Vũ Văn Thanh
Vũ Văn Thanh (born 14 April 1996) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.
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| Birth name | Vũ Văn Thanh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Thanh Miện, Hải Dương, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Công An Hà Nội | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2015 | HAGL–Arsenal JMG Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 159 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Công An Hà Nội | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Vietnam U19 | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Vietnam U23 | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Vietnam | 42 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Vũ Văn Thanh is a graduate of the HAGL–Arsenal JMG Academy. He was promoted to the first-team squad in the 2015 season. He totalled 182 professional games for Hoang Anh Gia Lai and was Vietnamese Young Player of the Year in 2016, also featuring in the Team of the Season for V.League 1 as many times.
In January 2023, Thanh signed for newly promoted V.League 1 side Hanoi Police FC.
International career
Vũ Văn Thanh played youth international football for the Vietnam at under-19, under-22 and under-23 levels. He was part of the squad that managed to reach the final of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship after defeating Qatar in the semi-final. However, they finished runners-up to Uzbekistan.[1]
On 24 March 2016, Thanh made his senior international debut against Chinese Taipei. He scored his first international goal on 6 October 2016 in a 5–2 win against North Korea.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 June 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asian | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2015 | V.League 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | V.League 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| 2017 | V.League 1 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | V.League 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | V.League 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | V.League 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | V.League 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | V.League 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 159 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 29 | ||
| Công An Hà Nội | 2023 | V.League 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 32 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
- As of match played 20 June 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | |||
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thanh goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 October 2016 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  North Korea | 3–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 December 2016 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Indonesia | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | 2016 AFF Championship |
| 3 | 7 June 2021 | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Indonesia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 21 December 2022 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos |  Laos | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 5. | 13 January 2023 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Thailand | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 AFF Championship |
Honours
- Công An Hà Nội
- Vietnam U23/Olympic
- AFC U-23 Championship runners-up: 2018
- Asian Games fourth place: 2018
- VFF Cup: 2018[4][5]
- Vietnam
- VFF Cup: 2022
- King's Cup runner-up: 2019
- AFF Championship runner-up: 2022
- Individual
- Vietnamese Young Player of the Year: 2016
- V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2017, 2018
References
- "Vietnam suffers heartbreak with 2-1 loss to Uzbekistan in U23 Asian Cup final". VnExpress.net. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- Vũ Văn Thanh at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Vũ, Văn Thanh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Hòa Uzbekistan, U23 Việt Nam vô địch Cúp tứ hùng" (in Vietnamese). Vietnamnet. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Tuyệt phẩm của Văn Đức giúp Olympic Việt Nam vô địch với thành tích bất bại" (in Vietnamese). Người Lao Động. Retrieved 7 August 2018.