Khuất Văn Khang
Vietnamese footballer (born 2003)
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Khuất Văn Khang (born May 11, 2003) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for V.League 1 club Thể Công-Viettel and the Vietnam national team.
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| Full name | Khuất Văn Khang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Phúc Thọ, Hanoi, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Thể Công-Viettel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2021 | Viettel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Thể Công-Viettel | 79 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Vietnam U15 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Vietnam U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Vietnam U20 | 19 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Vietnam U23 | 48 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Vietnam | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Văn Khang signed for Viettel in 2013 and made his professional debut for them in the V.League 1 in October 2022.
Having represented Vietnam at under-15, under-16, under-20 and under-23 levels, Văn Khang made his senior debut for Vietnam in September 2022.
Club career
In 2013, Khuất Văn Khang started his career as a player at the training system of Viettel.[2] He was promoted to Viettel's first team for the second part of the 2022 season. On 18 October 2022, he made his professional debut in a league game against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.[3]
International career
Youth
In 2017, Văn Khang and Vietnam U15 won the championship 2017 AFF U-15 Championship.[4]
In 2018, at 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, although U-16 Vietnam was eliminated from the group stage, but Văn Khang still left a mark with a sublime free-kick goal against U-16 Indonesia.
Khuất Văn Khang debuts U-23 Vietnam in a 2–2 draw against U-23 Thailand at 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. In the match against U-23 Korea Republic after that, Văn Khang and the whole team created "seismic"[5] when his team was able to draw the opponent, he was also personally rated as man of the match.[6][7]
Senior
On 21 September 2022, Văn Khang made his international debut with Vietnam in the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series, appearing and also scored his first international goal in 4–0 win against Singapore.[8]
In January 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 June 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thể Công-Viettel | 2022 | V.League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | V.League 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | V.League 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2024-25 | V.League 1 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2025-26 | V.League 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| Total career | 79 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 13 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2026[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Vietnam | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 21 September 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Singapore | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
International goals
U-15 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 14 July 2017 | IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand |  Philippines | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship |
U-16 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 24 September 2018 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
U-19 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 July 2022 | GBK Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Philippines | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 2. | 8 July 2022 |  Myanmar | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3. | 10 July 2022 |  Thailand | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 4. | 7 August 2022 | Go Dau Stadium, Binh Duong, Vietnam |  Malaysia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup |
| 5. | 14 September 2022 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia |  Hong Kong | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 16 September 2022 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia |  Timor-Leste | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification |
| 7. | 18 February 2023 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
U-23 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 May 2023 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Myanmar | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 SEA Games |
| 2. | 19 September 2023 | Linping Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China |  Mongolia | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 3. | 20 April 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
| 4. | 19 July 2025 | Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia |  Laos | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship |
| 5. | 9 January 2026 | King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
Honours
Vietnam U15
Vietnam U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2022
- International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: 2022
Vietnam U23
- SEA Games gold medal: 2025; bronze medal: 2023
- ASEAN U-23 Championship: 2023, 2025
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup: third place 2026
Vietnam
Individual
- AFF U-23 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023