. The magazine regularly awards titles to the world’s leading players, coaches, referees, and teams.