(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh has been named as player of October during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s voting in the third round of 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers, the AFC said on Sunday.
 Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh. (Photo: VNA) |
Linh scored 2 of Vietnam’s 3 goals during the latest 2 matches against China and Oman.
“Still only 23 years of age, the Becamex Binh Duong striker showed expert positioning and poise beyond his years to find the back of the net in Doha and Muscat, taking his individual tally to an excellent seven goals on the Road to Qatar 2022,” the afc.com wrote.