Vietnam’s U23 pillar suffered a serious injury and had to go abroad for surgery

U23 Vietnam has officially closed the journey at SEA Games 31 at home. Despite many difficulties, Park Hang Seo’s teachers and students still completed the goal of defending the SEA Games men’s football gold medal, which was won 3 years ago in the Philippines when defeating Thailand in the final.

However, the joy of U23 Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Sports Day is not really complete. In the semi-final against U23 Malaysia, defender Le Van Xuan suffered a serious injury and left the field on a stretcher in the 73rd minute of the match. Players on the Hanoi FC payroll did not play in the final against Thailand and had to use crutches to celebrate with the players. teammate.

According to the latest information, Le Van Xuan was diagnosed with a torn ligament and will have to go to Singapore for surgery. This means that the 1999 defender will not be able to attend the 2022 AFC U23 Championship in Uzbekistan and miss the rest of the 2022 V-League with the Hanoi club.

Van Xuan was injured in the match against Malaysia U23 in the semi-finals of the 31st SEA Games

Van Xuan is considered one of the talented defenders of the current U23 generation. The original Thanh Hoa player was trusted by Coach Park Hang Seo and called up to the Vietnam national team in the 3rd qualifying round of the World Cup – Asia region. Besides, Le Van Xuan is also the number 1 choice in the left-wing corridor of U23 Vietnam at SEA Games 31 in the context that Doan Van Hau cannot compete.

In the U23 Asian Qualifier 2022 taking place in October 2021, Van Xuan was the author of the only goal against Taiwan U23, contributing to U23 Vietnam’s participation in the finals.

In the afternoon of May 23, the new U23 Vietnam coach Gong Oh-kyun also announced a list of 25 players who will attend training in Dubai to prepare for the U23 Asian Finals.