This is alist of footballers who has represented theVietnam national football team in internationalfootball and wereborn outside ofVietnam.
The following players:
This list includes players who havedual citizenship with Vietnam and/or have becomenaturalized Vietnamese citizens. The players are ordered per modern-day country of birth; if the country at the time of birth differs from the current, this is indicated with a subsection.
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Từ Như Hiển was one of the first footballers born outside Vietnam to represent the latter. Born inNew Caledonia, Hiển repartriated in 1963 and made his debut forNorth Vietnam national team in 1965 and played for the team until the 1970s.[1][2] However, since North Vietnam wasn't a member of FIFA and the AFC at the time, Hiển's records with the team weren't officially recognized by these organisations.
List of players born abroad that represented North Vietnam or South Vietnam:
| Name | Birthyear | Place of birth | National career | Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Paccini | 1913 |  France (Bastia) | 1949 |  State of Vietnam |
| Phạm Văn Hiếu | 1921 |  Cambodia (Phnom Penh) | 195?–1960 | South Vietnam |
| Hoàng Ngọc Minh | 1932 |  Laos (Thakhek) | 1958–1960 |  North Vietnam |
| Từ Như Thành | 1943 |  New Caledonia (Nouméa) | 196?–196? | North Vietnam |
| Từ Như Hiển | 1945 | New Caledonia (Nouméa) | 1965–197? | North Vietnam |
| Đỗ Cẩu | 1946 | Cambodia (Phnom Penh) | 1972–1975 | South Vietnam |
| Vương Tiến Dũng | 1952 |  Thailand (Nong Khai) | 196?–197? | North Vietnam |
Since the reunified Vietnam national football team rejoined the international stage in 1991, the players born abroad with Vietnamese heritage, referred as theViệt kiều were always considered as an important part of team as many of them trained and played in countries where football is more developed than in Vietnam. The most notable players are Russian-born goalkeeperĐặng Văn Lâm, who contributed in Vietnam's successful2018 AFF Championship and2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign; and goalkeeperNguyễn Filip, who started for Vietnam at the2023 AFC Asian Cup.[3][4][5] During a short period between 2008 and 2009, theVietnam Football Federation allowed naturalized players without Vietnamese heritage to represent the country but reverted this decision shortly after, in order to "preserve national identity" in the team.[6][7][8]
The list below includes players who represented theVietnam national football team but were not born in the country. These players can havedual citizenship with Vietnam and/or have become naturalised Vietnamese citizens. The players are ordered per their national team debut.
| No. | Name | Birthyear | Place of birth | Vietnamese ancestry | National career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyễn Liêm Thanh | 1972 | Cambodia (Phnom Penh) | Maternal | 1995–1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Phan Văn Santos | 1977 |  Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | None (Naturalized) | 2008–2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Đinh Hoàng La | 1979 |  Ukraine[a] (Kyiv) | None (Naturalized) | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Đinh Hoàng Max | 1986 |  Nigeria (Abuja) | None (Naturalized) | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Huỳnh Kesley Alves | 1981 | Brazil (Palmeiras) | None (Naturalized) | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Michal | 1989 |  Czech Republic[b] (Litvínov) | Paternal | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Đặng Văn Lâm | 1993 |  Russia (Moscow) | Paternal | 2015–present | 46 | 0 |
| 8 | Bùi Đức Duy | 1994 |  Germany (Grimma) | Paternal | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Nguyễn Filip | 1992 | Czech Republic[b] (Prague) | Paternal | 2024–present | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Nguyễn Xuân Son | 1997 | Brazil (Pirapemas) | None (Naturalized) | 2024–present | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | Cao Pendant Quang Vinh | 1997 | France (Sarcelles) | Maternal | 2025–present | 4 | 0 |
The players in the following list represented Vietnam at youth level.
| Name | Birthyear | Place of birth | Vietnamese ancestry | Youth national team | Youth national career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Đặng Văn Lâm | 1993 | Russia (Moscow) | Paternal |  Vietnam U-19 | 2011 |
| Mạc Hồng Quân | 1989 | Vietnam (Hải Dương)[c] | Full | Vietnam U-23 | 2012–2015 |
| Lò Martin | 1997 |  Australia (Sydney) | Full | Vietnam U-23 | 2020 |
| Lê Viktor | 2003 | Russia (Moscow) | Paternal | Vietnam U-23 | 2025–present |
| Bùi Alex | 2005 | Czech Republic (Prague) | Full | Vietnam U-23 | 2025–present |
| Nguyễn Vadim | 2005 | Russia (Rostov-on-Don) | Paternal | Vietnam U-23 | 2025–present |
| Trần Thành Trung | 2005 |  Bulgaria (Sofia) | Full | Vietnam U-23 | 2025–present |
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