Southeast Asia

SEA Best XI of the Week – 18th July 2019

By: , July 19, 2019 12:59 am
Credit – @truebangkokunited

Check out who made our list for this week’s Southeast Asia Best XI of the Week:

Goalkeeper

Name: Peerapong Ruenin

Age: 23

Nationality: Thailand

Club: PTT Rayong

Peerapong's shot-stopping won PTT Rayong a clean sheet and 3 points away to high-flying Samut Prakan City. He may not be gifted with a big physique or commanding presence as some would expect from a traditional goalkeeper, but Peerapong more than makes up for it with amazing reflexes and good composure.

Defender

Name: Renan da Silva Alves

Age: 26

Nationality: Brazil

Club: Kedah FA

An important player for Kedah, despite failing to secure a clean sheet. Alves has shown to the Kedah fans why he is key for the Red Eagles defense. His performances led his team to pick up an important win against Perak.

Defender

Name: Le Van Phu

Age: 35

Nationality: Vietnam/Ghana

Club: Nam Dinh

The naturalized defender was solid at the back and scored a goal against Viettel, contributing to 2 back to back victories for his team.

Defender

Name: Michael Siroshten

Age: 30

Nationality: Israel

Club: Suphanburi FC

Michael Siroshten followed up his standout performance at Buriram United with yet another superb showing against Sukhothai FC. His composure, positioning, and ability to organize the defense meant the Firebats hardly created any chances from open-play. The Battling Elephants are yet to lose a single game since signing Siroshten.

Right Midfielder

Name: David Laly

Age: 26

Nationality: Indonesia

Club: Madura United

After an interesting journey in Malaysia, the wonderkid of the past amazed people with his best performance when Madura hed TR-KABO to a 2-2 at the Pakansari Stadium. His explosive movement on the right side was crucial, as he made one assist for Rakic and executed the set pieces that created the equalizing goal scored by Jaimerson.

Central Midfielder

Name: Nazmi Faiz

Age: 24

Nationality: Malaysia

Club: Johor Darul Ta'zim

Nazmi Faiz show edhis class despite fail to beat PJ City when he control the midfield with his calmness and strong positioning.

Central Midfielder

Name: Nguyen Hai Huy

Age: 28

Nationality: Vietnam

Club: Than Quang Ninh

Great vision, great passes and great physical attributes. He has been the most important man in Quang Ninh squad during their two latest victories against HAGL and Viettel.

Left Midfielder

Name: Ciro Alves

Age: 30

Nationality: Brazil

Club: PS TIRA-Persikabo

The forward has scored total 6 goals, and along with Alex Goncalves of Persela, Ciro becomes the league's top scorer. His contribution has also allowed TR-KABO to go an unbeaten run for the first eight weeks fo the season when they drew 2-2 with Madura United this week.

Forward

Name: Nelson Bonilla

Age: 28

Nationality: El Salvador

Club: Bangkok United

The El Salvador international bagged a double as Bangkok United finished off visiting Trat FC 2-1. This is Nelson Bonilla’s 3rd goal in his last two matches and his 14th of the season, replacing Lonsana Doumbouya at the top of the Thai League top scorer chart.

Forward

Name: Alex Goncalves dos Santos

Age: 29

Nationality: Brazil

Club: Persela Lamongan

Out of nowhere, Alex scored a hattrick when Persela earned three points under new coach Nil Maizer against Kalteng Putra. A precious win for Laskar Joko Tingkir allowed them to move out of the relegation zone, and also made him become the league top scorer.

Forward

Name: Washington Brandão

Age: 28

Nationality: Brazil

Club: PJ City FC

The PJ City forward scored an important goal against JDT to secure his team's position and ensure they will not be in a relegation fight come to end of the season. Most importantly, his goal has broke JDT's unbeaten run this season, meaning the Southern Tigers will not win their invincibles championship.