Phạm Thành Lương (born September 10, 1988) is a Vietnamese

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who plays as an

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for

Hà Nội Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...

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. He was the former captain of the Vietnam national under-23 football team. A skillful player, he is given the name "Lương Dị" by supporters.

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 Viettel Football Club (), simply known as Viettel FC, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Hanoi. The club belongs to the Viettel Sports Centre, a part of Viettel Group and competes in the V.League 1, the top tier of the Vietnames ...

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

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. On December 8, 2008, he scored his first goal for the national team against

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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 ) , Nations participating = 11 , Athletes participating = 3100 , Events = 372 in 25 sports , Opening ceremony = 9 December 2009 , Closing ceremony = 18 December 2009 , Officially opened by = Choummaly Sayason ...

. 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

Under-23

Vietnam

Honours

Hà Nội ACB * V.League 2: 2010; Runners-up: 2009 *

Vietnamese National Cup Vietnamese National Football Cup ( vi, Giải Bóng đá Cúp Quốc Gia Việt Nam), now officially recognized as the BaF Meat National Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club compet ...

: 2006,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Vietnamese Super Cup Vietnamese National Football Super Cup ( vi, Siêu cúp bóng đá Việt Nam), also called the Thaco National Football Super Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is Vietnamese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous V.L ...

: Runner-up: 2008 Hà Nội *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

; Runners-up :

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, 2015,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

; Runner-up: 2015,

: 2019, 2020, 2021; Runners-up: 2014, 2016, 2017 Vietnam U23 *

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

: Runners-up 2009 * VFF Cup: 2009; Runners-up 2011 Vietnam *

AFF Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

* VFF Cup: Runners-up 2008

Individuals

* Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016 * Vietnamese Silver Ball: 2010 * Best Young Player of

Vietnam Football Federation The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF, vi, Liên đoàn Bóng đá Việt Nam) is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the all Vietnam teams of football, futsal and beach soccer as well as national competitions. VFF ...

: 2010, 2011 * Best player of the Vietnamese U21 National Championship: 2005 * Team of the tournament (Best XI)

ASEAN Football Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pham, Thanh Luong 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Hanoi Vietnamese footballers Association football midfielders Vietnam international footballers V.League 1 players Hanoi FC players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Vietnam Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam