Đinh Quang Kiệt

Đinh Quang Kiệt
Personal information
Full name Đinh Quang Kiệt
Date of birth (2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Center-back, striker
Team information
Current team
Long An (on loan from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai)
Number 20
Youth career
2020–2024 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 0 (0)
2024Kon Tum (loan)
2024–Long An (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2023 Vietnam U17 4 (0)
2024– Vietnam U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Đinh Quang Kiệt (born 16 July 2007) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a center-back or striker for V.League 2 club Long An, on loan from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.

Early career

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Quang Kiệt was born in a poor family in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. At 13 years old, thanks to his exceptional height (1.86 m) compared to his peers, he caught the attention of scouts and was admitted to the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Academy.[2][3][4]

Club career

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In March 2024, Quang Kiệt joined Kon Tum on loan, where he made his senior debut in the Vietnamese Second Division.[5]

In October 2024, Quang Kiệt was loaned to V.League 2 club Long An for one season.[6] There, he made his professional in first matchday of the 2024–25 V.League 2, helping his team keep a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against PVF-CAND.[7]

International career

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In June 2023, Quang Kiệt was called up to the Vietnam U17 team for the 2023 AFC U-17 Championship and appeared in two group stage games as a substitute.[8]

Playing style

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Being 1.95 m tall, Quang Kiệt possesses an outstanding height of compared to most footballers in Vietnam.[9] Quang Kiệt played at center-back during his formation at the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Academy. Later, at senior level, he was often settled by his coaches as a striker to take advantage of his good aerial ability in the attack.[4][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Đinh Quang Kiệt". vpf.vn. 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Cầu thủ 14 tuổi, cao 1m86 của HAGL trên con đường trở thành Haaland, Ibrahimovic..." Thanh Niên. 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Đinh Quang Kiệt - tài năng cao 1m89 của HAGL và mục tiêu lên tuyển U.15 Việt Nam". Thanh Niên. 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Đinh Quang Kiệt cao bao nhiêu? Quê ở đâu? Thông tin về cầu thủ đặc biệt của U19 Việt Nam và HAGL". The Sporting News. 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Tài năng trẻ Đinh Quang Kiệt 1m91 rời HAGL". Dân Việt. 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Tin chiều 2/10: 7 tài năng HAGL gia nhập CLB Long An". Dân Việt. 2 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Long An – PVF CAND: Trận thủy chiến đầy quả cảm". Báo Long An. 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "U17 Việt Nam dự giải châu Á với hậu vệ cao 1,91 m" (in Vietnamese). ZNews. 13 June 2023.
  9. ^ ""Người khổng lồ" của U19 Việt Nam: Là hạt giống mới của bầu Đức, tài không đợi tuổi!". Soha. 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Trung vệ trẻ 1,91 m của HAGL được chơi ở vị trí 'lạ' tại U.17 Việt Nam". Thanh Niên. 7 June 2023.
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