Surpassing Quang Hai or Dinh Bac, midfielder Hoang Duc won the Vietnamese Golden Ball 2025 title. This is the 3rd time he has been named this title in his career, thereby balancing his achievements with Le Cong Vinh and Le Huynh Duc, and only behind Pham Thanh Luong - the player holding the award record - who won the Golden Ball once.
In a year when the Vietnamese team did not have many outstanding imprints, Hoang Duc's contribution at the national team level was not a decisive factor. However, at the club level, this midfielder showed stable form and played a major role in Ninh Binh FC's achievements.
In the 2024-2025 National First Division, Hoang Duc scored 3 goals, made more than 10 assists, contributing to helping Ninh Binh win the tournament with an unbeaten record and win promotion to V.League.
In V.League 2025-2026, Hoang Duc continues to maintain high performance. After 11 rounds, he scored 5 goals and had 6 assists, averaging every match contributing to the team's goals.
The player born in 1998 directly participated in 42% of Ninh Binh's total goals in the tournament. This achievement is higher than his last 2 seasons in the V.League, when he scored 6 goals, 4 assists in the 2022 season and 5 goals, 5 assists in the 2023 season respectively.
Ninh Binh FC currently leads the V.League 2025-2026 standings with an unbeaten record of 11 matches, including 8 wins and 3 draws. Hoang Duc is one of the most frequently used players in midfield under coach Gerald Albadalejo.
In the National Cup, Hoang Duc scored 2 goals and had 1 assist, contributing to helping Ninh Binh reach the quarterfinals. In V.League 2025-2026, he is leading the assist list and is the player with the most goals and assists in the tournament. Hoang Duc is also the only domestic player to be in the top group of top scorers.
Hoang Duc's 5 consecutive years in the top 3 of the Vietnamese Golden Ball shows stability in form for a long time.
