Southeast Asia

SEA Best XI of the Week – 29th August 2019

By: , August 29, 2019 2:23 pm

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

Goalkeeper

Name: Muhaimin Mohammad

Age: 27

Nationality: Malaysia

Club: PJ City FC

Muhaimin managed to maintain his performance after he helped secured three points for PJ CIty against UiTM and kept a clean sheet.

Defender

Name: Ali Rabo

Age: 33

Nationality: Burkina Faso

Club: Binh Duong

Strong in the defense, he successfully stopped Dyachenko from Quang Ninh, helping his club become one of just two sides to keep a clean sheet in this round.

Defender

Name: Everton Goncalves

Age: 29

Nationality: Brazil

Club: Bangkok United

The Brazilian his side to another clean sheet and scored the second goal of the game as Bangkok United beat traveling Port FC 2-0.

Defender

Name: Alif Yusof

Age: 28

Nationality: Malaysia

Club: Kedah

He scored a winning goal during the last minute for Kedah and secured three points after two games without a win.

Central Midfielder

Name: Luong Xuan Truong

Age: 24

Nationality: Vietnam

Club: Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Xuan Truong helped create one goal in the match as HAGL beat Danang 2-1. Furthermore, he was the center of HAGL's style of play in that match.

Central Midfielder

Name: Sivakorn Tiatrakul

Age: 25

Nationality: Thailand

Club: Chiangrai United

Sivakorn Tiatrakul ran the midfield and popped up to score Chiangrai United's opener before finishing the game 2-0 winners, the Beetles first league away victory at Chonburi since promotion. His passing and vision to switch play left and right was particularly excellent. Hopefully, Akira Nishino, the new Thai national team head coach, noticed this from the stands.

Right Midfielder

Name: Dinh Thanh Trung

Age: 31

Nationality: Vietnam

Club: Quang Nam

Scored one goal and created two others in the match Quang Nam defeated Khanh Hoa 4-2. The win put Quang Nam into the top four after this round.

Left Midfielder

Name: Nattawut Sombatyotha

Age: 23

Nationality: Thailand

Club: Chiangmai FC

Nattawut Sombatyotha netted twice and added another assist to round off the Lanna Tigers' 5-1 demolition of Nakhon Ratchasima. After a difficult year and a half with Ratchaburi FC, it's great to see Nattawut shine once again.

Attacking Midfielder

Name: Brian Ferreira

Age: 25

Nationality: Argentina/Iraq

Club: PSS Sleman

Scored a brace in a game against PSM Makassar and help Super Elja winning 3-2 after going two goals behind in the first half.

Striker

Name: Dickson Nwakaeme

Age: 33

Nationality: Nigeria

Club: Pahang FA

His goal in the second half has brought Pahang to the knockout stage after they beat Sabah in the most recent group stage match.

Striker

Name: Alex Goncalves

Age: 29

Nationality: Brazil

Club: Persela Lamongan

The Brazilian scored a hattrick and also become the inspiration for his side in their big game against PS TIRA-Persikabo. Laskar Joko Tingkir won 6-1 on their last home game before the mid-season.