Minh Alva Vu, commonly known as Minh Vu, (born September 27, 1990) is an American
soccer player for National Soccer League US side Deportivo La Real FC.
Career
College and amateur
Vu played fours years of
college soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and Philippines, the Philippines. Th ...
- two at
Pima Community College
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between 2009 and 2010 and two at
Penn State University
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between 2011 and 2012.
Professional
Vu signed his first professional deal with
USL Pro
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club
Rochester Rhinos
Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States.
Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos t ...
on February 13, 2014.
Personal life
Vu's father is
Vietnamese
Vietnamese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam.
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overse ...
and his mother is
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...
. It was reported that Vu will attempt to obtain Vietnamese citizenship in order to play for
V-League V-League or V.League may refer to:
* V.League (Japan), a professional volleyball league
* V-League (South Korea), a professional volleyball league
* V-League (Philippines), a collegiate volleyball league
* V.League 1
The V.League 1 ( vi, Gi� ...
club
SHB Đà Nẵng
SHB Da Nang Football Club (), simply known as SHB Da Nang, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Da Nang that plays in the top division in Vietnamese football, V.League 1.
The club was known as Quang Nam-Da Nang FC ( vi, Câu l� ...
in the future.
See also
*
List of Vietnam footballers born outside Vietnam
References
1990 births
Living people
American soccer players
Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer players
Rochester New York FC players
FC Tucson players
Phoenix Rising FC players
USL Championship players
Soccer players from Tucson, Arizona
American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
American people of Spanish descent
Association football midfielders
Association football forwards
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