Đặng Văn Lâm

Đặng Văn Lâm (Vietnamese: [ɗɐˀːŋ vɐn lə̄m], Russian: Лев Шонович Данг, romanized: Lev Shonovich Dang, born 13 August 1993) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Quy Nhơn Bình Định. Born in Russia, he plays for the Vietnam national team.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Shonovich and the family name is Dang.
Đặng Văn Lâm
Đặng Văn Lâm with Vietnam at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Birth name Vietnamese: Đặng Văn Lâm
Russian: Лев Шонович Данг
Date of birth (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Quy Nhơn Bình Định
Number 1
Youth career
2004–2005 Spartak Moscow
2005–2006 Dynamo Moscow
2006–2010 Hoang Anh Gia Lai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 0 (0)
2012 → Hoang Anh Attapeu (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2014 Duslar Moscow 12 (0)
2014–2015 Rodina Moskva 12 (0)
2015–2019 Hai Phong 76 (0)
2019–2021 Muangthong United 42 (0)
2021–2022 Cerezo Osaka 0 (0)
2022– Quy Nhơn Bình Định 29 (0)
International career‡
2011 Vietnam U19 2 (0)
2018 Vietnam U23 1 (0)
2015– Vietnam 40 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF Championship
WinnerASEAN 2018Team
Runner-upASEAN 2022Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Club career

Đặng Văn Lâm began his career with Hoang Anh Gia Lai, but after early promise he was loaned out to the sister team in Laos and his progress stalled. Văn Lâm then returned to his birthplace to join teams in the lower divisions of Russian football, and in 2015 he rejoined Vietnam Hải Phòng.[2] After failing to get a game his first season he became a starter for the 2016 season and earned a surprise call up shortly after for the national team by coach Toshiya Miura.[2]

Văn Lâm's greatest strength is his height and his arm span is nearly two meters(1.93), but he is hampered by slow reflexes and hesitancy to rush off his line. His u-19 coach Triệu Quang Hà said that Văn Lâm has potential but he has to improve his game if he wishes to play regularly.[2]

In September 2017, after an incident with Lê Sỹ Mạnh, one of the club's staffs, and other defenders in Hai Phong, Văn Lâm left and returned to Russia. The contract lasted for a year before he returned to the club.

On 7 June 2019, Thai League 1 club Muangthong United announced that Van Lam had signed a three-year contract.[3]

In January 2021, after a contract dispute with Muangthong United, FIFA temporarily granted Van Lam a transfer license,[4] thus paving the way for Van Lam to sign a contract with Cerezo Osaka.[5] He is officially the first Vietnamese in the J1 League, the first division of Japanese Football, with other Vietnamese players in the past only playing in the 2nd division before.

On June 9, 2021, Van Lam made his debut for Cerezo in an Emperor's Cup match against Gainare Tottori, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win. On July 6, 2021, he made his AFC Champions League Debut against Guangzhou FC.

In August 2022, yet without any league appearance, Van Lam left Cerezo for V.League 1 club Topenland Binh Đinh.[6]

International career

He began to play for Vietnam's national team in 2015 as Vietnam was seeking players of Vietnamese descent abroad. Together with Czech-born Mạc Hồng Quân, he is one of two prominent overseas Vietnamese players selected to the national team.

In June 2017, he made his debut on the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Jordan at Ho Chi Minh City, where his ability helped to keep a clean sheet as the match ended 0–0. He was praised for his skills. However, it was not until the 2018 AFF Championship that his potential had earned him reputation, helping Vietnam to conquer Southeast Asia after ten years from their maiden title.

During the round of 16 of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, once again facing against Jordan, he made a crucial save against Ahmed Samir on the penalty shootout after 120 minutes of game time to help Vietnam qualify for the quarter-finals.[7]

He became instrumental in Vietnam's current 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2nd round where he produced a strong performance, including a phenomenon foot-like penalty save in Vietnam's crucial game against rival Thailand at home which has been compared to Igor Akinfeev's penalty save against Spain in 2018 FIFA World Cup due to similar save.[8] In the second half of the second round qualification, Dang Van Lam had to withdraw from the roster after one of his teammate in Cerezo Osaka contracted COVID-19.[9]

Personal life

Đặng Văn Lâm was born in Moscow to a Vietnamese father Đặng Văn Sơn and a Russian mother Olga Zhukova. Both of his parents were involved in performing arts, with his mother being a former ballet dancer.[2] He also has two siblings, a younger brother and a younger sister.[10] His Russian name, Lev, is contributed to his mother's passionate admiration to the legend Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin, whom himself also admired.[11]

Although greatly influenced by family's artistic involvement, he chose to follow football instead. He is known for his good singing voice.[12] He can speak three languages, Vietnamese, Russian and English.

He is an Orthodox Christian, often prayed in the cross as a sign of his belief, making him the first Vietnamese Orthodox Christian footballer in the national team.[13][14]

As a half-Russian, he is also a fan of Russia national football team. He typically salutes the national team in the style of Artem Dzyuba, who is also an idol for Đặng Văn Lâm himself.[15]

Career statistics

International
As of 20 June 2023
Vietnam
YearAppsGoals
201720
201890
2019120
202110
202270
202370
Total380

Honours

Cerezo Osaka

Binh Đinh

Vietnam Olympic

Vietnam

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Văn Lâm Đặng". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. "Thủ môn Việt kiều Đặng Văn Lâm từng "năn nỉ" lên tuyển". VietNamNet. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. thanhnien.vn (2019-01-06). "Thủ môn Đặng Văn Lâm hoàn tất hợp đồng với đội bóng hàng đầu Thái Lan". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. "(Độc quyền) Đặng Văn Lâm gia nhập Cerezo Osaka trong 24 giờ tới | Goal.com".
  5. "ダン バン ラム選手 新加入のお知らせ | セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA". セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. "Đặng Văn Lâm ký hợp đồng với Bình Định | vnexpress.net".
  7. "Round of 16: Jordan 1-1 Vietnam (AET, Vietnam win 4-2 on penalties)". AFC. 20 January 2019.
  8. "Fox Sports".
  9. "Star goalkeeper Lam to miss World Cup qualifiers | Culture - Sports | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". 31 May 2021.
  10. Băng Tâm (30 March 2018). "Thủ môn Đặng Văn Lâm có em trai, em gái đẹp không kém anh - Gương mặt trẻ - ZINGNEWS.VN". News.zing.vn. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  11. ""Người nhện" Văn Lâm tiết lộ 5 thủ thành tượng đài đáng học hỏi". VTV.VN. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  12. "Đẹp trai, bắt gôn hay, Lâm 'Tây' còn sở hữu tài lẻ có thể đốn gục mọi cô gái". 19 December 2018.
  13. "Đặng Văn Lâm làm dấu thánh có phải là tín đồ Thiên Chúa giáo ngoan đạo?". Tác chiến mạng (in Vietnamese). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  14. "Thủ môn Đặng Văn Lâm làm dấu Thánh Giá tạ ơn Chúa trước và sau trận đấu". YouTube (in Vietnamese). 16 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  15. ""Я русский! Во мне течет русская кровь!" Интервью с вратарем сборной Вьетнама".
  16. "AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup on Instagram: "Presenting to you... Your All-Star XI from the #AFFMitsubishiElectricCup2022 ⭐ Thank you ALL who took part in the vote and congratulations to all players who have been voted by the fans to be part of this star-studded lineup 🙌 #BeTheGameChanger"".
  17. "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours". ASEAN Football Federation. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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