Trong Dai: Once Quang Hai's equal, star disease lost his career, went to sell sim cards?

For those who love and follow Vietnamese football regularly, the name Nguyen Trong Dai is no stranger. He was once considered to be on par with Quang Hai but lost his career due to many incidents.

More than 6 years ago, Nguyen Trong Dai and the U23 Vietnam team made history when they won the runner-up position at the U23 Asia and became idols of the youth. Going back to the past, history also recorded his name and the U19 Vietnam team won 4th place in Asia in 2016.

That unprecedented achievement led to another unprecedented achievement called - FIFA U20 World Cup 2017. At that time, Nguyen Trong Dai was the captain of U19 Vietnam, alongside Quang Hai, Ha Duc Chinh... But from here people often mentioned the player with "star disease".

Nguyen Trong Dai was born on April 7, 1997 in Hai Duong, is a professional football player playing in the position of central midfielder. From the first days of playing for Viettel youth teams in 2009, Trong Dai stood out from his teammates, quickly becoming the ace at all youth levels and was actively taught by coaches.

In 2015, Trong Dai played for Viettel's first team. From then until 2016, his talent blossomed the most as the leader of Vietnam U19.

Under the guidance of coach Hoang Anh Tuan, he and his teammates made a miracle, winning fourth place in Asia and a ticket to the 2017 U20 World Cup.

During this time, Nguyen Trong Dai was also called by coach Toshiya Miura to join the Vietnam U23 team. 19 years old, good at football, 1m80 tall, with a charismatic and attractive face... are the descriptions of the midfielder from Hai Duong after the U19 Asian finals.

Not Quang Hai, or Dinh Trong, at this time the name that fans are most looking for is Trong Dai. When his career was early on the rise, he began to lose his feet on the ground and forgot his true value.

Showing signs of "star disease" and being involved in many behind-the-scenes stories about his undisciplined lifestyle, Trong Dai was strippe.d of the captain's armband by coach Hoang Anh Tuan and put on the bench when U19 Vietnam began their journey to the U20 World Cup.

In 2018, Nguyen Trong Dai appeared in the miracle of Vietnamese football as a member of the Vietnam U23 team, winning the runner-up position in the U23 Asian finals, but he did not play any matches. Since then, he has not played for the national youth team, was not called up to the 30th SEA Games and was eliminated at the last minute when the list of participants in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship was drawn.

But Trong Dai's shoc.k did not stop there. On the morning of June 18, 2022, the player's contract was terminated by Viettel. On June 21, Hong Linh Ha Tinh officially announced his recruitment. However, by the end of the 2022 V.League season, this midfielder's contract was not renewed by the team.

After that, Trong Dai returned to Thanh Nam to play for Nam Dinh Blue Steel. Although coach Vu Hong Viet gave him many opportunities, the player did not meet the requirements in terms of expertise. In addition, he was also criticized by his home club for some violations of regulations.

Therefore, the midfielder from Hai Duong was terminated by Nam Dinh Steel Blue right before the last round of the first leg, although the contract between the two sides had 1.5 years left. Hai Phong Club brought him back. However, the player only played 2 matches with a duration of 30 minutes in Hai Phong's shirt.

Therefore, by the end of the 2023-24 season, Hai Phong did not renew the contract with Trong Dai and the midfielder from Hai Duong became a free player. Perhaps, he is the rarest case in Vietnamese football when in 3 years, his contract was terminated 3 times by his home club.

After that, the name Trong Dai almost disappeared from the map of Vietnamese football because no club paid attention to him. He was no longer mentioned as a player who played outstandingly on the field, but instead there were rumors about his personal life.

In August 2024, a photo was circulated on social media, believed to be Nguyen Trong Dai, along with a loan note (some details were deleted). Notably, in that photo, the young man looked thin, had dark ski.n, and a haggard, absent-minded face. From there, rumors that the 1997-born player was in debt and unemployed were widely shared everywhere.

However, Nguyen Trong Dai still decided to remain silent, not giving any response. On his personal page, the midfielder from Hai Duong has not had any new updates for over 2 years. If the above information is correct, this will be a "blemish" in the career of the former captain of Vietnam U19.

According to statistics, in the past 4 years, Trong Dai has never played more than 1,000 minutes in a season. In the last 3 seasons, he played an average of 60 minutes per match and only played the full 90 minutes 7 times for the clubs The Cong Viettel, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Nam Dinh and Hai Phong.

Once a star, a talent, but unfortunately Trong Dai has wasted his youth! From the ag.e of 19 until now, what people talk about him the most is his love affairs with "famous ho.t girls". From famous girls on social networks to Top 5 Miss Ocean, Runner-up Jewelry... all have dated the football player.

His love life is flourishing but his career is still stagnant compared to the starting point. When Quang Hai has gone too far, receiving millions of dollars in bribes, marrying a beautiful wife and having good children, Trong Dai has repeatedly fallen into tragedy. He even lost to his juniors at the club level like Nguyen Hoang Duc.

At the most beautiful ag.e of 26, 27, it is hard to believe that Nguyen Trong Dai is going through a difficult period in his career, unable to find a place in V.League, the reason comes from his own lifestyle. Until recently, social networks continuously spread images of the midfielder from Hai Duong.

From the photo, he appeared with a thin, absent-minded face. In particular, the player made many people worried when he had to sell his phone sim because he needed mone.y. In the comment section of the post, in addition to expressing surprise, many people also expressed regret when seeing Trong Dai's current image.

At the most beautiful ag.e of 26, 27, it is hard to believe that Nguyen Trong Dai is going through a difficult period in his career, unable to find a place in V.League, the reason comes from his own lifestyle. Until recently, social networks continuously spread images of the midfielder from Hai Duong.

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