Phạm Thành Lương
Vietnamese footballer
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Phạm Thành Lương (born 10 September 1988) is a Vietnamese football manager and former player who is the assistant coach of V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội.[1]
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| Full name | Phạm Thành Lương | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ứng Hòa, Hanoi, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Công an Hà Nội (Assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Hà Tây | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Hà Nội ACB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Hà Nội ACB | 144 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2023 | Hà Nội | 186 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 330 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Vietnam U20 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Vietnam U23 | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Vietnam | 78 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Hòa Bình | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Công An Hà Nội (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vietnam (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thành Lương played as a left winger. After emerging through ACB Hanoi's youth academy and spending seven seasons with the senior side, he moved to Hanoi T&T in December 2012. Since then, he went on to become a mainstay for Hanoi FC, and had won 12 major honours, including five V.League 1 titles, three Vietnamese Cups and four Vietnamese Super Cups. At international level, Thành Lương won 78 caps for Vietnam, and was a part of the squad which won 2008 AFF Championship. He retired in 2023, at age 35.[2]
Thành Lương began his managerial career in 2023, when he was appointed by Hòa Bình.
Playing career
Club
Phạm Thành Lương was born in Ung Hoa district, Ha Tay Province (now in Hanoi). He trained at Ha Tay Football Club before joining ACB Hanoi Young Club. In 2005, he led his club to the finals of the National U-21 Football Championship. Later on, Thành Lương was chosen to play for the first team of Hà Nội ACB.[3]
In 2008, he was assigned to move to Thể Công but it was rejected. Later that year, he won the Young Player of the Year award, Young Player of Asia in 2009.
After Hà Nội F.C. folded in 2012, he moved to rival Hà Nội T&T.
International
Thành Lương was the member of the squad that won the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. On December 8, 2008, he scored his first goal for the national team against Malaysia national football team in the tournament. Two days later, he scored a goal against Laos in the 4–0 win. He captained the U-23 Vietnam to win the silver medal at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. His performance in the tournament was seen by the Vietnamese press and he was awarded the Vietnamese Golden Ball. Thành Lương announced his retirement from Vietnam National team after being eliminated by Indonesia in the 2nd leg of AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 Semi Final.
Managerial career
On 8 September 2023, Thành Lương was appointed manager of V.League 2 club Hòa Bình at the age of 35.[4] In March 2024, he left Hòa Bình to become assistant manager to Kiatisuk Senamuang at Công An Hà Nội.[5]
Career statistics
International goals
Under-19
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 November 2005 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Long Stadium |  Maldives | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification |
Under-23
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 November 2009 | Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium |  China | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2009 VFF Cup |
| 2. | 11 December 2009 | Vientiane, Laos National Stadium |  Cambodia | 1–0 | 6–1 | SEA Games 2009 |
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 19 October 2011 | Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium |  Myanmar | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2011 VFF Cup |
| 5. | 5–0 | |||||
| 6. | 12 November 2011 | Jakarta, Lebak Bulus Stadium |  Brunei | 4–0 | 8–0 | SEA Games 2011 |
Vietnam
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 December 2008 | Phuket, Surakul Stadium |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| 2. | 10 December 2008 | Phuket, Surakul Stadium |  Laos | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| 3. | 6 January 2010 | Saida, Saida Municipal Stadium |  Lebanon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 29 June 2011 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium |  Macau | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 23 June 2012 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium |  Mozambique | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 28 November 2014 | Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium |  Philippines | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2014 AFF Championship |
| 7. | 6 October 2016 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium |  North Korea | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
Managerial
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| Games managed | Games won | Games drawn | Games lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | Win % | |||
| Hoa Binh FC | 8 September 2023 | 12 March 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 16.67 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 16.67 | ||
Honours
Hanoi ACB
- V.League 2: 2010; Runners-up: 2009
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2006, 2008
- Vietnamese Super Cup runner-up: 2008
Hanoi T&T/Hanoi FC
- V.League 1: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022; Runners-up : 2014, 2015, 2020
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020, 2022; Runner-up: 2015, 2016
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021; Runners-up: 2014, 2016, 2017
Vietnam U23
- Southeast Asian Games: Runners-up 2009
- VFF Cup: 2009; Runners-up 2011
Vietnam
- AFF Championship: 2008
- VFF Cup: Runners-up 2008
Individual
- AFF Championship Best XI: 2014
- Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016
- Vietnamese Silver Ball: 2010
- Best Young Player of Vietnam Football Federation: 2010, 2011
- Best player of the Vietnamese U21 National Championship: 2005
- Team of the tournament (Best XI) ASEAN Football Championship: 2014