Lê Ngọc Bảo (born 27 March 1998) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a center back for V.League 2 side PVF-CAND and the Vietnam national team.[2]
 Ngọc Bảo in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | PVF-CAND | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Quy Nhơn Bình Định | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Thép Xanh Nam Định (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | PVF-CAND | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Vietnam U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vietnam | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBảo 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 did not make any appearance during the season. He was released after one season and joined Cần Thơ, where he had more game time but did not start regularly.[3]
In 2019, Bảo joined V.League 2 team Phố Hiến, the first team of his former academy PVF. He quickly 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]
On 21 March 2024, Thép Xanh Nam Định announced the signing of Ngọc Bảo to the team on a loan deal until the end of the 2023–24 season.[5]
In September 2024, Ngọc Bảo signed for his former club PVF-CAND in the V.League 2.[6]
International career
editIn 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.[7][8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
Honours
editThan 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
Thép Xanh Nam Định
Vietnam U23
References
edit- ^ "Lê Ngọc Bảo". Vietnam Professional Football.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Trung vệ ĐT Việt Nam Lê Ngọc Bảo gia nhập Nam Định" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Thêm một tuyển thủ Việt Nam xuống chơi ở giải hạng Nhất 2024/2025" (in Vietnamese). VTC News. 13 September 2024.
- ^ "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