Phan Tuấn Tài (born 7 January 2001) is a Vietnamese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Vietnam national team.

Club career

In 2013, Tuấn Tài began his football career in Viettel's youth academy. In 2020, Tuấn Tài was sent on loan to

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club Đắk Lắk. He was the first U23 Vietnam player to be called back by his parent club and promoted to the first team. On June 30, 2022, Tuấn Tài returned to Viettel. With this return, he was promoted to the first team to compete in the 2022 V-League.

International career

Tuấn Tài was urgently included in Vietnam U23 squad for the

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due to several

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cases in the team. He started in the final match against Thailand U23 and managed to help his team keep a clean sheet in the 1–0 victory to win the tournament. His performances at the

gained him a spot in coach

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's 20 men squad for the

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. In the gold medal match, Tuấn Tài assisted

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, who scored the winning goal against

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to help Vietnam winning their second

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men's football gold medal in their history. During the 2022 AFC U-23 Championship, Tuấn Tài had 1 goal and 1 assist, helping

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reach the quarter-finals. One day before the Vietnam U23 team departed for Qatar to compete in the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup, center-back Phan Tuấn Tài had to leave the squad due to injury.

Career statistics

International goals

U-23

Honours

Vietnam U23 *

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: Gold medal :

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; Bronze medal:

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Vietnam *

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References

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* 2001 births Living people People from Đắk Lắk province Vietnamese men's footballers Men's association football defenders The Cong-Viettel FC players Daklak FC players V.League 2 players V.League 1 players Vietnam men's youth international footballers Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Vietnam SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Vietnam 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen {{Vietnam-footy-bio-stub