Pham Thanh Luong

Phạm Thành Lương (born 10 September 1988) is a Vietnamese football manager and former player who is the assistant coach of V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội.

Thành Lương played as a left winger. After emerging through ACB Hanoi's youth academy and spending seven seasons with the senior side, he moved to Hanoi T&T in December 2012. Since then, he went on to become a mainstay for Hanoi FC, and had won 12 major honours, including five V.League 1 titles, three Vietnamese Cups and four Vietnamese Super Cups. At international level, Thành Lương won 78 caps for Vietnam, and was a part of the squad which won 2008 AFF Championship. He retired in 2023, at age 35.

Thành Lương began his managerial career in 2023, when he was appointed by Hòa Bình.

Playing career Club Phạm Thành Lương was born in Ung Hoa district, Ha Tay Province (now in Hanoi). He trained at Ha Tay Football Club before joining ACB Hanoi Young Club. In 2005, he led his club to the finals of the National U-21 Football Championship. Later on, Thành Lương was chosen to play for the first team of Hà Nội ACB.

In 2008, he was assigned to move to Thể Công but it was rejected. Later that year, he won the Young Player of the Year award, Young Player of Asia in 2009.

After Hà Nội F.C. folded in 2012, he moved to rival Hà Nội T&T.

International Thành Lương was the member of the squad that won the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. On December 8, 2008, he scored his first goal for the national team against Malaysia national football team in the tournament. Two days later, he scored a goal against Laos in the 4–0 win. He captained the U-23 Vietnam to win the silver medal at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. His performance in the tournament was seen by the Vietnamese press and he was awarded the Vietnamese Golden Ball. Thành Lương announced his retirement from Vietnam National team after being eliminated by Indonesia in the 2nd leg of AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 Semi Final.

Managerial career On 8 September 2023, Thành Lương was appointed manager of V.League 2 club Hòa Bình at the age of 35. In March 2024, he left Hòa Bình to become assistant manager to Kiatisuk Senamuang at Công An Hà Nội.

Career statistics International goals

Under-19 Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 25 November 2005 Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Long Stadium 4–1 4–1 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification

Under-23 Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 7 November 2009 Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium 2–0 3–1 2009 VFF Cup2. 11 December 2009 Vientiane, Laos National Stadium 1–0 6–1 SEA Games 20093. 3–04. 19 October 2011 Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium 4–0 5–0 2011 VFF Cup5. 5–06. 12 November 2011 Jakarta, Lebak Bulus Stadium 4–0 8–0 SEA Games 2011

Vietnam Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 8 December 2008 Phuket, Surakul Stadium 1–0 3–2 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup2. 10 December 2008 Phuket, Surakul Stadium 2–0 4–0 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup3. 6 January 2010 Saida, Saida Municipal Stadium 1–1 1–1 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification4. 29 June 2011 Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium 4–0 6–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification5. 23 June 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium 1–0 1–0 Friendly6. 28 November 2014 Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium 3–0 3–1 2014 AFF Championship7. 6 October 2016 Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium 5–2 5–2 Friendly

Managerial

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordGames managedGames wonGames drawnGames lostGoals forGoals againstGoal differenceWin %Hoa Binh FC8 September 202312 March 2024Total

Honours Hanoi ACB V.League 2: 2010; Runners-up: 2009 Vietnamese National Cup: 2006, 2008 Vietnamese Super Cup runner-up: 2008

Hanoi T&T/Hanoi FC V.League 1: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022; Runners-up : 2014, 2015, 2020 Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020, 2022; Runner-up: 2015, 2016 Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021; Runners-up: 2014, 2016, 2017

Vietnam U23 Southeast Asian Games: Runners-up 2009 VFF Cup: 2009; Runners-up 2011

Vietnam AFF Championship: 2008 VFF Cup: Runners-up 2008

Individual AFF Championship Best XI: 2014 Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016 Vietnamese Silver Ball: 2010 Best Young Player of Vietnam Football Federation: 2010, 2011 Best player of the Vietnamese U21 National Championship: 2005 Team of the tournament (Best XI) ASEAN Football Championship: 2014