# Bùi Tiến Dũng (footballer, born 1995)

Bùi Tiến Dũng (IPA:, born 2 October 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for V.League 1 club Viettel and the Vietnam national team.

## International career

Tiến Dũng made his international debut against Cambodia on November 27, 2016. Coming on as a substitute in their 2–1 win.
Dũng played for Vietnam in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. In the quarter-final against Iraq, which ended 3–3 after 120 minutes, Dũng succeeded in the final penalty, leading Vietnam to the semi-final. Vietnam later advanced to the final, where they lost 1–2 to Uzbekistan.
In the Asian Games 2018 in Palembang, Dũng was the one who made the pass from the home field, eventually assisting Nguyễn Văn Toàn's decisive goal against Syria on August 27.
Bùi Tiến Dũng was also in Vietnam squad in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, where they ultimately lifted the trophy after defeating Malaysia 3–2 on aggregate.
In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup's round of 16 against Jordan, Dũng successfully delivered the decisive penalty kick, helping Vietnam to win 4–2 in the penalty shoots-out.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 4 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2015 | V.League 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Viettel FC | 2016 | V.League 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Viettel FC | 2017 | V.League 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Viettel FC | 2018 | V.League 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Viettel FC | 2019 | V.League 1 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 |
| Viettel FC | 2020 | V.League 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Viettel FC | 2021 | V.League 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Viettel FC | 2022 | V.League 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Viettel FC | 2023 | V.League 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Viettel FC | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Viettel FC | Total | Total | 136 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 16 |
| Total career | Total career | Total career | 150 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 16 |
* ↑ Appearances in V.League 1 relegation/promotion play-off
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

### International

    As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Vietnam | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2021 | 14 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 52 | 1 |
    As of match played 13 January 2023. Vietnam score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tiến Dũng goal.
List of international goals scored by Bùi Tiến Dũng :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 19 December 2021 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | Cambodia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2020 AFF Championship |

## Honours

Viettel
* V.League 1: 2020
* V.League 2: 2018
Vietnam U23/Olympic
* VFF Cup: 2018
Vietnam
* ASEAN Championship: 2018, 2024
* VFF Cup: 2022
Individual
* ASEAN Championship Allstar XI: 2024