Trần Trung Kiên

Trần Trung Kiên

Trung Kiên in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Trần Trung Kiên
Date of birth	(2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Yên Mỹ, Hưng Yên, Vietnam
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Number	25
Youth career
2018–2022	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai	18	(0)
2022	→ Đồng Nai (loan)	1	(0)
2022	→ Công An Nhân Dân (loan)	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFF U-23 Championship Winner Thailand 2023 ASEAN Championship Winner ASEAN 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2023

Trần Trung Kiên (born 9 February 2003) is a Vietnamese professional footballer[2] who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.

Club career

Trung Kiên began his football career in 2018 after he was admitted to the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai thanks to his superior height (1.88 m) compared to his peers.[3][4]

In 2022, Trung Kiên was loaned to Vietnamese Football League Second Division side Đồng Nai, and then to V.League 2 side Công An Nhân Dân.[5][6] He won the 2022 V.League 2 without playing a single minute.[7]

On 5 August 2023, Trung Kiên made his professional debut in Hoàng Anh Gia Lai's 0–1 V.League 1 loss against Hồ Chí Minh City.[8][9]

International career

Trần Trung Kiên was included in Vietnam U23 squad for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.[10] He didn't appear in any game as Vietnam later won the tournament.[11]

In October 2024, Trung Kiên received his first call up to the Vietnam national team for the friendly game against India.[12]

In December 2024, Trung Kiên was named in Vietnam's 26-man squad for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.[13]

Honours

Công An Nhân Dân

• V.League 2: 2022[7]

Vietnam U23

• AFF U-23 Championship: 2023

Vietnam

• ASEAN Championship: 2024

References

1. "Trần Trung Kiên". VPF. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. Trần Trung Kiên at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. "Thủ môn tân binh của CLB HAGL đẹp trai và cao 1,88 m". 2Sao.vn. 5 March 2019.
4. "Xem thủ môn U15 HAGL ngay từ hôm nay để không bỏ qua thủ môn 10x cực phẩm cao 1m88 này". Kênh 14. 12 September 2018.
5. "Gương mặt gây chú ý ở U23 Việt Nam: Thủ môn cao 1m 91". Báo công an TP Đà Nẵng. 2 March 2023.
6. "HAGL gặp biến, Kiatisak tức tốc triệu tập 'người khổng lồ' 19 tuổi". Thể Thao 247. 30 June 2022.
7. "Công an Nhân dân vô địch giải hạng nhất, Khánh Hòa chính thức trở lại V-League" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 12 April 2022.
8. "Kết quả HAGL 0-1 CLB TP.HCM V-League 2023". Voices of Vietnam. 5 August 2023.
9. "Hoang Anh Gia Lai vs. Ho Chi Minh City - 5 August 2023". soccerway. 5 August 2023.
10. "U23 Việt Nam: 26 cầu thủ được triệu tập dự giải Đông Nam Á". Vietnamnet. 27 July 2023.
11. "Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á lần thứ hai liên tiếp" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 26 August 2023.
12. "HLV Kim Sang Sik công bố danh sách tập trung đội tuyển Việt Nam dịp FIFA Days tháng 10/2024" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 2 October 2024.
13. "HLV Kim Sang Sik công bố danh sách 26 cầu thủ tham dự ASEAN Cup 2024" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 5 December 2024.