Laaksonen: 'Hunh Nhu is Lank's blessing'

On the evening of February 25, Laaksonen and his teammates at Lank Vilaverdense watched online the Vietnam Golden Ball award ceremony, when Huynh Nhu set a record of five wins. "It's great that Huynh Nhu wins again," Laaksonen said. "She even brought a shirt we signed to the event. She looked really happy."

In his speech to celebrate the Golden Ball, Huynh Nhu said that Lank teammates texted her asking for a link to watch the award ceremony and wished her victory. This autographed shirt was worn by her when she scored twice and assisted in a 3-3 draw with Famalicao at the Portuguese Women's Championship on 5 November 2022. She wants to auction this shirt and contribute to the fund to nurture children's dreams in Vietnam.

Commenting on Huynh Nhu, Laaksonen said: "It is Lank's blessing, not only because she is a real goalscorer, but also a great person. We all want to play next to her on the field. She also brings a lot of joy to the team, plays Vietnamese songs for us, or takes her teammates to her favorite restaurant. I like Vietnamese food, especially pho. Nam is also very good and the whole team wants to learn about Vietnamese culture."

Laaksonen is 27 years old, plays central midfielder, used to play for Santa Teresa club in the Spanish women's championship. This season she has played all 13 of Lank's matches in the Portuguese Championship, scoring twice and assisting once. Laaksonen is one of eight current Lank foreign players, who also recently joined the 2022 summer team like Huynh Nhu.

"Lank is like a small family to us," added the Finnish midfielder. "We are lucky to have individual players in the squad that bring the sisters closer together. The whole team is happy when any player scores, and we want the best for everyone. teammate".

Huynh Nhu played 16 games for Lank in all competitions, scoring six and assisting two. After scoring a great free kick against Torreense in round 13, Huynh Nhu danced See love by singer Hoang Thuy Linh, and his teammates also imitated this dance.

After winning the Golden Ball, Huynh Nhu will return to Portugal to prepare to meet Benfica - the team that is leading the tournament with 13 wins.