Dang Van Lam joins Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club: Receives huge benefits - insider's opinion...
Báo Thanh niên•19/11/2024
Coach Nguyen Viet Thang confirmed that national team player Dang Van Lam will join Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club with a salary of nearly 30 billion VND.
Dang Van Lam in the Vietnamese national team jersey.
Minh Tu
Ahead of the September FIDA Days training camp with the Vietnamese national team, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam unexpectedly "moved his residence" from Binh Dinh FC to the newly promoted Ho Chi Minh City Youth FC in the First Division, as confirmed by coach Nguyen Viet Thang. The head coach of Ho Chi Minh City Youth FC, Nguyen Viet Thang, confirmed to Thanh Nien Newspaper: "Dang Van Lam will be the newest member of Ho Chi Minh City Youth FC, with a contract for four seasons. Joining us, Dang Van Lam will receive 6.8 billion VND per season, and he has already received 50% of his contract fee (equivalent to two seasons). I am very happy that the team has recruited him."
Lam "Tay" will pack his bags and head south to play for Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club.
Minh Tu
Having trained and played alongside Dang Van Lam in the Vietnamese national team, coach Nguyen Viet Thang highly appreciates the goalkeeper's talent and professionalism. Dang Van Lam was once the first-choice goalkeeper for coach Park Hang-seo in top tournaments such as the 2019 Asian Cup, the 2018 AFF Cup, and the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. After parting ways with coach Philippe Troussier, Lam "Tay" was used by coach Kim Sang-sik in the 3-2 victory against the Philippines in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Dang Van Lam attends the opening ceremony of the THACO CUP 2024 tournament.
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Coach Nguyen Viet Thang believes Dang Van Lam will be a crucial addition to the ambitious strategy of Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club. He also added that Thang possesses one of the most formidable squads in the First Division, with a lineup of top players including Vietnamese national team and U23 players such as Dinh Thanh Binh, Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh, Le Minh Binh, Nguyen Duc Viet… "Dang Van Lam's talent, professionalism, and experience will be extremely beneficial to our team in our first season in the First Division, with the very high goal of competing for a spot in the V-League 2025-2026," Thang affirmed.
