Đỗ Duy Mạnh

Đỗ Duy Mạnh (born 29 September 1996) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Hà Nội and captains the Vietnam national team.

Duy Mạnh was promoted to Hà Nội FC first team in 2015 season and instantly became an important part of the team, he won 2015 V.League 1 best young player award at the end of the season. Duy Mạnh has represented Vietnam at various youth levels and was he called up to senior team in 2015 at the age of 19.

Duy Mạnh is a former Vietnam youth international, representing his country at under-16, under-19 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut in 2015, being chosen in Vietnam's squads for the 2019 and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Early life Born on 29 September 1996 in Đông Anh District, Hanoi, Duy Mạnh started playing football around the age of eight. In 2006, at the age of ten, he started training at Hanoi Football Training Center and then transferred to youth team of Hà Nội T&T later on in 2013. On December of the same year, Duy Mạnh along with his teammate Phạm Đức Huy had a trial with J2 League club Consadole Sapporo.

Club career Duy Mạnh was promoted to Hà Nội T&T first team from 2015 season. On 4 January 2015, he made his debut for the club in V.League 1 at the first-round game against Đồng Tâm Long An, came in as a substitute and scored the equaliser at the 71st minute. He since then became a regular for the starting eleven. On September, Duy Mạnh won the 2015 V.League 1 young player of the season award.

International career Youth

Duy Mạnh was a member of Vietnam U16 squad for 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Laos. He scored four goals in the tournament, including a hat-trick against Philippines U16.

Throughout 2013 to 2014, Duy Mạnh was frequently called up to under-19 team. He putted on a solid performance when replacing injured captain Lương Xuân Trường at 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, but he was dropped from the squad later on in the final tournament.

In March 2015, Duy Mạnh was called up to Vietnam U23 for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification but his injury kept him out until the last group game against Macau. He was a regular for Vietnam at SEA Games 2015 that won the bronze medal.

Senior

On 8 March 2015, Duy Mạnh made his debut for the senior Vietnam team at 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) game against Iraq. He played the whole game and his performance was praised by the media.

Career statistics Club

International

Vietnam score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mạnh goal