{"id":2784,"date":"2017-04-14T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T07:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2017-05-30T16:46:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T07:46:25","slug":"four-southeast-asian-players-made-appearances-k-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2017\/04\/14\/four-southeast-asian-players-made-appearances-k-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Southeast Asian players who made appearances in the K League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football Tribe Asia takes a look at four Southeast Asian players who played or are playing in the Korean professional leagues.<\/p>\n

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1. Piyapong Pue-on (Thailand \u2013 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piyapong Pue-on was one of the top strikers from Thailand in the 1980s. He also had a two-year stint at Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso (now known as FC Seoul), from 1984 to 1986.<\/p>\n

In the 1984 K League season, he scored on his debut on 8 September against POSCO Dolphins.<\/p>\n

He played one of the leading roles to crown the Lucky-Goldstar as the K League champions in 1985, scoring 12 goals and providing 6 assists.<\/p>\n

The striker won the K League Top Scorer Award and K League Top Assists Award in 1985. He was also voted into the K League Best XI the same year.<\/p>\n

Piyapong made 34 league appearances, scoring 17 goals in total for Lucky-Goldstar.<\/p>\n

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2. Alvaro Silva (Philippines \u2013 Daejeon Citizen)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Filipino international player Alvaro Silva joined Daejeon Citizen in 2014 and made 7 appearances in the K League Classic.<\/p>\n

The centre-back stayed at the club after their relegation from the top-flight league.<\/p>\n

He went on to make a total of 22 appearances of Daejeon Citizen.<\/p>\n

Silva is currently\u00a0playing in Vietnam for Hanoi FC.<\/p>\n

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3. Diogo Rangel (Timor-Leste \u2013 Daejeon Citizen\/Gangwon FC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former East Timorese defender Diogo Rangel joined K League Challenge side Daejeon Citizen in 2014 and then move to Gangwon in the same season.<\/p>\n

He played 12 matches for Daejeon and 11 matches for Gangwon.<\/p>\n

Rangel had been naturalized and has served the country’s national team for six years. He was capped 17 times for Timor-Leste.<\/p>\n

However, in 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared him ineligible to play for the country, which subsequently has void the passport had given him before.<\/p>\n

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4. Luong Xuan Truong (Vietnam \u2013 Incheon United\/Gangwon FC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luong Xuan Truong is set to continue his career in Korea Republic\u2019s top-flight after joining newly-promoted Gangwon FC on loan from Vietnamese side Hoang Ang Gia Lai (HAGL).<\/p>\n

The centre midfielder,\u00a0who is praised for his vision, passing and free-kick ability, joins Gangwon on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n

Truong is the first player from Vietnam to feature in the K League Classic. He spent the 2016 season at Incheon United where he appeared in four matches.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old has been capped 13 times for Vietnam national team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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