Mai Xuân Hợp

Mai Xuân Hợp (born 14 December 1986 in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam) is Vietnamese former player and football manager. He was a member of Vietnam Olympic played at 2009 Southeast Asian Games. His favourite positions are centre back and full back.

Mai Xuân Hợp
Personal information
Full name Mai Xuân Hợp
Date of birth (1986-12-14) 14 December 1986
Place of birth Như Thanh, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2001–2005 Halida Thanh Hóa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Thanh Hóa 43 (7)
2008–2009 Thể Công 14 (0)
2009–2012 Thanh Hóa 32 (0)
2013–2014 Becamex Bình Dương 11 (0)
2014–2016 Thanh Hóa 24 (0)
National team
2004–2005 Vietnam U19 7 (0)
2005–2007 Vietnam U23 2 (0)
2008–2015 Vietnam 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Mai Xuân Hợp came from a football family. His father Mai Xuân Thanh was an amateur footballer, His passion for football made him determined for his son to become a quality player. He applied Hợp to football class and brought him proper training equipments.

Club career

Halida Thanh Hóa

He played for Thanh Hóa youth team in four years from 2001–2005. later on he signed a professional contract with the club and immediately became an important member of the team.

Thể Công

In November 2008, a month after winning the 2008 Merdeka Cup with U22 Vietnam, Mai Xuân Hợp officially signed a three-year contract with Thể Công for a transfer fee of 3.5 billion Vietnamese đồng, which was selling transfer record of the club at that moment.[1][2] At that time, even though Hợp never wanted to leave the club but due to financial crisis, Thanh Hóa is forced to sell their best players.

Mai Xuân Hợp made his debut for Thể Công in the first match of 2009 season against Hà Nội T&T F.C.,[3][4] however, he couldn't establish a regular stating position for the rest of the season.[5]

International career

Mai Xuân Hợp made his debut for Vietnam in 2008.

References
  1. Trung vệ Mai Xuân Hợp:Người xứ Thanh trầm lặng Archived 2012-07-18 at Archive.today
  2. Mai Xuân Hợp:Bóng dáng một thủ lĩnh Archived 2009-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bi kịch Mai Xuân Hợp
  4. Vòng 1 V-League:Sốc & đầy ắp nụ cười Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Bi kịch Mai Xuân Hợp
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