Lê Đình Long Vũ (born 27 May 2006) is a Vietnamese professional

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who plays as a winger for

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side Sông Lam Nghệ An and the Vietnam national under-23 team. In 2023, Long Vũ was listed by ''

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'' as one of the 60 best young football talents in the world.

Early career

Born in Hà Tĩnh, Long Vũ started playing football at an early age and regularly participated in youth tournaments organized in his province. After displaying good skills and techniques during a U11 tournament in 2017, Long Vũ received offers to sign Sông Lam Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh FC. He chose Sông Lam Nghệ An considering the team will be better for his development. In 2023, Long Vũ was promoted to the U19 team of Sông Lam Nghệ An despite being only 17 years old. He gained a starter spot and helped his team reach the final of the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship, where they lost against Thanh Hóa U19. Nevertheless, his performances during the tournament granted him the spot in the "Best XI". On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper ''

'' as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.

Club career

In March 2024, Long Vũ was promoted to Sông Lam Nghệ An senior squad for the second part of the 2023–24 season. He made his team debut on 13 March 2024, starting in the 0–1

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defeat against SHB Đà Nẵng.

International career

In March 2022, Long Vũ was one of the four 2006 born players to be selected in Vietnam U17 squad for a training camp in

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, where they played friendlies against youth teams of German professional clubs. Later in the year, Long Vũ was called up to Vietnam national under-16 team for the AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He scored one goal during the tournament as Vietnam reached the final game, where they were defeated by

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. In June 2023, Long Vũ took part in the

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with Vietnam U17. He started in all three group stage games and scored Vietnam's only goal during the tournament from a long range shot against

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. Two months after, in August 2023, he featured in Vietnam U23 squad for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship as the youngest player in the team. He made his U-23 debut on 24 August 2023 in Vietnam's 1–0 victory against Philippines U23. Vietnam U23 later successfully won the tournament, with Long Vũ featuring in the final game against Indonesia U23 as he entered the field in the beginning of extra time to replace Nguyễn Quốc Việt.

Playing style

As a winger who is capable of using both feet, Long Vũ can play well on either flank. He also has a good ability to create scoring chance and cross the ball accurately. In addition, Long Vũ is also known great quality in terms of his shooting ability from outside the box. His persistence, efficiency and exceptional dribbling skills made him one of the most talented Vietnamese players in his generation. In 2023, John Duerden of ''

'' described him as a player with "pace, slight build, dribbling and ability to whip balls into the area", and compared his playing style with Phil Foden.

Career statistics

Honours

Sông Lam Nghệ An Youth * Vietnamese National U-19 Championship runner-up: 2023 * Vietnamese National U-21 Championship runner-up: 2023 Vietnam U16 * AFF U-16 Championship runner-up:

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Vietnam U23 *

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