Đoàn Văn Hậu
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Văn Hậu with Vietnam at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Đoàn Văn Hậu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hưng Hà, Thái Bình, Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Công An Hà Nội | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Hà Nội | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Hà Nội | 70 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Công an Hà Nội | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Vietnam U19 | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Vietnam U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Vietnam U23 | 30 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Vietnam | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Đoàn Văn Hậu (born 19 April 1999) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre back for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.
Club career
Hà Nội
Văn Hậu became a regular part of his club Hà Nội in 2017 when he was just 17, making him one of the youngest Vietnamese players to debut in the V.League 1. His performance was considered as one of the most impressive among youngsters in Vietnam. He won the 2018 V.League 1 and 2018 Vietnamese Super Cup with Hà Nội. Văn Hậu was also named in the 2018 V.League 1 Team of The Season.
SC Heerenveen (loan)
On 2 September 2019, Đoàn Văn Hậu joined Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen on a season-long loan. He made his first-team debut when coming from the bench at 89th minute on 2–0 win over Roda JC in KNVB Cup on 17 December 2019, making him the first Vietnamese player to play in the Netherlands.[2] However, that was his only game for the first team. He was mostly used in the reserve team Jong SC Heerenveen in Beloften Eredivisie, making 10 appearances overall and got one assist before this reserve league was eventually cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
In August 2020, Văn Hậu returned to Hà Nội from a year spell with SC Heerenveen after the Dutch club and the Vietnamese football club failed to reach an agreement to extend his loan contract in the Netherlands.[3][4]
Công An Hà Nội
After 13 years at Hà Nội, on 18 December 2023, Văn Hậu joined 2022 V.League 2 league champions and newly promoted side, Công An Hà Nội[5]
He had a brief playing spell at the club before the injury recurred, forcing him to suspend playing.[6]
2023–2025: Long-term injury
In September 2023, Doan Van Hau suffered from inflammation of the Achilles tendon insertion. This injury caused him to miss important training camps and matches for the Vietnam national team, including the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.[7] Initially, he traveled to Singapore for treatment three times in late 2023 and early 2024; however, the recovery process was complex and did not yield the expected results.[6]
In September 2024, introduced by coach Kim Sang-sik, Van Hau went to South Korea for intensive physical therapy.[8] However, as the injury was related to Haglund's syndrome (retrocalcaneal exostosis), he was forced to undergo definitive surgery in January 2025. This surgery caused him to continue missing the majority of the 2024–2025 season.[9]
After more than two years (25 months) away from the pitch, on December 3, 2025, Doan Van Hau officially made his comeback in a match against Buriram United in the ASEAN Club Championship (Shopee Cup).[10] He played the full 90 minutes against Buriram United in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw. This return marked his complete recovery in terms of both physical condition and playing form.[11]
International career
Youth
U-19 and U-20 World Cup
Văn Hậu made his first international appearance for the Vietnam national under-20 football team in 2016 AFC U-19 Championship at the age of 16. In the match against North Korea, one of Asia's major youth giant and runners-up of previous 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, he scored in an astonishing goal from distance as Vietnam registered their historic 2–1 win over North Korea, set up the historic journey as Vietnam would eventually make their first major FIFA 11-men football debut, the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12] In the U-20 World Cup, he didn't score any goals as the team exited with only a point.
U-22, U23, and Olympics
Văn Hậu's talents got himself promoted to the U-22, U23 and Olympic team in spite of his age. He made his debut on the U-22 team in the CFA friendly tournament in China, and scored a goal against Uzbekistan in a 1–3 defeat. He would later participate in the 2017 SEA Games, scored 2 goals but his Olympic team had to end up in poor note, being eliminated from the group stage.[13]
However, his role became prominent in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. Although scoring no goal, he gave a magnificent performance, assisted for Nguyễn Quang Hải to score in the 1–2 defeat to South Korea[14] and his tackles against Iraq as Vietnam advanced to their first final in any AFC tournament, which earned reputation by Dutch press as "Doan Van Bale".[15]
In Vinaphone Cup 2018, he scored a trivela goal that helped his native Vietnam beat Oman 1–0.[16]
Văn Hậu played a vital role in Vietnam's SEA Games 30 campaign, scoring two goals in a 3-0 victory against Olympic Indonesia in the final.
Senior
Due to his good performances at youth teams, Văn Hậu was named on Park Hang-seo squad for the 2018 AFF Championship and played an instrumental role on helping Vietnam to gain the second title, assisting important goals for his teammates which made him one of eleven main players of the tournament.[17]
However, it was the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, in which he was one of the youngest players in the tournament at the age of 19, that saw him earned reputation. His notable performance was against Jordan, where he prevented several of Jordanian attacks as Vietnam marched to the quarter-finals for the second consecutive time. He was later named as one of 10 best young players at the tournament.[18]
Văn Hậu appeared in all 8 matches in the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification where he contributed significantly to the team success of reaching the final round of the qualifying process. However, his recurrence of torn meniscus injury forced him to miss the first 2 matches of third round against Saudi Arabia and Australia in early September 2021. On 13 September 2021, Hanoi FC confirmed Văn Hậu would undergo a comprehensive surgery in South Korea to completely treat the injury, which lasted several months. Therefore, he had miss all 10 matches of Vietnam in the third round.
Playing style
Văn Hậu is well known for his work-rate and hard-tackling style of play thanks to his height. He is quick, aggressive, physically strong, and a tenacious defender. However, despite his defensive abilities, he has also drawn criticism in the media due to his tendency to pick up cards, as he has often shown unsportsmanlike behaviour. On several occasions, he displayed vicious actions on the pitch during the AFF Championship through his rough tackles, elbow strikes and blatant punches to the opponent player. These antics made him one of the most controversial and violent players in Southeast Asia, and often made him the target of retaliatory fouls from opponents.[19][20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hà Nội FC | 2017 | V.League 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 9 | ||
| Jong SC Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20 | Beloften Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Công An Hà Nội | 2023 | V.League 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 10 | ||
- ^ Includes Vietnamese Cup, KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
- ^ Appearances in Vietnamese Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in AFC Champions League play-off round and nine appearances in AFC Cup
- ^ Appearance in ASEAN Club Championship
International
Olympic
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 August 2017 | Selayang Municipal Council Stadium, Selayang, Malaysia | Timor-Leste | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Southeast Asian Games |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 5 August 2018 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 Vinaphone Cup |
| 4 | 10 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Indonesia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
| 5 | 3–0 |
Vietnam
- As of match played 20 June 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | |||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 December 2022 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | Laos | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2022 AFF Championship |
Honours
Club
Hà Nội
- V.League 1: 2018; 2022[21]
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2020, 2022
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2021
Công An Hà Nội
International
Vietnam U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place : 2016
- AFC U-19 Championship third place : 2016
Vietnam U23/Olympic
- AFC U-23 Championship runner-up: 2018
- Asian Games fourth place: 2018
- Southeast Asian Games: 2019[22]
- VFF Cup: 2018
Vietnam
- AFF Championship: 2018; runner-up: 2022
- King's Cup runner-up: 2019
- VFF Cup: 2022
Individual
- AFF Youth Player of the Year: 2017
- Youth Vietnamese Player of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019
- AFF Championship Best XI: 2018[23]
- AFF Championship All-Star XI: 2022
- V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2023
References
- ^ "Đoàn Văn Hậu". Công An Hà Nội FC. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Eenvoudige bekerzege, debuut Van Hau". Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Cầu thủ Văn Hậu lên đường về nước". Nguoi Lao Dong (in Vietnamese). 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Đoàn Văn Hậu về nước, thực hiện cách ly 14 ngày". Nhan Dan (in Vietnamese). 2 August 2020.
- ^ Thu Huong (18 December 2022). "Doan Van Hau officially joins Hanoi Police Football Club". Báo Nghệ An.
- ^ a b Cam Oanh (25 January 2025). "Choáng với tiền sử chấn thương dày đặc khiến hậu vệ Việt Nam liên tục lỡ hẹn ngày trở lại" [Shocking injury history causes Vietnamese defender to continuously miss return dates]. Thethaovanhoa.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ Hai Dang (17 January 2025). "Chuyện gì đã xảy ra khiến Đoàn Văn Hậu "lặn mất tăm" khỏi sân cỏ bóng đá Việt Nam?" [What happened that made Doan Van Hau "disappear" from the Vietnamese football field?]. CafeF (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ Lam Thoa (25 September 2024). "HLV Kim Sang-sik hỗ trợ Đoàn Văn Hậu trị thương" [Coach Kim Sang-sik supports Doan Van Hau's injury treatment]. VnExpress.
- ^ Quang Thinh (24 January 2025). "Đoàn Văn Hậu phải đón Tết Ất Tỵ với chân trái bó nẹp" [Doan Van Hau welcomes the Lunar New Year with his left leg in a brace]. Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ Ngoc Le (3 December 2025). "Văn Hậu tái xuất và đá chính ở cúp Đông Nam Á" [Van Hau returns and starts in the Southeast Asian Cup]. Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Đoàn Văn Hậu tái xuất sau 25 tháng, CAHN hòa 1-1 Buriram" [Doan Van Hau returns after 25 months, CAHN draws 1-1 with Buriram]. Báo Nghệ An (in Vietnamese). 4 December 2025.
- ^ VietnamPlus (15 October 2016). "Cận cảnh siêu phẩm của Đoàn Văn Hậu vào lưới U19 Triều Tiên - Bóng đá - Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". VietnamPlus. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Đoàn Văn Hậu và màn chào sân đáng nhớ ở SEA Games 29". webthethao.vn. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Quang Hải lập siêu phẩm, U23 Việt Nam suýt tạo địa chấn trước U23 Hàn Quốc". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "'Doan Van Bale' maakt indruk: 'Ik zou dan voor PSV kiezen'". Voetbalzone. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Olympic VN vs Olympic Oman (1-0): Đoàn Văn Hậu ghi bàn đẹp mắt". 5 August 2018.
- ^ "AFF Suzuki Cup 2018: 'Honour to represent Vietnam,' says Doan Van Hau". 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Hải, Hậu, best young players at Asian Cup".
- ^ "Văn Toàn, Văn Hậu trên ranh giới quyết liệt và bạo lực". Lao Động. 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Dân mạng chỉ trích Đoàn Văn Hậu vì lối chơi có phần bạo lực". Sport5vn. 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Hà Nội win V.League 1 for record sixth time". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "SEA Games: Sixth time lucky for Vietnam as they finally win men's football gold medal". The Straits Times. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "2018 AFF Suzuki Cup Best XI".
External links
- Đoàn Văn Hậu at Soccerway