Võ Minh Trọng (born 24 October 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left back for V.League 1 team Becamex Bình Dương and the Vietnam national team.

Club career

Early career

Võ Minh Trọng only started playing football at the age of 16 when he joined the youth team of Đồng Tháp in 2017. In 2020, he received a six-month ban from worldwide football activities from

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over match fixing during the national U21 tournament.

Phu Tho

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.

Dong Thap

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.

Becamex Binh Duong

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

International career

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

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. His teammates later secured the title by defeating

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in the final. In April 2023, Minh Trọng was named by coach Philippe Troussier in Vietnam U22's 20-men squad for the 2023 SEA Games. In January 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Đồng Tháp Youth * Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship: 2018 Vietnam U23 * AFF U-23 Championship: 2022 * SEA Games Bronze medal: 2023

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vo, Minh Trong 2001 births Living people Vietnamese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Vietnam men's youth international footballers V.League 1 players V.League 2 players Dong Thap FC players Phu Tho FC players Becamex Binh Duong FC players People from Cần Thơ SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen Medalists at the 2023 SEA Games