Overseas Vietnamese player Martin Lo suddenly retires

Martin Lo - former U23 Vietnam player under coach Park Hang Seo - decided to retire from his playing career at the age of 28.

Martin Lo suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 28 - Photo: NGOC LE

This surprising information was shared by Martin Lo on his personal page on the morning of August 2.

"This is a personal decision for myself. My life goals and values ​​are no longer consistent with the path that football is taking me," Martin Lo shared.

He continued: "For 21 years, football has given me a place to express myself in a way that words cannot. As an introverted Asian boy, growing up in an environment where Asians were often overlooked and underrepresented in sport , football gave me a voice when I had no voice.

Football will always be a part of Martin Lo's life but it will no longer be my entire identity. Martin Lo leaves the pitch not with regret, but with love and gratitude for the art I once believed in."

Martin Lo was born in 1996 in Australia, is the son of a Vietnamese family and has Vietnamese nationality. He returned to Vietnam in 2019, playing for Pho Hien Club (now PVF-CAND) in the First Division. Here, Martin affirmed his ability, scoring 4 goals in 20 matches (although playing as a central midfielder) helping the team win a ticket to the play-off for promotion to V-League (lost to Thanh Hoa ).

Martin Lo has quite good expertise, even ranked as quite good among the group of overseas Vietnamese in Vietnam - Photo: NGOC LE

Also in that year, Martin Lo was called up by coach Park Hang Seo to join the U23 Vietnam team for friendly matches with Myanmar and Hong Kong in preparation for the 30th SEA Games. Since then, Martin has not been present at the national team level.

Since 2020, Martin Lo has moved to Hai Phong and continued to prove his ability under the strict guidance of two coaches, Pham Anh Tuan and Chu Dinh Nghiem. In nearly 5 years playing for the port city team, Martin has scored 2 goals and assisted 3 times in 72 matches in all competitions, including the V-League, National Cup and AFC Cup.

In his last season before retiring, Martin also played outstandingly for PVF-CAND, making certain contributions to the team's promotion race (top 3 in the 2024 - 2025 First Division).

Martin Lo’s decision to end his professional career surprised and saddened many people, because his professional skills were not bad at all. He retired at a time when Vietnamese football was welcoming overseas Vietnamese players.

Leaving the field, Martin Lo will focus on the beverage, bar and fashion business projects he previously pursued.

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