Hồ Tuấn Tài

Not to be confused with Hồ Tấn Tài.

Hồ Tuấn Tài (born 16 March 1995) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a forward for V-League club Hồ Chí Minh City and Vietnam national football team.

Hồ Tuấn Tài

Personal information
Full name	Hồ Tuấn Tài
Date of birth	(1995-03-16) March 16, 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Hưng Nguyên, Nghệ An, Vietnam
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hồ Chí Minh City
Number	9
Youth career
2011–2014	Sông Lam Nghệ An
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Sông Lam Nghệ An	87	(22)
2021–	Hồ Chí Minh City	36	(3)
International career‡
2014–2015	Vietnam U19	15	(10)
2014–2016	Vietnam U21	18	(6)
2016–2017	Vietnam U23	20	(4)
2017–2018	Vietnam	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2017

Career

Hồ Tuấn Tài is a forward for Ho Chi Minh City FC.^[1][2] He became known in 2014 when he played for U19 KHI in international U19 tournaments.^[3][4]

On March 22, 2017, Hồ Tuấn Tài made his debut for the Vietnam national team when he started in a friendly match against Chinese Taipei at Hàng Đẫy Stadium.^[5][6][7]

Criticism

On August 22, 2017, after the 0-0 draw with U-23 Indonesia in the 2017 SEA Games with many missed scoring opportunities,^[8][9] Hồ Tuấn Tài's personal Facebook was bombarded with criticism from the online community and this Wikipedia page was vandalized by fans to vent their anger.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Personal life

Hồ Tuấn Tài was born in Nghệ An,^[14] a cousin of Phạm Văn Quyến.^{[15][16][17][18]}

International career

International goals

U-19

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 August 2014	Track & Field Sports Complex, Brunei	Singapore	1–0	4–0	2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
2				2–0
3	18 August 2014	Track & Field Sports Complex, Brunei	Cambodia	1–0	3–0
4				2–0
5	23 August 2014	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei	Myanmar	2–1	3–4

U-22

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 August 2017	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Cambodia	4–0	4–1	2017 Southeast Asian Games
2	20 August 2017	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Philippines	4–0	4–0

Honours

Sông Lam Nghệ An

• Vietnamese National Cup: 2017
• Vietnamese Super Cup: Runner-up: 2018