Despite being the top scorer at the U23 Asian Championship, Đình Bắc has yet to score after over 1000 minutes in the V-League.

Despite his explosive performance at the 2026 U23 Asian Championship, Đình Bắc remains "silent" in this season's V-League.

Nguyễn Đình Bắc is experiencing a paradox in his career, shining at the youth national team level but struggling in the V-League. The 2004-born forward made a strong impression at the 2025 SEA Games and especially at the 2026 U23 Asian Championship, where he won the top scorer title thanks to his speed, intelligent movement, and confident finishing.

However, when returning to play for CAHN Club in the V-League, Đình Bắc has failed to score after 13 matches with 1,005 minutes of play, surprising many.

It must be noted that Đình Bắc shone at the 2026 U23 Asian Championship, but that tournament is a platform for young players. Moreover, this year's edition was not part of Olympic qualification, so many teams did not send their strongest squads and viewed it as a testing ground for preparation for the next U23 Asian Championship.

Meanwhile, the V-League is a professional football league, distinctly different from the U23 Asian Championship in intensity, player quality, and psychological pressure.

Additionally, after shining in Saudi Arabia, Đình Bắc has become a player who opponents "pay close attention to" when he returns to the V-League.

These are the reasons why Đình Bắc cannot explode in the V-League as he did at the 2026 U23 Asian Championship. Even in the most recent match, Đình Bắc was completely ineffective against CAHN FC's defense, which includes national team defenders like Xuân Mạnh, Duy Mạnh, and Thành Chung. They are entirely different from the young players Đình Bắc faced in Saudi Arabia.

It should be remembered that last season, Đình Bắc scored only 1 goal in the V-League for CAHN FC. At Quảng Nam Club in the 2023/24 season, Đình Bắc scored 2 goals in the V-League.

With such performance, it is not surprising that the transfer website Transfermarkt still values Đình Bắc at 300 thousand euros, unchanged from 2025, because the Nghệ An-born player has not yet exploded at the professional level.

This season, CAHN FC is leading thanks to the excellence of foreign players. Among them, Alan leads the league's "Top Scorer" list with 13 goals, Artur has scored 7, and Alves Rogerio has 3. The domestic player scoring the most goals for CAHN FC this season is Quang Hải with 3 goals.

Đình Bắc's silence also reflects the trend of Vietnamese football forwards struggling in this season's V-League. Tuấn Hải and Tiến Linh have only scored 3 goals in the V-League this season. This is a modest number for these players. Hoàng Đức has scored 6 goals for Ninh Bình Club this season, but he is not a forward, similar to Quang Hải.

Quang Hải exploded in the V-League and the national team after returning from the 2018 U23 Asian Championship, and fans are hoping Đình Bắc will do the same. However, the statistic of over 1000 minutes without scoring this season shows the significant challenge Đình Bắc faces in the V-League.

Đình Bắc is a promising young star who exploded at a continental youth tournament. But to become a major star in Vietnamese football, Đình Bắc must go through further challenges, where he shines at the club and national team levels. This indicates that Đình Bắc still needs to strive greatly to make breakthroughs in his career.

Đình Bắc still has many matches ahead to quench his "goal drought" this season, and fans are eagerly awaiting his goal celebration.