Lê Phạm Thành Long
Vietnamese footballer (born 1996)
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Lê Phạm Thành Long (born 5 June 1996) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.[2]
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Thành Long in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lê Phạm Thành Long | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nghĩa Hành, Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Công An Hà Nội | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Phú Yên (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Đắk Lắk (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Long An (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Hải Phòng (loan) | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Thanh Hóa (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Thanh Hóa | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Công An Hà Nội | 64 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Vietnam | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Born in Quảng Ngãi, Thành Long was admitted to the HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy at the age of 11. Despite getting promoted to the first team in 2014, Thành Long wasn't given any game time. He was sent out on loan to lower divisions team such as Phú Yên between 2014 and 2015, and then Đắk Lắk between 2016 and 2017.[3][4][5]
He left Hoang Anh Gia Lai in 2020 without making any appearance.[3]
Long An
In the second half of the 2017 V.League 1 season, Thành Long was loaned to Long An. He featured in all 13 games with the team, but Long An ended up finishing last in the league and got relegated.[2][3][6]
Hải Phòng
In 2019, Thành Long was loaned to V.League 1 side Hải Phòng. He quickly gained a starter spot in the team and played a big role on helping his team finishing 6th in the end of the season with 3 goals and 3 assists.[6][7] Following his good performances, Hải Phòng extended Thành Long's loan deal for one more season. In the following season, Thành Long remained an important player for the Haiphong, but the team struggled and only finished 12th in the league, juat enough to maintain in the top division.[4]
Thanh Hóa
Thành Long was loaned to Thanh Hóa in the 2020 season. Thành Long was a regular starter with Thanh Hóa and helped the team finishing third before the league was cancelled due to the serious COVID-19 pandemic situation in Vietnam. He joined Thanh Hóa on a permanent deal in November 2021, signing a three-year contract.[8]
In 2023, coach Velizar Popov, decided to play Thành Long as a deep-lying midfielder to take advantage of this abilities to recover the ball, dictate the tempo and provide scoring occasions. Thành Long gained media attention following his good performances and was considered as one of the best midfielders in V.League.[3][4][5][9]
Công An Hà Nội
On 19 September 2023, Thành Long joined V.League 1 defending champions Công An Hà Nội, signing a three-year contract.[10]
International career
Thành Long was named in Vietnam Olympic team preliminary squad for the 2018 Asian Games but wasn't included in the final list.[11]
In June 2023, Thành Long received his first senior team called up for the friendly match against Hong Kong.[12] He made his international debut on 21 November 2023 in a 0–1 loss against Iraq as part of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13]
In January 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[14]