Võ Minh Trọng (born 24 October 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left back for V.League 1 team Công An Hồ Chí Minh City.

Võ Minh Trọng
Minh Trọng in 2024
Personal information
Full name Võ Minh Trọng
Date of birth (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Ô Môn, Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Công An Hồ Chí Minh City
Number 17
Youth career
2017–2020 Đồng Tháp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Đồng Tháp 27 (0)
2022Phú Thọ (loan) 20 (0)
2023–2026 Becamex Hồ Chí Minh City 49 (2)
2026– Công An Hồ Chí Minh City 10 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Vietnam U19 3 (0)
2022–2024 Vietnam U23 14 (0)
2023–2024 Vietnam 10 (0)
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 May 2023

Early career

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Võ Minh Trọng only started playing football at the age of 16 when he joined the youth team of Đồng Tháp in 2017.[2] In 2020, he received a six-month ban from worldwide football activities from FIFA over match fixing during the national U21 tournament.[3]

Club career

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In 2022, Minh Trọng was loaned to V.League 2 team Phú Thọ, where he played 18 out of 22 games possible in the league during the 2022 season.[4]

In the 2023 season, Minh Trọng played for Đồng Tháp in the Vietnamese Second Division. He helped the team finish first in their group, and later contributed in Đồng Tháp's play off win against SHB Da Nang Youth as the team promote to the V.League 2.[5]

On 6 October 2023, Minh Trọng joined V.League 1 side Becamex Bình Dương on an undisclosed transfer fee.[6]

On 3 January 2025, Minh Trọng was transferred to V.League 1 fellow Công An Hồ Chí Minh City.[7]

International career

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Minh Trọng was included in Vietnam under-23 original squad for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. He didn't make any appearances during the tournament after being tested positive with COVID-19.[8] His teammates later secured the title by defeating Thailand in the final.[9]

In April 2023, Minh Trọng was named by coach Philippe Troussier in Vietnam U22's 20-men squad for the 2023 SEA Games.[10]

In January 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 26 March 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Vietnam 202340
202460
Total100

Honours

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Đồng Tháp Youth

Vietnam U23

References

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