Dương Văn Hào (born 15 February 1997) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a winger and right back for V.League 1 club Viettel.

Dương Văn Hào
Personal information
Full name Dương Văn Hào
Date of birth (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Phú Lương, Thái Nguyên, Vietnam
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, right back
Team information
Current team
Viettel
Number 39
Youth career
2006–2012 Thái Nguyên
2012–2015 Viettel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Viettel 84 (12)
International career
2015–2017 Vietnam U20 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

Early career

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Born in Thái Nguyên, Văn Hào was recruited to the Thái Nguyên youth academy in 2006, a satelitte team of Hanoi ACB. In 2012, after Hanoi ACB ceased its operations, he joined the Viettel youth academy.[2]

Club career

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Văn Hào was promoted to Viettel first team for the 2016 V.League 2 season. He was a regular starter and scored 6 goals during the season, helping his team finish runner-up in the league.[3]

On 4 May 2018, during a V.League 2 game, he suffered from a broken ankle injury after a tackle from Huỳnh Tấn Tài. He had go through surgeries had his left ankle pinned for the rest of his life.[4] Van Hao was speculated by the doctors to have to retire after this serious injury, but miraculously returned back playing on 15 March 2020 in a V.League 1 match against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.[5]

International career

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Due to his versatility, Văn Hào was an important member of the Vietnam under 19s during the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship, playing a big role in Vietnam's entrance to the semi-final, which qualified the team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]

Therefore, he was part of the Vietnam U20 squad that participated in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared in all 3 group stage matches as Vietnam failed to reach the knockout stage.[7]

In August 2023, he received his first call up to the Vietnam national team on a training camp to prepare for the friendly game against Palestine.[8][9]

Honours

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Club

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Viettel

  Winner : 2020
  Winner : 2018
  Runners-up : 2016
  Runners-up : 2020, 2023
  Runners-up : 2020

International

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Vietnam U19

  Runners-up : 2014, 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Dương Văn Hào". Vietnam Professional Football. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Dương Văn Hào: Chàng lính tay ngang thành 'ong thợ' World Cup". Bóng Đá Plus. 3 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Viettel về nhì Giải hạng nhất quốc gia 2016". Tuổi Trẻ. 20 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Chấn thương kinh hoàng, cầu thủ U20 Việt Nam dễ giải nghệ sớm". VTC News. 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Dương Văn Hào: Đứng dậy mạnh mẽ từ chấn thương kinh hoàng". Thanh Niên. 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Dương Văn Hào, vũ khí bí mật của U19 Việt Nam". Bóng Đá Plus. 26 October 2016.
  7. ^ "U20 Việt Nam chốt danh sách dự World Cup". VnExpress. 8 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Tân binh đội tuyển Việt Nam: Nghị lực phi thường với đôi chân khoan 7 chiếc đinh". Thanh Niên. 30 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Tiền vệ Viettel nỗ lực trở lại đội tuyển Việt Nam sau chấn thương nặng". Lao Động. 3 September 2023.