Manh has 942,000 followers on the largest photo sharing social network, peaking at number 10.

Do Duy Manh in AFF Cup 2018.

Topping the list is Thai superstar Chanathip Songkrasin with two million followers, and second is Indonesian winger Febri Haryadi with 1.9 million. Indonesian players dominate the list with six players, while Thailand has three. Manh is the only Vietnamese player in the ranking.

Manh has been a regular face in the national team under Park Hang-seo’s lead where he serves as one of three key defenders alongside Que Ngoc Hai and Tran Dinh Trong. 

Top 10 Southeast Asian footballers with the most Instagram followers.

He also took part in AFC U23 Championship 2018 where the team finished as runner up, as well as Asian Games 2018 with Vietnam finishing among the top four teams.

Currently, Manh is treating a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which doctors said could take until January 2021 to heal. That means he can miss the chance to join Vietnam's remaining three group G, World Cup 2022 qualifiers in October and November, and to join his teammates in defending their title at AFF Cup 2021 from November 23 to December 21.

EU football joins hands to give Vietnamese street kids a leg up

The UEFA and the Blue Dragon children’s foundations are teaming up to use football for giving Vietnamese street kids a leg up. 

Vietnam football coach among South Korea’s 40 most powerful

Coach Park Hang-seo, mastermind behind Vietnam's recent success in men’s football, ranked 38th on the list of 40 most influential celebrities in South Korea.

Two more Vietnamese footballers join AFC #BreakTheChain campaign

Footballers Do Hung Dung of Hanoi FC and Ha Duc Chinh of SHB Da Nang FC have contributed to the #BreakTheChain, a global campaign launched by the Asian Football Federation (AFC) aimed at promoting efforts to combat the Covid-19.

Women’s national football team maintain top position in Southeast Asia

The women’s national football team of Vietnam still top Southeast Asia although they have dropped three places on the FIFA Women’s World Rankings for March, the Vietnam Football Federation said on March 28.

AFF reschedules regional football tournaments

Vietnam are likely to defend the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup later this year after the regional football governing body has announced the tournament will go ahead.

Source: VnExpress