Lương Xuân Trường (born 28 April 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for V-League club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and the Vietnam national team.
![]() Trường after scoring for HAGL against Hanoi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Lương Xuân Trường | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tuyên Quang, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2014 | HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 103 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | → Incheon United (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | → Gangwon FC (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | → Buriram United (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Vietnam U19 | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Vietnam U23 | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Vietnam | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2021 |
Xuân Trường is a product of HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy and was promoted to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai first team in 2015, he was also given the captain arm band. Xuân Trường is praised for his vision, passing and free-kick ability.[2][3]
Lương Xuân Trường was born on 28 April 1995 in Tuyên Quang in a family of two children, Lương Xuân Trường is the second child, above him is an older sister.[4] His father Lương Bách Chiến who works in Tuyên Quang Power Company is a former amateur footballer in the army team, he's also the manager of Tuyên Quang Power Company's male football team.[5] Xuân Trường started play football around the age of five, trained by his father. He represented Tuyên Quang Province at several youth football competitions.[6]
In 2007, when playing for Tuyên Quang U-13 team at a youth football competition in Hanoi, Xuân Trường's team happened to be at the same hotel with HAGL – Arsenal JMG Academy's coaches who were there searching for candidates for the academy. Xuân Trường decided to take the trial and he got accepted into the academy.[7]
In November 2012, Xuân Trường along with Nguyễn Công Phượng, Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Trần Hữu Đông Triều were four of the players from the academy received the invitation to train with Arsenal U-17 team.[8] In the letter, Arsenal's performance supervisor, Steve Morrow stated that coach Arsène Wenger was impressed with the academy's players when they beat Arsenal U-17 team in January.[9]
Xuân Trường was promoted to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai first team along with other academy's player from the first selection in 2015 when the club revolutionized their first team, most of their first team players were released, only a few was kept to guide young player from the academy.[10] Xuân Trường was promoted to first team along with other academy's player from the first selection,[11] he was also given the captain arm band.[12]
Xuân Trường made his V.League 1 debut on 4 January 2015 at the opening game of the season against Sanna Khanh Hoa. He score his first league goal in this game as Hoàng Anh Gia Lai won the game 4–2.[13] In February, Xuân Trường suffered an injury in the seventh-round game against XSKT Can Tho which kept him out for 4 months,[14] he made his come back on June in the thirteenth-round game against Becamex Binh Duong[15]
On 28 December 2015, Xuân Trường joined Incheon United on a 2 years loan deal with the alleged transfer fee of US$300,000. He became the first Vietnamese player to play in K League He made his debut game on 23 May 2016 versus Gwangju FC, he was named in the starting eleven of Incheon United, played 60 minutes and was replaced. After that Incheon United lost by 1 goal to nil.[16]
On 21 December 2016, Xuân Trường moved from Incheon United to Gangwon FC on 1-year loan deal.[17]
On 8 February 2019, Xuân Trường moved from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai to Buriram United on 1-year loan deal. On 9 April 2019, Xuân Trường made his first assist for Buriram almost immediately after being substituted in an AFC Champions League game against Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. On 11 May 2019, he scored his first goal for Buriram United with a free kick in Toyota Thai League 2019 9-round match against Nakhon Ratchasima. then he joined the Vietnamese national football team
Xuân Trường was the captain of Vietnam U-19 at 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship, he missed out on the final due to injury as his team lost to the host Indonesia U-19 in the penalty shoot-out.[18]
Xuân Trường represented U-19 team[19] in all of their competitions throughout 2013 to 2014 such as: 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification where his team came out as Group F winner after they shockingly beat Australia U-19 (5-1),[20] 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship where they finished second, and 2014 AFC U-19 Championship.
In February 2015, Xuân Trường was called up to Vietnam U-23 training camp for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification but was returned to his club later as the injury he suffered prior the training camp was much more serious than expected.[21]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 August 2014 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
2 | 11 September 2014 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 July 2017 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Vietnam | ![]() | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 October 2016 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ![]() | 4–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
Buriram United
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Viet Nam | 2016 | 11 | 1 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 1 |
Vietnam
Vietnam U23/Olympic
Vietnam U19
Vietnam squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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