Trần Minh Vương

Trần Minh Vương (born 28 March 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for V.League 2 club Trường Tươi Đồng Nai.

Club career Hoàng Anh Gia Lai In 2007, Minh Vương came to Ham Rong to take the exam for HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy. However, he was only selected for the gifted class instead of the elite class.

In April 2013, coach Choi Yun-kyum promoted Minh Vương to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai's first team to compete in the V.League 1, marking a new turning point in his career path. In the 2014 season, he received the V.League 1's Best young player of the Season award.

In March 2024, after Nguyễn Tuấn Anh left Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Minh Vương became the captain of the club. After 2024–25 V.League 1 ended, Trần Minh Vương officially left Hoàng Anh Gia Lai after nearly 18 years with the club.

Trường Tươi Đồng Nai In July 2025, after Minh Vương's contract with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai expired, he moved to V.League 2 side Trường Tươi Đồng Nai.

International career Vietnam U-19 In 2013, Trần Minh Vương was called up to the Vietnam U19 reserve team, but did not participate in the U19 Southeast Asian Games. In April 2013, he was named by coach Choi Yoon Gyum to the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai for the V.League. In the 2014 V.League, he was named the best young player of the tournament In July 2014, Minh Vương was officially called back to the Vietnam U19 team.

Vietnam U-23 In December 2017, Minh Vương was called up to the Vietnam U-23 squad by coach Park Hang-seo.

In July 2018, Minh Vương was named in the official list of thirty Vietnam U-23 players to participate in the 2018 Vinaphone Cup. At the 2018 Asian Games, due to defender Nguyen Thanh Chung's injury, Trần Minh Vương was called back to the Vietnam Olympic team by Park Hang Seo just before leaving for Indonesia.

Vietnam In 2017, Minh Vương was called up to the Vietnam national team for the first time to prepare for the match against the Afghanistan in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers.

On 15 June 2021, in the match against the UAE in the Second Round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Minh Vương came on in the last 30 minutes of the match and scored a goal and an assist.

Personal life When Minh Vương was young his father drove him to the HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy so he could continue to develop his football skills. Just 3 days later his father died, and Minh Vương didn't find out until a couple months after as his family had withheld the news from him. As a result, whenever Minh Vương scores he points to the sky in remembrance of his father.

Career statistics Club

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International goals

Senior Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 15 June 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2–3 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

U-23 / Olympics Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 29 August 2018 Cibinong, Indonesia 1–3 1–3 2018 Asian Games

Honours Trường Tươi Đồng Nai V.League 2: 2025–26 Vietnam King's Cup: Runner-up 2019 Vietnam U23 VFF Cup: 2018 Vietnam U19 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2014 Individual V.League 1 Best Young Player of the Season: 2013, 2014 V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2019 V.League 2 Player of the Year: 2025–26 V.League 2 Team of the Season: 2025–26