AFC admires 35-year-old captain of Vietnam women's futsal team

Players of the first generation of Vietnamese women's futsal

AFC opened the article with the words: "Few players bring both experience and desire to the football field like Trinh Nguyen Thanh Hang. At the age of 35, the captain of the Vietnamese women's futsal team is still full of dedication and determination."

Thanh Hang belongs to the first generation of Vietnamese women's futsal players, since the sport was specialized in our country (Photo: AFC).

"Thanh Hang first came to the futsal playground more than ten years ago. She did not practice futsal since she was young, but only accidentally came to this sport through a student tournament. Not long after that, she realized the interesting thing about indoor soccer.

In 2014, at the age of 24, Trinh Nguyen Thanh Hang specialized in training and competing in futsal. A year later, she was first called up to the Vietnamese women's futsal team," the Asian Football Confederation's homepage added.

It is noteworthy that Thanh Hang is among the few players in Asia who have participated in the Asian Women's Futsal Championship three times. The Asian Women's Futsal Championship was held three times in 2015, 2018 and 2025, Trinh Nguyen Thanh Hang participated all three times.

Thanh Hang (9) is among the few players who have participated in all three continental championships in history (Photo: AFC).

She is an important core that helps the Vietnamese women's futsal team win the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship. This year, although coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang's team could not win a ticket to the World Cup finals. However, because the opponent that eliminated us in the quarterfinals of the Asian tournament, Japan, was too strong, the failure of the Vietnamese women's futsal team is not blameworthy.

Contribute to bringing Vietnamese women's futsal to new heights

The important thing is that Thanh Hang and her teammates always strive and constantly improve, following the progress of Vietnamese women's futsal.

AFC also understands that, they shared: "Thanh Hang always has constant motivation. That motivation pushes her to try to perform at this year's Asian women's futsal championship."

After the Asian tournament, the Vietnamese women's futsal team aims for the gold medal at the 33rd SEA Games (Photo: AFC).

"In the opening match of the Vietnamese women's futsal team against Hong Kong (China), she inspired her teammates to a 5-3 victory. In the second match against the Philippines, Thanh Hang scored a goal, helping the Vietnamese women's futsal team win 3-0.

Looking further at this tournament, the captain of the Vietnamese futsal team is always very determined. Her goal is to bring the Vietnamese futsal team to new heights," the Asian Football Confederation's homepage expressed admiration.

Despite not being successful at the 2025 Asian Futsal Championship, the Vietnamese women's futsal team still has a goal at the 33rd SEA Games taking place later this year in Thailand. This is the tournament where the Vietnamese women's futsal team is determined to defeat Thailand to win the gold medal.

The journey to the SEA Games gold medal of the women's team under coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang still had to rely on experienced and enthusiastic pillars like captain Trinh Nguyen Thanh Hang.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/afc-than-phuc-doi-truong-35-tuoi-cua-tuyen-futsal-nu-viet-nam-20250514115744415.htm