Đoàn Văn Hậu

Đoàn Văn Hậu

Văn Hậu playing for Vietnam at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Đoàn Văn Hậu
Date of birth	(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Hưng Hà, Thái Bình, Vietnam
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Công An Hà Nội
Number	5
Youth career
2010–2017	Hà Nội
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2023	Hà Nội	70	(8)
2019–2020	→ Heerenveen (loan)	0	(0)
2023–	Công an Hà Nội	18	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	Vietnam U19	18	(2)
2017–2019	Vietnam U20	5	(0)
2017–2020	Vietnam U23	30	(5)
2017–	Vietnam	37	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFC U-23 Championship Runner-up 2018 China Team AFF Championship Winner ASEAN 2018 Team Runner-up ASEAN 2022 Team Southeast Asian Games Winner 2019 Philippines Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Đoàn Văn Hậu (born 19 April 1999), is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.

Club career

Hanoi

Văn Hậu became a regular part of his club Hà Nội in 2017 when he was just 17, making him one of the youngest Vietnamese players to debut in the V.League 1. His performance was considered as one of the most impressive among youngsters in Vietnam. He won the 2018 V.League 1 and 2018 Vietnamese Super Cup with Hà Nội. Văn Hậu was also named in the 2018 V.League 1 Team of The Season.

SC Heerenveen (loan)

On 2 September 2019, Đoàn Văn Hậu joined Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen on a season-long loan. He made his first-team debut when coming from the bench at 89th minute on 2–0 win over Roda JC in KNVB Cup on 17 December 2019, making him the first Vietnamese player to play in the Netherlands.^[2] However, that was his only game for the first team. He was mostly used in the reserve team Jong SC Heerenveen in Beloften Eredivisie, making 10 appearances overall and got one assist before this reserve league was eventually cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

In August 2020, Văn Hậu returned to Hà Nội from a year spell with SC Heerenveen after the Dutch club and the Vietnamese football club failed to reach an agreement to extend his loan contract in the Netherland.^[3][4]

Cong An Ha Noi

After 13 years at Hà Nội, on 1 January 2023, Văn Hậu joined 2022 V.League 2 league champions and newly promoted side, Công An Hà Nội

International career

Youth

U-19 and U-20 World Cup

Văn Hậu made his first international appearance for the Vietnam national under-20 football team in 2016 AFC U-19 Championship at the age of 16. In the match against North Korea, one of Asia's major youth giant and runners-up of previous 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, he scored in an astonishing goal from distance as Vietnam registered their historic 2–1 win over North Korea, set up the historic journey as Vietnam would eventually make their first major FIFA 11-men football debut, the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[5] In the U-20 World Cup, he didn't score any goals as the team exited with only a point.

U-22, to U23 and Olympics

Văn Hậu's talents got himself promoted to the U-22, U23 and Olympic team in spite of his age. He made his debut on the U-22 team in the CFA friendly tournament in China, and scored a goal against Uzbekistan in a 1–3 defeat. He would later participate in the 2017 SEA Games, scored 2 goals but his Olympic team had to end up in poor note, being eliminated from the group stage.^[6]

However, his role became prominent in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. Although scoring no goal, he gave a magnificent performance, assisted for Nguyễn Quang Hải to score in the 1–2 defeat to South Korea^[7] and his tackles against Iraq as Vietnam advanced to their first final in any AFC tournament, which earned reputation by Dutch press as "Doan Van Bale".^[8]

In Vinaphone Cup 2018, he scored a trivela goal that helped his native Vietnam beat Oman 1–0.^[9]

Văn Hậu played a vital role in Vietnam's SEA Games 30 campaign, scoring two goals in a 3-0 victory against Olympic Indonesia in the final.

Senior

Due to his good performances at youth teams, Văn Hậu was named on Park Hang-seo squad for the 2018 AFF Championship and played an instrumental role on helping Vietnam to gain the second title, assisting important goals for his teammates which made him one of eleven main players of the tournament.^[10]

However, it was the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, in which he was one of the youngest players in the tournament at the age of 19, that saw him earned reputation. His notable performance was against Jordan, where he prevented several of Jordanian attacks as Vietnam marched to the quarter-finals for the second consecutive time. He was later named as one of 10 best young players at the tournament.^[11]

Văn Hậu appeared in all 8 matches in the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification where he contributed significantly to the team success of reaching the final round of the qualifying process. However, his recurrence of torn meniscus injury forced him to miss the first 2 matches of third round against Saudi Arabia and Australia in early September 2021. On 13 September 2021, Hanoi FC confirmed Văn Hậu would undergo a comprehensive surgery in South Korea to completely treat the injury, which lasted several months. Therefore, he had miss all 10 matches of Vietnam in the third round.

Playing style

Văn Hậu is well known for his work-rate and hard-tackling style of play thanks to his height. He is quick, aggressive, physically strong, and a tenacious defender. However, despite his defensive abilities, he has also drawn criticism in the media due to his tendency to pick up cards, as he has often shown unsportsmanlike behaviour. On several occasions, he displayed vicious actions on the pitch during the AFF Championship through his rough tackles or his elbow strikes to the opponent player. These antics made him one of the most controversial players in Southeast Asia.^[12][13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 August 2023

International

Olympic

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 August 2017	Selayang Municipal Council Stadium, Selayang, Malaysia	East Timor	1–0	4–0	2017 Southeast Asian Games
2				3–0
3	5 August 2018	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Oman	1–0	1–0	2018 Vinaphone Cup
4	10 December 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Indonesia	1–0	3–0	2019 Southeast Asian Games
5				3–0

Vietnam

As of match played 20 June 2023

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 December 2022	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	Laos	4–0	6–0	2022 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Hà Nội

• V.League 1: 2018; 2022^[14]
• Vietnamese National Cup: 2020, 2022
• Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2021

Công An Hà Nội

• V.League 1: 2023

International

Vietnam U19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place : 2016
• AFC U-19 Championship third place : 2016

Vietnam U23/Olympic

• AFC U-23 Championship runner-up: 2018
• Asian Games fourth place: 2018
• Southeast Asian Games: 2019^[15]
• VFF Cup: 2018

Vietnam

• AFF Championship: 2018; runner-up: 2022
• King's Cup runner-up: 2019
• VFF Cup: 2022

Individual

• AFF Youth Player of the Year: 2017
• Youth Vietnamese Player of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019
• AFF Championship Best XI: 2018, 2022 ^[16]
• V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2023

References

External links

• Đoàn Văn Hậu at Soccerway

This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 07:43