List of foreign footballers in Vietnam

This is a list of foreign football players in Vietnam.

The List includes players from 2000–01 to 2024–25. Players of the current season are also included. All following players have played at least one game in Vietnam.

  • As for dual citizen, nationality is listed under official registration.
  • Players in bold indicate players currently playing in the Vietnamese football league system. Flags represent the player's country of birth, in case it is different from his main nationality.
  • National flag before the name: players who have represented their national football senior team in FIFA International Match and have at least one international appearance cap.

Naturalized players

Vietnamese name Original name Original nationality Birth year Playing position
Phan Văn Santos Fábio dos Santos Brazil 1977 GK
Đoàn Văn Nirut Nirut Surasiang Thailand 1979 CB/DM
Đoàn Văn Sakda Sakda Joemdee Thailand 1982 DM
Đinh Hoàng Max Maxwell Eyerakpo Nigeria 1986 CM
Đinh Hoàng La Mykola Lytovka Ukraine 1979 GK
Huỳnh Kesley Alves Kesley Alves Brazil 1981 ST
Nguyễn Rogerio Rogerio Machado Pereira Brazil 1979 CM
Trần Lê Martin Ronald Martin Katsigazi Uganda 1980 CM
Phan Lê Isaac Isaac Kamu Mylyanga Uganda 1984 DM
Lê Tostao Fungai Tostao Kwashi Zimbabwe 1979 WF
Nguyễn Hoàng Hélio Hélio da Silva Assis Brazil 1981 CB
Hoàng Vissai Dio Preye Nigeria 1985 CB
Nguyễn Trung Sơn Marcos Jefferson Farias Valentim Brazil 1982 CM
Lê Văn Tân Jonathan Quartey Ghana 1984 ST
Đoàn Marcelo Marcelo Barbieri Brazil 1979 CB
Đặng Amaobi Honest Uzowuru Amaobi Nigeria 1981 ST
Nguyễn Rodgers Wandwasi Rodgers Uganda 1981 DM
Lê Hoàng Phát Thierry Thierry Ngale Jiemon Cameroon 1982 CB
Lê Văn Phú Issifu Ansah Ghana 1983 CB
Đinh Văn Ta Rodrigo Mota Farias Brazil 1982 AM
Nguyễn Hằng Tcheuko Minh Benoît Tcheuko Elmakoua Cameroon 1983 DM
Nguyễn Quốc Thiện Esele Theophilus Esele Nigeria 1984 GK
Hoàng Vũ Samson Samson Kayode Olaleye Nigeria 1988 ST
Nguyễn Trung Đại Dương Suleiman Oladoja Abdullahi Nigeria 1986 ST
Đỗ Merlo Gastón Merlo Argentina 1986 ST
Trần Trung Hiếu Kizito Geoffrey Kizito Uganda 1993 DM/RB
Tshamala Lê Minh Tshamala Kabanga DR Congo 1984 ST
Nguyễn van Bakel Danny van Bakel Netherlands 1983 CB
Trường An Thiago Papel Brazil 1991 CB
Nguyễn Xuân Son Rafaelson Brazil 1997 ST

Angola Angola

Argentina Argentina

Australia Australia

Belarus Belarus

  • Serguei Tchursine – Nam Dinh – 2000–2001

Belgium Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana Botswana

Brazil Brazil

Burundi Burundi

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Cambodia Cambodia

Cameroon Cameroon

Canada Canada

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Central African Republic Central African Republic

Chile Chile

China PR China

  • He Zhiquiang
  • Niu Jing Long
  • Yu Xiang
  • Zhao Shuang

Colombia Colombia

Congo Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Croatia Croatia

Cuba Cuba

Curaçao Curaçao

Czech Republic Czech Republic

DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt Egypt

England England

Estonia Estonia

Ethiopia Ethiopia

France France

Gambia The Gambia

Georgia Georgia (country)

Germany Germany

Ghana Ghana

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

Guam Guam

Guinea Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Haiti Haiti

Hungary Hungary

Italy Italy

Iran Iran

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Jamaica Jamaica

Japan Japan

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Kenya Kenya

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Laos Laos

Liberia Liberia

Lithuania Lithuania

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Malawi Malawi

Malaysia Malaysia

Mali Mali

Mauritania Mauritania

Mexico Mexico

Moldova Moldova

Montenegro Montenegro

Morocco Morocco

Mozambique Mozambique

Namibia Namibia

Netherlands Netherlands

Nigeria Nigeria

North Macedonia North Macedonia

Palestine Palestine

Paraguay Paraguay

Philippines Philippines

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Romania Romania

Russia Russia

Rwanda Rwanda

Scotland Scotland

Senegal Senegal

Serbia Serbia

Seychelles Seychelles

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

South Africa South Africa

South Korea South Korea

Spain Spain

Sweden Sweden

Tajikistan Tajikistan

Tanzania Tanzania

Thailand Thailand

Togo Togo

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia Tunisia

Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

Uganda Uganda

Ukraine Ukraine

United States United States

Uruguay Uruguay

  • Diego Nogues

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Zambia Zambia

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

References

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