Phạm Tuấn Hải (born 19 May 1998) is a Vietnamese professional

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who plays as a

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or a winger for

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club

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and the Vietnam national team.

Club career

Hong Linh Ha Tinh

Coming through the

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, Tuấn Hải played for

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before beginning his senior career at Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh, where he made 73 official appearances and scored 29 goals across four seasons.

Hanoi FC

In December 2021, Tuấn Hải returned to former club,

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, on a three-year contract. He made his competitive debut for Hanoi on 12 March 2022 against

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in the

, which ended in a goalless draw. On 7 April, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win over Cong an Nhan dan in the

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. He scored his first

goal for Hanoi with a header against

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in a 3–1 home win on 20 July. On 24 October 2023, Tuấn Hải scored his first goal in the

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fixtures in a 2–1 away lost to Chinese club,

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. He was on the scoresheet again in the reverse fixture at the

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on 8 November, when he scored a brace helping his team to win the game 2–1 . During the league match on 24 November, Tuấn Hải scored from inside his own half with a match-winning strike from 10 yards behind the halfway line to lob

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goalkeeper,

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. On 6 December, he scored the winning goal against the

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champions,

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in a 2–1 win which bowed the champions from the cup itself and their first ever loss to an ASEAN team in 16 years.

International career

Phạm Tuấn Hải made his debut for the Vietnam national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against

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on 12 October 2021. On 1 June 2022, he scored his first senior goals, a brace, in a 2–0 victory over

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in a

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. In December 2022, Tuấn Hải was named in Vietnam's final 23-man squad by

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for the

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, making his first appearance in the competition by playing 13 minutes in the 6–0 group stage victory against

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. On 4 January 2024, Tuấn Hải was named in Vietnam's squad for the

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. He scored in the team's 2–4 lost to

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on 14 January. On 6 June 2024, Tuấn Hải scored a 90+5 stoppage time winner against

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in a 3–2 win during the

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match. On January 5, 2025, Pham Tuan Hai scored the opening goal for the Vietnam national team giving them a 1-0 lead in the second leg of the final match of the Asean Misubishi Electric Cup 2024, and his indirect shot in the 82nd minute caused Thai national team player Pansa to score an own goal to level the score at 2-2. Vietnam went on to win the competition and get their third ASEAN Championship title.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tuấn Hải goal.''

Honours

Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh *

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Hà Nội *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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: 2022 Vietnam *

ASEAN Championship The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's natio ...

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Individual * Vietnamese Silver Ball: 2023 *

Player of the Month: October 2022 *V.League 1 Goal of the Month: October 2022, October 2023 *V.League 1 Squad of the season:

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*V.League 1 Goal of the season:

Team of the Season:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pham, Tuan Hai 1998 births Living people Vietnamese men's footballers Vietnam men's international footballers Men's association football forwards V.League 1 players V.League 2 players Hanoi FC players Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC players People from Hà Nam province 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen