Châu Đoàn Phát

Châu Đoàn Phát (born 14 March 1999) is a futsal player who plays as an ala (midfielder) for Vietnam Futsal League team Thái Sơn Nam HCMC and the Vietnam national futsal team.

Club career Đoàn Phát is a youth product of Thái Sơn Nam. He was recruited to the club's youth academy in 2012 after displaying good performances during a youth futsal tournament in Cao Bằng.

In 2017, he was loaned to his hometown club Cao Bằng Futsal Club and made his debut in the Vietnam Futsal League. He remained for the club for one more season before being recalled to Thái Sơn Nam in 2019. He won four Vietnam Futsal League titles with the team in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. He took part in the 2019 AFC Futsal Club Championship and helped the team finish in the third place.

International career In May 2021, in the deciding 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup play off game against Lebanon, Đoàn Phát scored the goal that qualified Vietnam to the final tournament.

Later in the year, Đoàn Phát was named in Vietnam's 16-men squad for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. He scored 2 goals in the group stage, in the 3–2 win against Panama and in the 1–1 draw against Czech Republic, which helped Vietnam qualify to the round of 16 as one of the best third-placed teams. In the round of 16, Vietnam was defeated 2–3 by Russia. His performance in the tournament was deemed by the Vietnamese press as "heroic" and "brave" as his goals played a crucial role in helping Vietnam pass the World Cup group stage for the second time in history.

Honours Thái Sơn Nam Vietnam Futsal League: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition+ List of international goals scored by Châu Đoàn Phát 1. 23 June 2018 Changsha, China 2–0 4–0 Friendly 2. 5 November 2018 Yogyakarta, Indonesia 7–0 9–0 2018 AFF Futsal Championship 3. 23 October 2019 Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam 4–2 4–2 2019 AFF Futsal Championship 4. 11 December 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 2–? 3–3 Friendly 5. 25 May 2021 Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–1 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification 6. 16 September 2021 Klaipėda, Lithuania 2–0 3–2 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup 7. 19 September 2021 Kaunas, Lithuania 1–0 1–1 8. 6 April 2022 Bangkok, Thailand 4–1 5–1 2022 AFF Futsal Championship 9. 18 May 2022 Phủ Lý, Vietnam 4–0 4–0 2021 SEA Games 10. 15 September 2022 Bangkok, Thailand 2–1 3–1 Friendly 11. 30 September 2022 Kuwait City, Kuwait 2–1 3–1 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup 12. 4 June 2023 Asunción, Paraguay 2–2 2–3 Friendly 13. 19 September 2023 Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam 2–3 3–3 14. 9 October 2023 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1–0 5–0 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification 15. 5–0 16. 5 November 2024 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 3–0 14–0 2024 ASEAN Futsal Championship 17. 13 April 2025 Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam 2–1 4–1 Friendly 18. 20 September 2025 Hangzhou, China 1–0 9–1 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification 19. 27 January 2026 Jakarta, Indonesia 1–2 5–4 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup 20. 12 April 2026 Nonthaburi, Thailand 2–0 4–0 2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship 21. 5 August 2026 1–3 3–3 Friendly