Huỳnh Như

Huỳnh Như (born 28 November 1991) is a Vietnamese professional football player who plays for Hồ Chí Minh City I and the Vietnam women's national team.

Như is widely regarded as one of the best women players in Vietnamese football history, having played a crucial role in the country's historical qualification to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was also the first Vietnamese female footballer to play abroad while signing for Portuguese club Länk FC Vilaverdense in 2022. Như won five Vietnamese Golden Balls and she is currently the best goalscorer of all time for the Vietnam women's national team.

Club career Ho Chi Minh City I Như began her career with the local club Ho Chi Minh City I, making her debut in 2007, where she became an instrument of the club's domination in the semi-professional National League. She played 84 games, scored 62 goals as her club crowned champions on five seasons.

Länk FC Vilaverdense

In August 2022, Như wrote history as the first Vietnamese female footballer to go play professional abroad in Europe, by signing for Portuguese club Länk FC Vilaverdense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City I In August 2024, after her contract with Länk FC Vilaverdense, Như returned to Ho Chi Minh City I to compete in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League.

International career With 70 current goals for the Vietnamese national team, Như is the player with the most goals for the Vietnamese women's national football team.

Career statistics

Club

International Appearances and goals by national team and year

No. Cap. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 1. 16 October 2011 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos 1–0 9–1 2011 AFF Women's Championship 2. 7–1 3. 9–1 4. 2. 18 October 2011 1–0 4–0 5. 4. 25 October 2011 2–0 6–0 6. 5. 28 April 2013 Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam 1–0 1–0 Friendly 7. 6. 16 May 2013 Amman, Jordan 2–0 5–1 8. 5–0 9. 9. 24 May 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 11–0 12–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 10. 12–0 11. 12. 13 December 2013 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar 7–0 7–0 2013 Southeast Asian Games 12. 14. 18 December 2013 4–0 4–0 13. 16. 2 May 2015 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 1–0 3–2 2015 AFF Women's Championship 14. 2–2 15. 17. 4 May 2015 1–0 7–0 16. 4–0 17. 24. 18 September 2015 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar 1–0 4–2 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 18. 4–0 19. 32. 7 March 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan 1–1 1–6 20. 35. 30 July 2016 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar 1–0 2–0 2016 AFF Women's Championship 21. 36. 2 August 2016 1–0 3–3 (5–4 p) 22. 37. 7 April 2017 Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam 2–0 8–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 23. 5–0 24. 6–0 25. 38. 9 April 2017 4–1 6–1 26. 6–1 27. 39. 11 April 2017 2–0 2–0 28. 40. 17 August 2017 UM Arena Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 1–0 3–0 2017 Southeast Asian Games 29. 41. 20 August 2017 3–1 3–1 30. 43. 24 August 2017 UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 4–0 6–0 31. 50. 3 July 2018 Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia 1–0 6–0 2018 AFF Women's Championship 32. 5–0 33. 52. 7 July 2018 2–0 5–0 34. 3–0 35. 53. 9 July 2018 1–0 4–3 36. 2–0 37. 59. 3 April 2019 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1–0 2–1 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 38. 60. 6 April 2019 Transportation Institute Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2–0 2–1 39. 61. 9 April 2019 1–0 2–0 40. 62. 16 August 2019 IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand 1–0 10–0 2019 AFF Women's Championship 41. 3–0 42. 63. 18 August 2019 2–0 7–0 43. 4–0 44. 5–0 45. 65. 25 August 2019 1–1 2–1 46. 66. 27 August 2019 1–0 1–0 47. 70. 29 November 2019 Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines 4–0 6–0 2019 Southeast Asian Games 48. 5–0 49. 75. 11 March 2020 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam 1–2 1–2 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 50. 76. 23 September 2021 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan 8–0 16–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 51. 77. 29 September 2021 3–0 7–0 52. 80. 27 January 2022 DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India 2–2 2–2 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup 53. 82. 2 February 2022 1–0 2–0 54. 87. 18 May 2022 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam 1–0 1–0 2021 Southeast Asian Games 55. 88. 21 May 2022 1–0 1–0 56. 91. 9 May 2022 Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines 2–0 5–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship 57. 5–0 58. 92. 11 July 2022 1–0 6–0 59. 4–0 60. 93. 13 July 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 3–0 4–0 61. 95. 17 July 2022 1–1 3–4 62. 2–1 63. 96. 5 April 2023 Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2–0 5–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 64. 4–0 65. 99. 6 May 2023 RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1–0 3–1 2023 Southeast Asian Games 66. 101. 12 May 2023 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 4–0 4–0 67. 102. 15 May 2023 1–0 2–0 68. 108. 29 October 2023 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1–0 3–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 69. 116. 19 August 2025 Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam 2–0 3–1 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship 70. 120. 14 December 2025 IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand 5–0 5–0 2025 SEA Games

Honours Individual Vietnamese Women's Golden Ball: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Vietnamese Women's Silver Ball: 2018, 2023 Vietnamese Women's Bronze Ball: 2015, 2017 Vietnamese Women's Football Championship Top scorer: 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 Vietnamese Women's Football Championship Best of the tournament: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Women's Vietnamese Cup Best of the tournament: 2020, 2021

Medal Labor Order 2nd Class: 2022