Đinh Thanh Trung (born 24 January 1988) is a Vietnamese former professional footballer who mainly played as an attacking midfielder or right winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Đinh Thanh Trung | ||
Date of birth | January 24, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Hương Khê, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Hòa Phát Hà Nội | 86 | (29) |
2012 | Hà Nội ACB | 3 | (2) |
2013–2021 | Quảng Nam | 173 | (71) |
2022–2024 | Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh | 41 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Vietnam U23 | 6 | (1) |
2010–2018 | Vietnam | 28 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2018 |
Trung appeared 28 times and scored 2 goals for Vietnam national team between 2010 and 2018, taking part in three AFF Championships. After leading Quảng Nam to the 2017 V.League 1 title, Trung was awarded the Vietnamese Golden Ball.[1]
Professional career
editHanoi ACB
editIn January 2012, Trung was released from Hanoi ACB after an internal conflict in where he refused to play for the club in an April V-League match.[citation needed]
Quảng Nam
editTrung joined V.League 2 side Quảng Nam in 2013. In his first season with the club, he finished as the league's joint top scorer with 10 goals scored, leading Quảng Nam to win the 2013 V.League 2 and promote to the V.League 1 for the first time in the team's history.[2] He was then named team captain and played a crucial role at helping team won their first V.League 1 title in 2017 in their fourth season at V.League 1. His contribution in Quảng Nam's historic achievement lead him winning the Vietnamese Golden Ball in 2017. He left the club in the end of the 2021 season, after 9 years.[3]
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
editIn 2022, Trung signed for the club of his hometown Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh and was appointed as the team captain.[4]
Arrest and sentence
editOn 4 May 2024, Trung and four other teammates at Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh were arrested at a hotel in Hà Tĩnh on drug-related charges. The Vietnam Football Federation immediately suspended these players from all football activities and Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh also removed them from the squad.[5][6] In the trial held on 27 August 2024, the People's Court of Hà Tĩnh sentenced Trung to 4 years and 6 months in prison for organizing illegal use of drugs.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
editVietnam U23
edit# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 June 2010 | Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, China | Bahrain | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 Asian Games |
Vietnam
edit- Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.[8]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 June 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Singapore | 3–0 | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | 2016 AYA Bank Cup |
2. | 10 October 2017 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Cambodia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
editClub
edit- Winners: 2017
- Winners: 2013
Individuals
editExternal links
edit- Đinh Thanh Trung at Soccerway
References
edit- ^ "Đinh Thanh Trung: Thần tượng sụp đổ". Công an Nhân dân. 12 May 2024.
- ^ "QNK Quảng Nam, Than Quảng Ninh, Hùng Vương An Giang thăng hạng V.League 1". Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ "Tiền vệ Đinh Thanh Trung chia tay Quảng Nam sau 9 năm gắn bó". Bongdaplus. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Đinh Thanh Trung: Từ Quả Bóng Vàng đến cú trượt ngã vì ma túy". Dân Việt. 8 May 2024.
- ^ "5 cầu thủ Hà Tĩnh bị điều tra liên quan ma túy" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 8 May 2024.
- ^ "VFF đình chỉ thi đấu vô thời hạn 5 cầu thủ Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Tuyên án 5 cựu cầu thủ Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 'mở tiệc' ma túy trong khách sạn" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Đinh, Thành Trung". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2017.