Phạm Thành Lương

Phạm Thành Lương
Personal information
Full name	Phạm Thành Lương
Date of birth	September 10, 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ứng Hòa, Hanoi, Vietnam
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Hà Nội
Number	11
Youth career
2003	Hà Tây
2004–2005	Hà Nội ACB
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2012	Hà Nội ACB
2013–	Hà Nội
National team‡
2005–2008	Vietnam U20
2009–2011	Vietnam U23
2008–2016	Vietnam
Honours
Vietnam under-23
SEA Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2014

Phạm Thành Lương (born September 10, 1988) is a Vietnamese footballer. Phạm Thành Lương plays for Hà Nội in the V-League (Vietnam). He is a member of Vietnam national football team. He is best known for his performances in 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup that helped Vietnam to win their first title. Luong was the former captain of the Vietnam national under-23 football team. Fans have nicknamed him "Lương Dị" in reference to his skill on the pitch.

Club career[]

In 2005, he led his club to the final of the National U-21 Football Championship. After that Lương was chosen to play in the first team of Hà Nội ACB.

In 2008, he was linked 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 career[]

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. Lương announced his retirement from Vietnam National team after being eliminated by Indonesia in the 2nd leg of AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 Semi Final.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.

Under-19[]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 November 2005	Ho Chi Minh City,	Maldives	4–1	4–1	2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification

Under-23[]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 November 2009	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	China PR	2–0	3–1	2009 VFF Cup
2.	11 December 2009	Vientiane, Laos National Stadium	Cambodia	1–0	6–1	SEA Games 2009
3.	11 December 2009	Vientiane, Laos National Stadium	Cambodia	3–0	6–1	SEA Games 2009
4.	19 October 2011	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Myanmar	4–0	5–0	2011 VFF Cup
5.	19 October 2011	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Myanmar	5–0	5–0	2011 VFF Cup
6.	12 November 2011	Jakarta, Lebak Bulus Stadium	Brunei	4–0	8–0	SEA Games 2011

Vietnam[]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 December 2008	Phuket, Surakul Stadium	Malaysia	1–0	3–2	2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
2.	10 December 2008	Phuket, Surakul Stadium	Laos	2–0	4–0	2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
3.	6 January 2010	Saida, Saida International Stadium	Lebanon	1–1	1–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.	29 June 2011	Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium	Macau	4–0	6–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	23 June 2012	Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium	Mozambique	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6.	28 November 2014	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Philippines	3–0	3–1	2014 AFF Championship
7.	6 October 2016	Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium	North Korea	5–2	5–2	Friendly