Lê Văn Thuận
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| Full name | Lê Văn Thuận | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ninh Bình | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Thanh Hóa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Đông Á Thanh Hóa | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Ninh Bình | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Vietnam U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Vietnam U23 | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lê Văn Thuận (born 15 July 2006) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger for V.League 1 club Ninh Bình.
A product of the Thanh Hóa youth academy, Văn Thuận was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2024–25 season, following his good performances at the Vietnamese U-21 Championship. He started the season as a substitute player, but then became a regular starter following the arrival of coach Tomislav Steinbrückner.[2] After an impressive debut season for Đông Á Thanh Hóa with 2 goals and 4 assists, Văn Thuận was selected as the V.League 1 Young Player of the Season.[3][4]
On 13 January 2025, Văn Thuận was transferred to V.League 1 fellow Ninh Bình.[5]
International career
In May 2022, Văn Thuận was named in Vietnam U16 squad to participate in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He appeared in 4 games during the tournament, including the final, as Vietnam finished as runners-up.[6][4]
In June 2025, at the age of 18, Văn Thuận received his first call up with Vietnam U23's side.[7] In the unofficial friendly game against the Vietnam national team, scored the only goal for Vietnam U23 in the 1–2 defeat.[8]