At the commendation ceremony held on January 9, midfielder Nguyen Hai Long was awarded a certificate of merit and a bonus of 350 million VND by Quang Ninh province for his excellent achievement of winning a Gold Medal at the Southeast Asian Football Championship (ASEAN Cup 2024).

Previously, Tien Yen district (Quang Ninh) also held a meeting and awarded more than 30 million VND to this athlete from Tien Yen. Hai Long was also awarded 100 million VND by Quang Ninh Football Club.

Thus, after the victory of the Vietnamese team at the ASEAN Cup 2024, midfielder Hai Long has received nearly 500 million VND in rewards from his hometown of Quang Ninh.

Midfielder Nguyen Hai Long, born in 2000, from Tien Yen district, played excellently and scored many beautiful goals for Than Quang Ninh Club when they were playing in V-League. Hai Long currently plays for Hanoi FC Club.

Thanks to the process of training and maturing in a professional competition environment, Hai Long was called up to the Vietnam National Men's Football Team and shone at the ASEAN Cup 2024.

At the 2024 ASEAN Cup, Hai Long scored two important goals in the tournament. That was the opening goal, breaking the deadlock in the second half of the opening match against Laos and the goal from the middle of the field, setting the score at 3-2 at the end of the second half of the second leg final against Thailand on the "fire pan" at Rajamangala Stadium, affirming Vietnam's convincing victory over Thailand.