List of foreign footballers in Vietnam explained

This is a list of foreign football players in Vietnam.

The List includes players from 2000–01 to 2024–25. Players of the current season are also included. All following players have played at least one game in Vietnam.

Naturalized players

Vietnamese nameOriginal nameOriginal nationalityBirth yearPlaying position
Phan Văn SantosFábio dos Santos Brazil1977GK
Đoàn Văn NirutNirut Surasiang Thailand1979CB/DM
Đoàn Văn SakdaSakda Joemdee Thailand1982DM
Đinh Hoàng MaxMaxwell Eyerakpo Nigeria1986CM
Đinh Hoàng LaMykola Lytovka Ukraine1979GK
Huỳnh Kesley AlvesKesley Alves Brazil1981ST
Nguyễn RogerioRogerio Machado Pereira Brazil1979CM
Trần Lê MartinRonald Martin Katsigazi Uganda1980CM
Phan Lê IsaacIsaac Kamu Mylyanga Uganda1984DM
Lê TostaoFungai Tostao Kwashi Zimbabwe1979WF
Nguyễn Hoàng HélioHélio da Silva Assis Brazil1981CB
Hoàng VissaiDio Preye Nigeria1985CB
Nguyễn Trung SơnMarcos Jefferson Farias Valentim Brazil1982 CM
Lê Văn TânJonathan Quartey Ghana1984ST
Đoàn MarceloMarcelo Barbieri Brazil1979 CB
Đặng AmaobiHonest Uzowuru Amaobi Nigeria1981ST
Nguyễn RodgersWandwasi Rodgers Uganda1981DM
Lê Hoàng Phát ThierryThierry Ngale Jiemon Cameroon1982CB
Lê Văn PhúIssifu Ansah Ghana1983CB
Đinh Văn TaRodrigo Mota Farias Brazil1982 AM
Nguyễn Hằng Tcheuko MinhBenoît Tcheuko Elmakoua Cameroon1983DM
Nguyễn Quốc Thiện EseleTheophilus Esele Nigeria1984GK
Hoàng Vũ SamsonSamson Kayode Olaleye Nigeria1988ST
Nguyễn Trung Đại DươngSuleiman Oladoja Abdullahi Nigeria1986ST
Đỗ MerloGastón Merlo Argentina1986ST
Trần Trung Hiếu KizitoGeoffrey Kizito Uganda1993DM/RB
Tshamala Lê MinhTshamala Kabanga1984ST
Nguyễn van BakelDanny van Bakel Netherlands1983CB
Trường AnThiago Papel Brazil1991CB

Afghanistan

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Burundi

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Botswana

Chile

China PR

Cambodia

Colombia

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Cameroon

Congo

Central African Republic

Croatia

Canada

Czech Republic

Cuba

Cape Verde

Curaçao

DR Congo

Egypt

Ethiopia

England

France

Germany

Georgia

Greece

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guam

Gambia

Guadeloupe

Hungary

Haiti

Italy

Iran

Japan

Jamaica

Kazakhstan

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan

Kenya

Luxembourg

Liberia

Lithuania

Mali

Malawi

Mauritania

Macedonia

Mexico

Montenegro

Mozambique

Netherlands

Nigeria

Namibia

Poland

Portugal

Paraguay

Philippines

Palestine

Puerto Rico

Russia

Rwanda

Romania

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Spain

Sweden

Slovakia

Slovenia

Scotland

Sierra Leone

Seychelles

South Korea

South Africa

Senegal

Serbia

Togo

Tanzania

Tajikistan

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Thailand

Uganda

Ukraine

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

United States

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Serene và mối tình với cô gái Việt. vnexpress.net.
  2. Web site: Manuel Vergori: la storia del primo calciatore italiano in Vietnam. sportal.it.
  3. Web site: 2006-01-25. Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. Francisco Rodrinues Rubio - "Chàng Mohican" chung thủy.