SOCCER PLAYERS from Vietnam

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Vietnamese Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Vietnamese Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Lê Công Vinh (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 41.87, Lê Công Vinh is the most famous Vietnamese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 45 different languages on wikipedia.

Lê Công Vinh (born 10 December 1985) is a Vietnamese former footballer who played as a forward. He was part of the Vietnam national team between 2004 and 2016, and played predominantly as an attacker. Considered one of the greatest players in Vietnamese football's history, Công Vinh achieved the highest scores of all time in the Vietnam national team, and received three Vietnamese Golden Ball Awards (2004, 2006, and 2007).

2. Nguyễn Công Phượng (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 35.04, Nguyễn Công Phượng is the 2nd most famous Vietnamese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

Nguyễn Công Phượng (born 21 January 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for V.League 2 club Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc and the Vietnam national team. Công Phuợng is lauded as "Vietnamese Messi" by fans and the media due to his playing style and physique, Công Phượng is one of the most promising football talents in Vietnam. He is a product of HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy and was promoted to Hoang Anh Gia Lai senior team in 2015. Công Phượng was voted in 2015 as the 'Best Young Player of the Year. He has played his trades in Belgium, South Korea and Japan.

3. Nguyễn Quang Hải (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 33.42, Nguyễn Quang Hải is the 3rd most famous Vietnamese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Nguyễn Quang Hải (born 12 April 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for V.League 1 club Hanoi Police and the Vietnam national team. Considered one of the best footballers in Asia, Quang Hải is widely regarded as one of the greatest Vietnamese footballers ever, along with Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Lê Công Vinh, and Lê Huỳnh Đức. In 2018 and 2019, he was nominated by a panel of sports journalists and football experts for the Best Footballer in Asia award.

4. Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 31.42, Nguyễn Tuấn Anh is the 4th most famous Vietnamese Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (born 16 May 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Thép Xanh Nam Định and the Vietnam national team. Tuấn Anh is considered one of the most talented and technically gifted midfielders of Vietnam. He is a product of HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy and was promoted to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai's first team in 2015. Tuấn Anh has represented the Vietnam national team at U-19 and U-23 level. He was voted as young player of the year in 2014.