JAKARTA - Vietnam's naturalized player, Rafaelson or Nguyen Xuan Son, managed to catch a record goal for the Indonesian national team legend in the 2024 AFF Cup.

In the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final, Vietnam managed to beat Thailand with a final score of 2-1 at the Viet Tri Stadium on Thursday, January 2, 2025, WIB night.

In that match, Vietnam's two winning figures were contributed by Xuan Son who is now recorded to have scored eight goals throughout the 2024 AFF Cup.

Rafaelson's record saw him surpass the striker of the Indonesian national team legend, Ilham Jaya Kesuma.

Ilham, who played for Persita Tangerang and Sriwijaya FC, was named the top scorer for the 2004 AFF Cup with seven goals.

Apart from Ilham, the Thai star, Natipong Sritong-In, has also been the top scorer with a similar number of goals in the 1996 AFF Cup.

Not only did it exceed Ilham Jaya Kesuma's goal score, Xuan Son's goal record also made him stick to the score of choosing another Indonesian national team legend, Bambang Pamungkas.

In the 2002 AFF Cup, Bepe, Bambang's greeting, was chosen to be the top scorer with a total of eight goals.

Even though they have scored eight goals, Xuan Son's record is still possible to increase. You see, there is still one game left, namely the second leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final at home to Thailand.


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