Phan Van Duc went to Singapore for surgery

In the 35th minute of the match CAHN won the host Khanh Hoa 3-1 in the National Cup on April 2, Van Duc caught the error leading to injury, even though he did not collide with anyone. He had to lie on a stretcher and leave the field to make way for Le Van Do. The results of magnetic resonance imaging later showed that the 27-year-old midfielder completely broke the anterior cruciate ligament of his right leg.

CAHN decided to bring Van Duc to Singapore for surgery. On April 10, the midfielder from Nghe An will be on his way. It is expected that he will have surgery a day later and then stay for a while for observation. Van Duc may have to take a nine-month break, which means the 2023 season will soon end for him.

The total cost to treat Van Duc is about 800 million VND. In which, he received 300 million VND from the insurance VPF bought for players participating in the tournament, the remaining 500 million VND was paid by the club. Van Duc broke a ligament at the V-League 2019 while wearing the SLNA shirt and also went to Singapore for surgery.

Van Duc was liquidated by SLNA a year before his contract and joined CAHN before the 2023 season. Considered a "blockbuster contract" but he has yet to score for the new team after five matches in the V-League and the National Cup. family.

Van Duc grew up from the SLNA training camp, used to play for the People's Police in the 2015 season on loan. He started playing with the SLNA first team from the 2016 season and a year later won the National Cup.

The landmark tournament for Van Duc was the Asian U23 in Changzhou 2018. He was introduced by the then-VFF Technical Director Jurgen Gede, and was given a "rescued ticket" by coach Park Hang-seo before the team went to China. . From the bench, the Nghe player shone when given the opportunity, the highlight of which was the quarter-final match against Iraq - where he created Nguyen Cong Phuong and then personally scored in the 108th minute.

Along with goalkeepers Bui Tien Dung and Nguyen Quang Hai, Van Duc was one of the stars who contributed greatly to bringing the team to the runner-up position that year. After that, he was always called by Coach Park in gatherings, even teased by his teammates as "Mr Park's adopted son".