The numbers speak for themselves.
With his goal against Hai Phong in round 7 of V.League 2024-2025, Nguyen Van Quyet officially became the domestic player who scored the most goals in the history of the tournament. Surely, the achievement of the striker born in 1991 has not stopped at 117. Because, he continues to show impressive performance at the age of 33.
For the past 15 years, Van Quyet has scored every season and this will be an "unprecedented" milestone that few people can achieve. Even the 288 matches of the Hanoi FC star are also a big challenge for many young players in the future.
A few years ago, there was always controversy surrounding whether Van Quyet was excellent or not, especially when many talented young players made history in the 2018 U23 Asian Cup finals, ASIAD 18 or Asian Cup 2019. Yet in less than 4 years, many people who were only 28 years old, even 25-26 years old, gradually lost themselves.
As for Van Quyet, his perseverance is the clearest proof. Although Hanoi FC faces certain difficulties, the performance of the striker from Thach That is still at a very high level.
A shining example
What makes Van Quyet make fans "take off their hats" is his dedication when competing and his professional spirit in training and living.
On the field, Van Quyet is sometimes stubborn, sometimes commits fouls and is banned from playing, but he is not afraid to do everything he can to bring victory and titles to Hanoi club.
A Van Quyet full of glory but simple in everyday life. He travels home by old motorbike after each match. Every morning, Van Quyet takes his child to school, drinks coffee with friends and then continues his training.
He wants to have dinner with his family. Information about private life scandals, alcohol and stimulants has never been associated with Van Quyet.
On the evening of November 13, the International Football Federation (FIFA)'s Tiktok channel posted a video interviewing Van Quyet. The organization posted a simple status: "Proud of Nguyen Van Quyet" with a football icon and the Vietnamese flag.
In the video, the striker expressed: "I just want football as well as Vietnam to develop more and more, reaching out to the world more and more. Most importantly, in the future, people will see me and many of my teammates as professional players, playing with the highest spirit.
If you say that Vietnamese football has developed compared to the world, I don't dare to compare. But I hope the next generation will be proud of Van Quyet, proud of Vietnamese football."
Van Quyet's brilliant career may not last long. But as long as his footsteps are still running on the field, fans will still wait for Van Quyet to set new milestones and write his own story.
