Lê Ngọc Bảo (born 27 March 1998) is a Vietnamese professional

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who plays as a

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for V.League 2 club PVF-CAND.

Club career

Bảo joined

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side Than Quảng Ninh in 2016 after graduating from the

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. He was part of the V.League winning squad but did not make any appearance during the season. He was released after one season and joined

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, where he had more game time but did not start regularly. In 2019, Bảo joined V.League 2 team Phố Hiến, the first team of his former academy PVF. He quickly became the leader of the team's defense and lead the team finish as runner-up in the

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. Bảo suffered from a

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in 2020 which made him unavailable for most of the 2021 season. In 2022, Bảo signed for

side Bình Định. On 21 March 2024, Thép Xanh Nam Định announced the signing of Ngọc Bảo to the team on a loan deal until the end of the 2023–24 season. In September 2024, Ngọc Bảo signed for his former club PVF-CAND in the V.League 2.

International career

In 2019, Bảo was named in Vietnam national under-23 team squad for the

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. He featured in 5 matches during the tournament as the Vietnam's men side win their first SEA Games Gold Medal since the country's unification. In December 2023, Bảo received his first call up to be Vietnam national team and was named in the preliminary squad for the

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. On 9 January 2024, he made his international debut, playing 30 minutes in Vietnam's 1–2 defeat against

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. Later, he featured in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the Asian Cup.

Honours

Than Quảng Ninh *

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: 2016 Phố Hiến * V.League 2 runner-up:

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Quy Nhơn Bình Định *

third place:

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runner-up :

Thép Xanh Nam Định *

: 2023–24 Vietnam U23 *

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: Gold medal :

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Le, Ngoc Bao 1999 births Living people Vietnamese men's footballers Vietnam men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders V.League 1 players V.League 2 players People from Phú Yên province Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in football 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Can Tho FC players Quy Nhon Binh Dinh FC players Nam Định F.C. players 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen