Phạm Văn Quyến

Phạm Văn Quyến
Personal information
Full name	Phạm Văn Quyến
Date of birth	April 29, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Hưng Nguyên, Nghệ An, Vietnam
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1996–1998	Sông Lam Nghệ An
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2005	Sông Lam Nghệ An
2009–2012	Sông Lam Nghệ An
2012	→ Xuân Thành Sài Gòn (loan)
2012–2014	Vissai Ninh Bình
Total
International career
2003–2005	Vietnam U23
2002–2005	Vietnam
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phạm Văn Quyến (born April 29, 1984) is a retired Vietnamese footballer. Since his days as a Vietnamese U-16 international, Quyến was considered one of the most promising young players in Vietnam and a worthy successor to the legendary Lê Huỳnh Đức. Quyến is known for his pace, dribbling ability and shot accuracy and was also a free kick specialist.^[2]

Controversy

Phạm Quyến was a part of the Vietnamese U-23 team at the SEA Games 23 in the Philippines. He and several players of the team were arrested for alleged gambling and match-fixing scandals.^[3] In January, 2007, it was decided that Quyến would be sentenced to 2 years in prison, ending his hope of becoming a star player. Also, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) decided to ban him from all domestic competition for four years. However, it is rumoured that he can return as soon as 2008, if he shows good progress during the banning period. Since the start of V-League 2009, Quyến was able to play in domestic matches.

International career

International goals

Vietnam U-23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 November 2003	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Thailand	1–0	1-1	2003 Southeast Asian Games
2.	9 December 2003	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Malaysia	2-0	4-3	2003 Southeast Asian Games
3.	9 December 2003	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Malaysia	3-1	4-3	2003 Southeast Asian Games
4.	12 December 2003	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Thailand	1–1	1-2	2003 Southeast Asian Games
5.	20 November 2005	Bacolod, Paglaum Sports Complex	Singapore	1-1	2-1	2005 Southeast Asian Games
6.	20 November 2005	Bacolod, Paglaum Sports Complex	Singapore	2-1	2-1	2005 Southeast Asian Games
7.	2 December 2005	Bacolod, Paglaum Sports Complex	Malaysia	1–1	2-1	2005 Southeast Asian Games

Vietnam

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 December 2002	Indonesia, Jakarta, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	Cambodia	9–2	9-2	2002 AFF Championship
2.	27 September 2003		Nepal	1-0	5–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.				2-0
4.				4-0
5.	19 October 2003	Oman, Muscat, Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex	South Korea	1–0	1-0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.	18 February 2004	Vietnam, Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Maldives	4–0	4-0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification