Bùi Tiến Dũng (footballer, born 1995)

For other people named Bui Tien Dung, see Bui Tien Dung (disambiguation).

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Bùi. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Tiến Dũng.

Bùi Tiến Dũng

Tiến Dũng in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Bùi Tiến Dũng
Date of birth	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	The Cong-Viettel
Number	4
Youth career
2008	QK4
2009–2014	Viettel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	The Cong-Viettel	166	(14)
2015–2016	→ Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (loan)	14	(0)
International career^‡
2014–2015	Vietnam U19	12	(2)
2015–2018	Vietnam U23	32	(0)
2015–	Vietnam	60	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam SEA Games Singapore 2015 Team AFC U-23 Championship Runner-up China 2018 ASEAN Championship Winner ASEAN 2018 Team Runner-up ASEAN 2022 Team Winner ASEAN 2024 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Bùi Tiến Dũng (IPA: [ɓù:j tiə̌n zŭˀŋm], born 2 October 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for V.League 1 club Viettel and the Vietnam national team.

International career

Tiến Dũng made his international debut against Cambodia on November 27, 2016. Coming on as a substitute in their 2–1 win.[1]

Dũng played for Vietnam in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.^[citation needed] In the quarter-final against Iraq, which ended 3–3 after 120 minutes, Dũng succeeded in the final penalty, leading Vietnam to the semi-final. Vietnam later advanced to the final, where they lost 1–2 to Uzbekistan.

In the Asian Games 2018 in Palembang, Dũng was the one who made the pass from the home field, eventually assisting Nguyễn Văn Toàn's decisive goal against Syria on August 27.

Bùi Tiến Dũng was also in Vietnam squad in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, where they ultimately lifted the trophy after defeating Malaysia 3–2 on aggregate.

In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup's round of 16 against Jordan, Dũng successfully delivered the decisive penalty kick, helping Vietnam to win 4–2 in the penalty shoots-out.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2024[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hoang Anh Gia Lai	2015	V.League 1	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Viettel FC	2016	V.League 2	17	3	1	0	—		1[a]	0	19	3
	2017	V.League 2	9	1	0	0	—		—		9	1
	2018	V.League 2	15	2	1	0	—		—		16	2
	2019	V.League 1	24	3	0	0	—		—		24	3
	2020	V.League 1	19	0	5	1	—		—		24	1
	2021	V.League 1	11	1	0	0	4[b]	1	0	0	15	2
	2022	V.League 1	13	1	1	0	0	0	—		14	1
	2023	V.League 1	15	2	4	0	—		—		19	2
	2023–24	V.League 1	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
	Total		136	14	12	1	4	1	1	0	153	16
Total career			150	14	13	1	4	1	1	0	168	16

1. Appearances in V.League 1 relegation/promotion play-off
2. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 15 December 2024[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Vietnam	2015	1	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	6	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	12	0
	2021	14	1
	2022	6	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	5	0
Total		52	1

As of match played 13 January 2023. Vietnam score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tiến Dũng goal.[3]

List of international goals scored by Bùi Tiến Dũng

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 December 2021	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	Cambodia	3–0	4–0	2020 AFF Championship

Honours

Viettel

• V.League 1: 2020
• V.League 2: 2018

Vietnam U23/Olympic

• VFF Cup: 2018

Vietnam

• ASEAN Championship: 2018, 2024
• VFF Cup: 2022

Individual

• ASEAN Championship Allstar XI: 2024[4]

References

1. "Vietnam v Cambodia". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
2. Bùi Tiến Dũng at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
3. "Bùi Tiến Dũng". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
4. "Instagram".