Lê Ngọc Bảo
Lê Ngọc Bảo (born 27 March 1998) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a center back for V.League 1 side Quy Nhơn Bình Định and the Vietnam national team.[2]
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| Full name | Lê Ngọc Bảo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Quy Nhơn Bình Định | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | PVF | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Than Quảng Ninh | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Cần Thơ | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Phố Hiến | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | MerryLand Quy Nhơn Bình Định | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Vietnam U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vietnam | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Bảo joined V.League 1 side Than Quảng Ninh in 2016 after graduating from the PVF Football Academy. He was part of the V.League winning squad but didn't make any appearance during the season. He was released after one season and joined Cần Thơ, where he had more game time but didn't start regularly.[3]
In 2019, Bảo joined V.League 2 team Phố Hiến, the first team of his former academy PVF. He quicky became the leader of the team's defense and lead the team finish as runner-up in the 2019 season. Bảo suffered from a anterior cruciate ligament injury in 2020 which made him unavailable for most of the 2021 season.[4]
In 2022, Bảo signed for V.League 1 side Bình Định.[4]
International career edit
In 2019, Bảo was named in Vietnam national under-23 team squad for the 2019 SEA Games. He featured in 5 matches during the tournament as the Vietnam's men side win their first SEA Games Gold Medal since the country's unification.[5][6]
In December 2023, Bảo received his first call up to be Vietnam national team and was named in the preliminary squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[7] On 9 January 2024, he made his international debut, playing 30 minutes in Vietnam's 1–2 defeat against Kyrgyzstan. Later, he featured in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the Asian Cup.[8]
Honours edit
Than Quảng Ninh
- V.League 1: 2016
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2016
Phố Hiến
- V.League 2 runner-up: 2019
Quy Nhơn Bình Định
- V.League 1 third place: 2022
- Vietnamese National Cup runner-up : 2022
Vietnam U23
References edit
- ^ "Lê Ngọc Bảo".
- ^ "Lê Ngọc Bảo: Của để dành của HLV Park Hang-seo" (in Vietnamese). Webthethao. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Lê Ngọc Bảo, chàng cầu thủ xuất thân từ Phú Yên đầy nghị lực" (in Vietnamese). smartpowered.org. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b "CLB Bình Định chiêu mộ nhà vô địch SEA Games 2019" (in Vietnamese). Bongda24h. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Nhà vô địch SEA Games Lê Ngọc Bảo: Ước mơ trở thành cầu thủ chuyên nghiệp và niềm động lực mang tên "Mẹ" (in Vietnamese). PVF Football Academy. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Lê Ngọc Bảo và Nguyễn Đức Chiến: Hai cánh chim lạ ở hàng thủ U22 Việt Nam tại SEA Games 30" (in Vietnamese). Webthethao. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Đội tuyển Việt Nam chuẩn bị cho VCK Asian Cup 2023 với 34 cầu thủ được triệu tập" [The Vietnamese national team prepares for the 2023 Asian Cup finals with 34 players summoned] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Lê Ngọc Bảo at Soccerway