Dương Văn Hào Explained

Dương Văn Hào
Fullname:	Dương Văn Hào
Birth Date:	15 February 1997
Birth Place:	Phú Lương, Thái Nguyên, Vietnam
Height:	1.77 m^[1]
Currentclub:	Viettel
Clubnumber:	39
Youthyears1:	2006–2012
Youthclubs1:	Thái Nguyên
Youthyears2:	2012–2015
Youthclubs2:	Viettel
Years1:	2016–
Clubs1:	Viettel
Caps1:	83
Goals1:	12
Nationalyears1:	2015–2017
Nationalteam1:	Vietnam U20
Nationalcaps1:	14
Nationalgoals1:	0
Club-Update:	3 November 2023
Nationalteam-Update:	10 October 2023

Dương Văn Hào (born 15 February 1997) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a winger and right back for V.League 1 club Viettel.

Early career

Born in Thái Nguyên, Văn Hào was recruited to the Thái Nguyên youth academy in 2006, a satelitte team of Hanoi ACB. In 2012, after Hanoi ACB ceased its operations, he joined the Viettel youth academy.^[2]

Club career

Văn Hào was promoted to Viettel first team for the 2016 V.League 2 season. He was a regular starter and scored 6 goals during the season, helping his team finish runner-up in the league.^[3]

On 4 May 2018, during a V.League 2 game, he suffered from a broken ankle injury after a tackle from Huỳnh Tấn Tài. He had go through surgeries had his left ankle pinned for the rest of his life.^[4] Van Hao was speculated by the doctors to have to retire after this serious injury, but miraculously returned back playing on 15 March 2020 in a V.League 1 match against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.^[5]

International career

Due to his versatility, Văn Hào was an important member of the Vietnam under 19s during the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship, playing a big role in Vietnam's entrance to the semi-final, which qualified the team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[6]

Therefore, he was part of the Vietnam U20 squad that participated in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared in all 3 group stage matches as Vietnam failed to reach the knockout stage.^[7]

In August 2023, he received his first call up to the Vietnam national team on a training camp to prepare for the friendly game against Palestine.^[8] ^[9]