Khuất_Văn_Khang
Khuất Văn Khang
Vietnamese footballer (born 2003)
Khuất Văn Khang (born May 11, 2003) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Viettel and the Vietnam national team.
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| Full name | Khuất Văn Khang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Phúc Thọ, Hanoi, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Viettel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2021 | Viettel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Viettel | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Vietnam U15 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Vietnam U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Vietnam U20 | 19 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Vietnam U23 | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Vietnam | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Văn Khang signed for Viettel in 2013 and made his professional debut for them in the V.League 1 in October 2022.
Having represented Vietnam at under-15, under-16, under-20 and under-23 levels, Văn Khang made his senior debut for Vietnam in September 2022.
In 2013, Khuất Văn Khang started his career as a player at the training system of Viettel.[2] He was promoted to Viettel's first team for the second part of the 2022 season. On 18 October 2022, he made his professional debut in a league game against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.[3]
Youth
In 2017, Văn Khang and Vietnam U15 won the championship 2017 AFF U-15 Championship.[4]
In 2018, at 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, although U-16 Vietnam was eliminated from the group stage, but Văn Khang still left a mark with a sublime free-kick goal against U-16 Indonesia.
Khuất Văn Khang debuts U-23 Vietnam in a 2–2 draw against U-23 Thailand at 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. In the match against U-23 Korea Republic after that, Văn Khang and the whole team created "seismic"[5] when his team was able to draw the opponent, he was also personally rated as man of the match.[6][7]
Senior
On 21 September 2022, Văn Khang made his international debut with Vietnam in the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series, appearing and also scored his first international goal in 4–0 win against Singapore.[8]
In January 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[9]
International goals
U-15 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 14 July 2017 | IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand |  Philippines | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2017 AFF U-15 Youth Championship |
U-16 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 24 September 2018 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship |
U-19 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 July 2022 | GBK Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Philippines | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 2. | 8 July 2022 |  Myanmar | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3. | 10 July 2022 |  Thailand | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 4. | 7 August 2022 | Go Dau Stadium, Binh Duong, Vietnam |  Malaysia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup |
| 5. | 14 September 2022 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia |  Hong Kong | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 16 September 2022 | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, Indonesia |  East Timor | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification |
| 7. | 18 February 2023 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
U-23 Vietnam
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 May 2023 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Myanmar | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 SEA Games |
| 2. | 19 September 2023 | Linping Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China |  Mongolia | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 3. | 20 April 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
Vietnam
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 21 September 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Singapore | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
Vietnam U15
Vietnam U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship third place: 2022
- International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: 2022
Vietnam U23
- SEA Games bronze medal: 2023
- AFF U-23 Championship: 2023
Vietnam
Individual
- AFF U-23 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023
- "Khuất Văn Khang". Vietnam Professional Football.
- "Khuất Văn Khang – "Của để dành" ở U23 Việt Nam là ai?". Dân Việt. 3 May 2022.
- "Khuất Văn Khang lần đầu tiên xuất hiện ở V-League 2022". Tin Bóng đá 24h. 18 October 2022.
- "Khuất Văn Khang và Nguyễn Văn Trường là ai ?". Thanh niên. 26 May 2022.
- "U23 Việt Nam tạo nên địa chấn trước đương kim vô địch U23 Hàn Quốc". VietnamPlus. 5 June 2022.
- "Văn Khang hay nhất trận, phải kiểm tra doping". Zingnews. 6 June 2022.
- "Cầu thủ trẻ nhất U23 Việt Nam được AFC vinh danh sau trận hòa Hàn Quốc". Dân trí. 6 June 2022.
- "Tuyển Việt Nam dễ dàng thắng đậm Singapore" (in Vietnamese). Vietnamnet. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- "Đội tuyển Việt Nam công bố danh sách chính thức 26 cầu thủ tham dự VCK Asian Cup 2023" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.