# Jason Pendant

Jason Quang-Vinh Pendant (born 9 February 1997), and also as Cao Quang Vinh, is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội.

## Club career
### Sochaux

Born in Sarcelles, France, Pendant began his youth career with hometown club Sarcelles AAS before joining Sochaux. After playing in seven matches for the first team during the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season, Pendant signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 June 2017. He scored his first professional goal on 23 January 2018 in a 2–1 victory against Colomiers in the Coupe de France.

### New York Red Bulls

On 10 March 2020, Pendant completed a transfer to MLS club, New York Red Bulls. On 11 July 2020, Pendant made his debut for New York in a 1–0 victory over Atlanta United. After featuring regularly for New York during the 2020 season, Pendant appeared mostly with New York Red Bulls II, making nine USL Championship appearances in 2021.

### Quevilly-Rouen

On 12 July 2022, Pendant was transferred to Ligue 2 side Quevilly-Rouen for an undisclosed fee.

### Công An Hà Nội

On 1 August 2024, Công An Hà Nội announced the signature of Pendant as a free agent, on a two-year contract deal.

## International career

Pendant was born in France to a Martiniquais father and a Vietnamese mother, making him eligible for both national teams. He was a youth international player for France.
In 2019, Pendant expressed an interest in representing the Vietnam national team after the VFF reached out to him about the possibility of playing for them in the future.
On 19 March 2025, Pendant has been officially confirmed to have Vietnamese nationality with Vietnamese personal name Cao Quang Vinh (fullname Cao Pendant Quang Vinh). Cao is his mother's surname.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 19 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sochaux II | 2014–15 | Championnat National 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2015–16 | Championnat National 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Sochaux II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sochaux II | Total | Total | 61 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 1 |
| Sochaux | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Sochaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Sochaux | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Sochaux | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Sochaux | Total | Total | 69 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 75 | 1 |
| New York Red Bulls | 2020 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls | 2021 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls | 2022 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls | Total | Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls II | 2021 | USL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls II | 2022 | USL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls II | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Quevilly-Rouen | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Quevilly-Rouen | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Quevilly-Rouen | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 0 |
| Công An Hà Nội | 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 231 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 2 |
* ↑ Appearance in the ASEAN Club Championship