Vi Đình Thượng
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| Full name | Vi Đình Thượng | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Quỳ Hợp, Nghệ An, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Wing back, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Huế | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Huế | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Huế | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Vietnam U17 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Vi Đình Thượng (born 2 February 2006) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a wing back or winger for V.League 2 side Huế.
Early career[edit]
Born in Nghệ An, Thượng participated in the entrance test of the Sông Lam Nghệ An youth academy in 2019 but failed to impress the club's coaches. He then went on a trial at Huế youth academy and was admitted.[2][3]
Alongside football, Thượng also practiced running. In 2020, he won the mountain running competition of the Thừa Thiên Huế province.[4]
Club career[edit]
On 10 December 2023, Thượng made his professional debut in Huế's 2–1 V.League 2 win against Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.[5]
International career[edit]
He took part in the 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship, where Vietnam U16 finished as runner-up after losing to Indonesia in the final.[6]
A year later, he was selected to participate in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup with Vietnam U17. He started in all three group stage games before Vietnam got eliminated.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Thượng comes from a family belonging to the Thái ethnic group.[3]
Honours[edit]
Vietnam U16
- AFF U-16 Youth Championship: Runner-up: 2022
References[edit]
- ^ "Vi Đình Thượng". Vietnam Professional Football.
- ^ "Tiểu sử cầu thủ Vi Đình Thượng U17 Việt Nam quê ở đâu, đá CLB nào?" (in Vietnamese). BongdaPRO. 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Tiền vệ U17 Việt Nam - Vi Đình Thượng: Chuyện cậu bé dân tộc Thái trượt lò SLNA vào Huế lập nghiệp" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 21 June 2023.
- ^ ""Cánh én nhỏ" Vi Đình Thượng" (in Vietnamese). Báo Thừa Thiên Huế. 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Huế vs Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu". Vietnam Professional Football. 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Việt Nam thua chung kết U16 Đông Nam Á" (in Vietnamese). Vnexpress. 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Việt Nam dừng bước ở vòng bảng U17 châu Á 2023" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 23 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Vi Đình Thượng at Soccerway