Võ Minh Trọng

Võ Minh Trọng (born 24 October 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left back for V.League 1 team Becamex Bình Dương and the Vietnam national team.

Võ Minh Trọng
Personal information
Full name Võ Minh Trọng
Date of birth (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001
Place of birth Ô Môn, Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Becamex Bình Dương
Number 17
Youth career
2017–2020 Đồng Tháp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Đồng Tháp 27 (0)
2022 → Phú Thọ (loan) 20 (0)
2023– Becamex Bình Dương 14 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 Vietnam U19 3 (0)
2022– Vietnam U23 14 (0)
2023– Vietnam 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF U-23 Championship
WinnerCambodia 2022
SEA Games
Phnom Penh 2023Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

Club career

Early career

Võ Minh Trọng only started playing football at the age of 16 when he joined the youth team of Đồng Tháp in 2017.[2] In 2020, he received a six-month ban from worldwide football activities from FIFA over match fixing during the national U21 tournament.[3]

Phu Tho

In 2022, Minh Trọng was loaned to V.League 2 team Phú Thọ, where he played 18 out of 22 games possible in the league during the 2022 season.[4]

Dong Thap

In the 2023 season, Minh Trọng played for Đồng Tháp in the Vietnamese Second Division. He helped the team finish first in their group, and later contributed in Đồng Tháp's play off win against SHB Da Nang Youth as the team promote to the V.League 2.[5]

Becamex Binh Duong

On 6 October 2023, Minh Trọng joined V.League 1 side Becamex Bình Dương on an undisclosed transfer fee.[6]

International career

Minh Trọng was included in Vietnam under-23 original squad for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. He didn't make any appearances during the tournament after being tested positive with Covid-19.[7] His teammates later secured the title by defeating Thailand in the final.[8]

In April 2023, Minh Trọng was named by coach Philippe Troussier in Vietnam U22's 20-men squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[9]

In January 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[10]

Honours

Đồng Tháp Youth

Vietnam U23

References
  1. "Võ Minh Trọng". Vietnam Professional Football.
  2. "Võ Minh Trọng: Chàng miền Tây đặc biệt, hiếm hoi tại U.22 Việt Nam". Thanh Niên. 24 April 2023.
  3. "FIFA bans 11 Vietnamese youth players for match fixing". VnExpress. 16 July 2020.
  4. "Hậu vệ U23 Việt Nam - Võ Minh Trọng: Ngã ở đâu đứng lên ở đó". Nghệ An 24h. 28 March 2023.
  5. "HLV Troussier và niềm tin ở cầu thủ hạng Nhì". Thể Thao & Văn Hóa. 7 September 2023.
  6. ""Quay xe" với Hà Nội FC, Võ Minh Trọng có bến đỗ bất ngờ". Dân Việt. 6 October 2023.
  7. "Võ Minh Trọng - Cầu thủ trẻ Đồng Tháp dự giải U23 Đông Nam Á 2022". Báo Đồng Tháp. 16 February 2022.
  8. "U23 Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á: Nghịch cảnh tạo anh hùng" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 27 February 2022.
  9. "ĐT U22 Việt Nam chốt danh sách chính thức 20 cầu thủ dự SEA Games 32". Vietnamese Football Federation. 29 April 2023.
  10. "Đội tuyển Việt Nam công bố danh sách chính thức 26 cầu thủ tham dự VCK Asian Cup 2023" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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