Trần Minh Vương (born 28 March 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for V.League 1 club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and the Vietnam national team.[2]
 Minh Vương in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trần Minh Vương | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Thái Thụy, Thái Bình, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 200 | (46) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Vietnam U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Vietnam U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Vietnam | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2022 | |||
Career
Club career
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
In 2007, Minh Vuong came to Ham Rong to take the exam for HAGL - Arsenal JMG Academy. However, Vuong was only selected for the gifted class.
In April 2013, coach Choi Yoon Gyum filled in the list of HAGL team competing in V.League, marking a new turning point in his career path. In V-League 2014, he received the title of best young player in the tournament.
In March 2024, after Nguyen Tuan Anh left Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Tran Minh Vuong became captain after 10 years of playing for the club in the V.League.
International career
Vietnam U-19
In 2013, Trần Minh Vương was called up to the Vietnam U19 reserve team, but did not participate in the U19 Southeast Asian Games.[3] In April 2013, he was named by coach Choi Yoon Gyum to the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai for the V.League.[4][5] In the 2014 V.League, he was named the best young player of the tournament[6][7] In July 2014, Minh Vương was officially called back to the Vietnam U19 team.[8][9]
Vietnam U-23
In December 2017, Minh Vương was called up to the Vietnam U23 team by coach Park Hang-seo.[10][11]
In July 2018, Minh Vương was named in the official list of 30 U23 Vietnam players to participate in the 2018 VinaPhone Cup.[12][13] At the 2018 Asian Games, due to defender Nguyen Thanh Chung's injury, Tran Minh Vuong was called back to the Vietnam Olympic team by Park Hang Seo just before leaving for Indonesia.[14][15]
Vietnam
In 2017, Minh Vương was called up to the Vietnam national team for the first time to prepare for the match against the Afghanistan national team in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers.[16][17]
On June 15, 2021, in the match against the UAE in the Second Round of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, Minh Vuong came on in the last 30 minutes of the match and scored a goal and an assist.[18][19]
Personal life
When Minh Vương was young his father drove him to the HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy so he could continue to develop his football skills. Just 3 days later his father died, and Minh Vương didn't find out until a couple months after as his family had withheld the news from him. As a result, whenever Minh Vương scores he points to the sky in remembrance of his father.[20][21]
Career statistics
Club
Tran Minh Vuong is currently one of the players with the most matches and goals in Hoang Anh Gia Lai's club history (in all competitions) with 229 matches, scoring 52 goals.
| Club | Season | V.League | National cup | Asia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2014 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5[22] | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2023-24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 199 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
- As of 20 April 2024
International
| National team | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
International goals
Senior
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 June 2021 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
U-23 / Olympics
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 August 2018 | Cibinong, Indonesia |  South Korea | 1-3 | 1–3 | 2018 Asian Games |
Honours
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
Vietnamese National Football Cup: Third place 2014, 2022
Vietnam
- King's Cup: Runner-up 2019
Vietnam U23
Vietnam U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2014
Individuals
- Best Young Player of V.League 1: 2014
- V.League Best XI: 2019