Dặng Van Lam

Dặng Van Lam (Russian: Лев Шонович Данг, romanized: Lev Shonovich Dang, born 13 August 1993) is a Russian-Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Vietnamese national football team, and J1 League club Cerezo Osaka

Club Career

Van Lam began his career with Hoang Anh Gia Lai, but after early promise he was loaned out to the sister team in Laos and his progress stalled. Van Lam then returned to his birthplace to join teams in the lower divisions of Russian football, and in 2015 he rejoined Vietnam Hải Phong. After failing to get a game his first season he became a starter for the 2016 season and earned a surprise call up shortly after for the national team by coach Toshiya Miura.

Van Lam's greatest strength is his height and his arm span is nearly two meters(1.93), but he is hampered by slow reflexes and hesitancy to rush off his line. His u-19 coach Triệu Quang Ha said that Van Lam has potential but he has to improve his game if he wishes to play regularly.

In September 2017, after an incident with Sỹ Mạnh, one of the club's staffs, and other defenders in Hải Phong, Van Lam left and returned to Russia. The contract lasted for a year before he returned to the club.

On 7 June 2019, Thai League 1 club Muangthong United announced that Van Lam had signed a three-year contract.

In January of 2021, after a contract dispute with Muangthong United, FIFA temporarily granted Van Lam a transfer license, thus paving the way for Van Lam to sign a contract with Cerezo Osaka. He is officially the first Vietnamese in the J1 League, the first division of Japanese Football, with other Vietnamese players in the past only playing in the 2nd division before.

On June 9th, 2021, Van Lam made his debut for Cerezo in an Emperor's Cup match against Gainare Tottori, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Лев Данг (russian)