Vũ Văn Thanh
Vietnamese footballer (born 1996)
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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.
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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 | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Công An Hà Nội | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2015 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 159 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Công An Hà Nội | 58 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Vietnam U19 | 15 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Vietnam U23 | 36 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Vietnam | 58 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early career
Vũ Văn Thanh was born in Thanh Miện district, Hải Dương province.[1][2] He won the national under-11 football championship with Hải Dương under-11 team in 2007.[3][4]
In 2007, Vũ Văn Thanh joined the HAGL-Arsenal HMG football academy[5][6][7] and played continuously for HAGL's youth teams in domestic and international competitions until 2014.[8][9]
Club career
In 2015, Vũ Văn Thanh was promoted to the HAGL first team and quickly gain a starter spot at the club.[10][11] At the 2016 V.League 1, Văn Thanh was awarded the Young Player of the Year award. He was named in the V.League 1 Team of the season for the 2017 and 2018 season.[12][13][14]
In January 2023, Văn Thanh signed for newly promoted V.League 1 side Hanoi Police. At the end of the season, the club won the V.League 1 title, with Văn Thanh being an important player in the club's successful campaign. He was therefore named in the league's Team of the season for the third time in his career.[15][16][17]
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.[18]
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 14 May 2025[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | 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[a] | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 159 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 182 | 29 | |||
| Công An Hà Nội | 2023 | V.League 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 217 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 252 | 36 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
- Appearances in ASEAN Club Championship
International
- As of match played 19 March 2025
| 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 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thanh goal.[20]
| 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
- V.League 1: 2023, 2025–26
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2024–25
- ASEAN Club Championship runner-up: 2024–25
- Vietnam U23
- Vietnam
- Individual
- Vietnamese Young Player of the Year: 2016
- V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2017, 2018, 2023