Huỳnh Như (born 28 November 1991) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Länk FC Vilaverdense and the Vietnam national team. She won five Vietnamese Golden Balls.

Huỳnh Như
Huỳnh Như in 2023
Personal information
Full name Huỳnh Như[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Châu Thành, Trà Vinh, Vietnam
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward[2][3]
Team information
Current team
Länk FC Vilaverdense
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2022 Ho Chi Minh City I[4] 152 (105)
2022– Länk FC Vilaverdense 27 (6)
International career
2011– Vietnam 109 (68)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Club career edit

Ho Chi Minh City I edit

She began her career with the local club Ho Chi Minh City I, making her debut in 2007, where she became an instrument of the club's domination in the semi-professional National League. She played 84 games, scored 62 goals as her club crowned champions on five seasons.

Länk FC Vilaverdense edit

In August 2022, she wrote history as the first Vietnamese female footballer to go play professional abroad in Europe, by signing for Portuguese club Länk FC Vilaverdense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[5]

International career edit

With 68 current goals for the Vietnamese national team, she is the player with the most goals for the Vietnamese women's national football team.[citation needed]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of matches played 5 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ho Chi Minh City 2007–22 Vietnamese Women's Championship 52 45 32 18 84 62
Total 52 45 32 18 84 62
Länk FC Vilaverdense 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 18 5 2 2 2 0 22 7
2023-24 9 1 2 0 2 0 - 13 1
Total 27 6 4 2 4 0 35 8
Career total 89 51 6 4 4 0 0 0 119 70

International edit

As of match played 01 August 2023
National Team Year Apps Goals
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Vietnam 2011 4 5
2012 0 0
2013 11 7
2014 0 0
2015 11 6
2016 10 3
2017 7 9
2018 13 6
2019 16 12
2020 3 1
2021 2 2
2022 18 11
2023 13 6
Total 108 68
No. Cap. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1. 16 October 2011 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos   Singapore 1–0 9–1 2011 AFF Women's Championship
2. 7–1
3. 9–1
4. 2. 18 October 2011   Laos 1–0 4–0
5. 4. 25 October 2011   Laos 2–0 6–0
6. 5. 28 April 2013 Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam   Jordan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 6. 16 May 2013 Amman, Jordan   Jordan 2–0 5–1
8. 5–0
9. 9. 24 May 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Kyrgyzstan 11–0 12–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
10. 12–0
11. 12. 13 December 2013 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar   Philippines 7–0 7–0 2013 Southeast Asian Games
12. 14. 18 December 2013   Malaysia 4–0 4–0
13. 16. 2 May 2015 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   Myanmar 1–0 3–2 2015 AFF Women's Championship
14. 2–2
15. 17. 4 May 2015   Malaysia 1–0 7–0
16. 4–0
17. 24. 18 September 2015 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar   Myanmar 1–0 4–2 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
18. 4–0
19. 32. 7 March 2016 Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan   Japan 1–1 1–6
20. 35. 30 July 2016 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar   Thailand 1–0 2–0 2016 AFF Women's Championship
21. 36. 2 August 2016   Myanmar 1–0 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
22. 37. 7 April 2017 Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam   Singapore 2–0 8–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
23. 5–0
24. 6–0
25. 38. 9 April 2017   Iran 4–1 6–1
26. 6–1
27. 39. 11 April 2017   Myanmar 2–0 2–0
28. 40. 17 August 2017 UM Arena Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia   Philippines 1–0 3–0 2017 Southeast Asian Games
29. 41. 20 August 2017   Myanmar 3–1 3–1
30. 43. 24 August 2017 UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia   Malaysia 4–0 6–0
31. 50. 3 July 2018 Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia   Indonesia 1–0 6–0 2018 AFF Women's Championship
32. 5–0
33. 52. 7 July 2018   Philippines 2–0 5–0
34. 3–0
35. 53. 9 July 2018   Myanmar 1–0 4–3
36. 2–0
37. 59. 3 April 2019 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Uzbekistan 1–0 2–1 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
38. 60. 6 April 2019 Transportation Institute Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Hong Kong 2–0 2–1
39. 61. 9 April 2019   Jordan 1–0 2–0
40. 62. 16 August 2019 IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand   Cambodia 1–0 10–0 2019 AFF Women's Championship
41. 3–0
42. 63. 18 August 2019   Indonesia 2–0 7–0
43. 4–0
44. 5–0
45. 65. 25 August 2019   Philippines 1–1 2–1
46. 66. 27 August 2019   Thailand 1–0 1–0
47. 70. 29 November 2019 Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines   Indonesia 4–0 6–0 2019 Southeast Asian Games
48. 5–0
49. 75. 11 March 2020 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam   Australia 1–2 1–2 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
50. 76. 23 September 2021 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Maldives 8–0 16–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
51. 77. 29 September 2021   Tajikistan 3–0 7–0
52. 80. 27 January 2022 DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India   Myanmar 2–2 2–2 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
53. 82. 2 February 2022   Thailand 1–0 2–0
54. 87. 18 May 2022 Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam   Myanmar 1–0 1–0 2021 Southeast Asian Games
55. 88. 21 May 2022   Thailand 1–0 1–0
56. 91. 9 May 2022 Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines   Laos 2–0 5–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship
57. 5–0
58. 92. 11 July 2022   East Timor 1–0 6–0
59. 4–0
60. 93. 13 July 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines   Myanmar 3–0 4–0
61. 95. 17 July 2022   Myanmar 1–1 3–4
62. 2–1
63. 96. 5 April 2023 Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal   Nepal 2–0 5–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
64. 4–0
65. 99. 6 May 2023 RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia   Myanmar 1–0 3–1 2023 Southeast Asian Games
66. 101. 12 May 2023 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia   Cambodia 4–0 4–0
67. 102. 15 May 2023   Myanmar 1–0 2–0
68. 107. 29 October 2023 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   India 1–0 3–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours edit

Individual

Medal

References edit

  1. ^ Tiền đạo Huỳnh Như "dở khóc dở cười" với quà của nhà tài trợ
  2. ^ a b "AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 - Press Kit". AFC. p. 19. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ Huỳnh Như at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 final squads – Group B". AFC. p. 4. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Lank FC Vilaverdense - đội bóng của Huỳnh Như ở Bồ Đào Nha có gì đặc biệt?". 23 August 2022.