# Vũ Văn Thanh

Vũ Văn Thanh (born 14 April 1996) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.

## Early career

Vũ Văn Thanh was born in Thanh Miện district, Hải Dương province. He won the national under-11 football championship with Hải Dương under-11 team in 2007.
In 2007, Vũ Văn Thanh joined the HAGL-Arsenal HMG football academy and played continuously for HAGL's youth teams in domestic and international competitions until 2014.

## Club career

In 2015, Vũ Văn Thanh was promoted to the HAGL first team and quickly gain a starter spot at the club. At the 2016 V.League 1, Văn Thanh was awarded the Young Player of the Year award. He was named in the V.League 1 Team of the season for the 2017 and 2018 season.
In January 2023, Văn Thanh signed for newly promoted V.League 1 side Hanoi Police. At the end of the season, the club won the V.League 1 title, with Văn Thanh being an important player in the club's successful campaign. He was therefore named in the league's Team of the season for the third time in his career.

## International career

Vũ Văn Thanh played youth international football for the Vietnam at under-19, under-22 and under-23 levels. He was part of the squad that managed to reach the final of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship after defeating Qatar in the semi-final. However, they finished runners-up to Uzbekistan.
On 24 March 2016, Thanh made his senior international debut against Chinese Taipei. He scored his first international goal on 6 October 2016 in a 5–2 win against North Korea.

## 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 | Asian | Asian | 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 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2016 | V.League 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 9 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2017 | V.League 1 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2018 | V.League 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2019 | V.League 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2020 | V.League 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2021 | V.League 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2022 | V.League 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 |
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Total | Total | 159 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 29 |
| Công An Hà Nội | 2023 | V.League 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 3 |
| Công An Hà Nội | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| Công An Hà Nội | Total | Total | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 6 |
| Công An Hà Nội | Career total | Career total | Career total | 199 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 35 |
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

### International

    As of match played 5 January 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Vietnam |
| Vietnam | 2016 | 9 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2021 | 12 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 57 | 5 |
    Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thanh goal.
List of international goals scored by Vũ Văn Thanh :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 6 October 2016 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | North Korea | 3–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 December 2016 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Indonesia | 1–1 | '2–2 (a.e.t.) | 2016 AFF Championship |
| 3 | 7 June 2021 | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Indonesia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 21 December 2022 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | Laos | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 5. | 13 January 2023 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Thailand | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 AFF Championship |

## Honours
### Công An Hà Nội

* V.League 1: 2023

### Vietnam U23

* VFF Cup: 2018

### Vietnam

* ASEAN Championship: 2024
* VFF Cup: 2022

### Individual

* Vietnamese Young Player of the Year: 2016
* V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2017, 2018, 2023