Phạm Văn Quyến

Phạm Văn Quyến
Personal information
Full name	Phạm Văn Quyến
Date of birth	April 29, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Vietnam
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Vissai Ninh Bình
Number	29
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	→ Sài Gòn Xuân Thành F.C. (loan)
2012–2014	Vissai Ninh Bình
International career
2002–2004	Vietnam
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phạm Văn Quyến (born April 29, 1984) is a retired Vietnamese footballer, lastly played for Vietnamese club Vissai Ninh Bình of V-League as well as Vietnam national football team. 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 Vietnam legend Le Huynh Đuc. Quyến is known for his pace, drilling ability, and shot accuracy. He was a free kick specialist in the Vietnam National Team.

Controversy

Phạm Văn Quyến was a part of the U-23 Vietnamese football team at the SEA Games 23 in Philippines. He and several players of the team were arrested for alleged gambling and match-fixing scandals.^[1] In January, 2007, it was decided that Quyến would be sentenced to 2 years in prison, ending the Vietnamese faithfuls' hope of him becoming a star player. Also, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) decided to ban him from all domestic competition for four years. However, it is rumored that he can return as soon as 2008, if he shows good progress during the banning period. Since the start of V-League 2009, Quyen was able to play in all Domestic match.

International career

International goals

Vietnam U-23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 November 2003	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Laos	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