Hồ Văn Cường

Hồ Văn Cường (born 15 January 2003) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a right back for V.League 1 club Sông Lam Nghệ An.

Club career Văn Cường started his football career at PVF Football Academy. In 2019, he was released from PVF because he was considered too small to play football. Văn Cường then joined the youth team of his local Sông Lam Nghệ An. Following his good performances at the 2021 Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship, Văn Cường was promoted to Sông Lam Nghệ An first team for the 2022 season. Văn Cường became the main starter right-back of the team right on his first season and helped his club finishing fifth in the league.

In September 2023, Văn Cường joined Công An Hà Nội in a one-season loan deal.

International career Văn Cường was named in the under-23 squad for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. He made only one appearance in the group stage before forfeiting the rest of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023, Văn Cường was called up to the under-20 team for the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship and played in all three group matches as his team was eliminated. He later represented Vietnam at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, scoring twice in the bronze medal match against Myanmar under-22s.

Honours Vietnam U-23 AFF U-23 Championship: 2022 SEA Games: Bronze medal: 2023