Quế Ngọc Hải

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Quế Ngọc Hải

| image = Quế Ngọc Hải 20191201 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Ngọc Hải playing for Vietnam at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

| fullname = Quế Ngọc Hải

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|05|15|df=y}}

| height = 1.80m{{Cite web|url=https://vpf.vn/player/que-ngoc-hai/|title=Quế Ngọc Hải}}

| birth_place = Diễn Châu, Nghệ An, Vietnam

| currentclub = Becamex Bình Dương

| clubnumber = 3

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = 2004–2012

| youthclubs1 = Sông Lam Nghệ An

| years1 = 2012–2019

| clubs1 = Sông Lam Nghệ An

| caps1 = 125

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2019–2022

| clubs2 =Viettel

| caps2 = 49

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = Sông Lam Nghệ An

| caps3 = 38

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Becamex Bình Dương

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015

| nationalyears3 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Vietnam U19

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalteam2 = Vietnam U23

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalteam3 = Vietnam

| nationalcaps3 = 80

| nationalgoals3 = 6

| pcupdate = 18 April 2025

| ntupdate = 15 June 2023

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|VIE}}}}

}}

Quế Ngọc Hải (born 15 May 1993) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương and captains the Vietnam national team.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Tin tức Quế Ngọc Hải mới nhất trên VnExpress |url=https://vnexpress.net/chu-de/que-ngoc-hai-368 |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=vnexpress.net |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=Đô |first=Báo Tuổi Trẻ Thủ |title=Quế Ngọc Hải trở về khoác áo Sông Lam Nghệ An |url=https://tuoitrethudo.com.vn/que-ngoc-hai-tro-ve-khoac-ao-song-lam-nghe-an-187366.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Báo Tuổi Trẻ Thủ Đô |language=vi}} He is considered one of the best defenders in V.League 1 history.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=Quế Ngọc Hải không chuyển đến CLB Công an Hà Nội |url=https://vtc.vn/que-ngoc-hai-khong-chuyen-den-clb-cong-an-ha-noi-ar814400.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Báo điện tử VTC News |language=vi}}

Ngọc Hải represented Vietnam at under-19 and under-23 level before making his full international debut in September 2014.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

Club career

= Trần Anh Khoa incident =

In the 25th round of the 2015 V-League between Sông Lam Nghệ An and SHB Đà Nẵng, SHB Đà Nẵng midfielder Trần Anh Khoa was fouled by Quế Ngọc Hải of Sông Lam Nghệ An. Hải two-footed Khoa, hitting him in the knee. Khoa was unable to continue playing and was taken off the field on a stretcher.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Cầu thủ Đà Nẵng ngồi xe lăn sau trận đấu SLNA |url=https://vnexpress.net/cau-thu-da-nang-ngoi-xe-lan-sau-tran-dau-slna-3279567.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=vnexpress.net |language=vi}}{{Cite web |title=Cầu thủ SLNA vào bóng khiến tiền vệ SHB Đà Nẵng ngồi xe lăn |url=http://baodanang.vn/channel/5423/201509/cau-thu-slna-vao-bong-khien-tien-ve-shb-da-nang-ngoi-xe-lan-2441429/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Báo Đà Nẵng |language=vi}} Khoa's injury was diagnosed as very serious and he had to travel to Singapore for surgery.{{Cite web |last=tử |first=Báo Nghệ An điện |date=2015-09-15 |title=Cầu thủ Đà Nẵng ngồi xe lăn sau trận đấu SLNA |url=https://baonghean.vn/post-81769.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Báo Nghệ An điện tử |language=vi}} Doctors estimated that he would need to rest for one year and had only a 50% chance of returning to the field.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Anh Khoa nghỉ một năm, chỉ có 50% cơ hội trở lại sân cỏ |url=https://vnexpress.net/anh-khoa-nghi-mot-nam-chi-co-50-co-hoi-tro-lai-san-co-3293013.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=vnexpress.net |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=thanhnien.vn |date=2017-03-05 |title=Một năm rưỡi sau cú vào bóng của Quế Ngọc Hải, Anh Khoa tuyên bố giải nghệ |url=https://thanhnien.vn/mot-nam-ruoi-sau-cu-vao-bong-cua-que-ngoc-hai-anh-khoa-tuyen-bo-giai-nghe-1851324753.htm |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=thanhnien.vn |language=vi}} After the match, Hải was penalized by the VFF: he was banned from playing for six months and was ordered to pay for all of Khoa's medical expenses.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Anh Khoa nghỉ một năm, chỉ có 50% cơ hội trở lại sân cỏ |url=https://vnexpress.net/anh-khoa-nghi-mot-nam-chi-co-50-co-hoi-tro-lai-san-co-3293013.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=vnexpress.net |language=vi}} The amount that Hải had to pay Khoa was around 800 million đồng.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Bầu Đức hỗ trợ Quế Ngọc Hải 400 triệu đồng |url=https://vnexpress.net/bau-duc-ho-tro-que-ngoc-hai-400-trieu-dong-3322609.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=vnexpress.net |language=vi}}{{Cite web |date=2015-12-05 |title=Bầu Đức cho Quế Ngọc Hải 400 triệu đồng vì... mến |url=https://tienphong.vn/post-832705.tpo |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Báo điện tử Tiền Phong |language=vi}}{{Cite web |title=Bầu Đức và câu chuyện 400 triệu cứu Ngọc Hải |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/bau-duc-va-cau-chuyen-400-trieu-cuu-ngoc-hai-277211.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=VietNamNet News |language=vietnamese}}

On 17 December 2015, after SHB Đà Nẵng provided detailed costs of Anh Khoa's surgery, travel, medicine, etc., totaling 834 million đồng,{{Cite web |last=Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) |date=2015-12-18 |title=Ngọc Hải trao tận tay gia đình Anh Khoa 834 triệu đồng viện phí |url=https://www.vietnamplus.vn/post-361663.vnp |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) |language=vi}} Quế Ngọc Hải and a representative of Sông Lam Nghệ An handed over the money in cash to Anh Khoa.{{Cite web |last=NLD.COM.VN |date=2015-12-17 |title=Quế Ngọc Hải vào Đà Nẵng trao tiền cho Anh Khoa |url=https://nld.com.vn/news-20151217171840295.htm |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=nld.com.vn |language=vi}}{{Cite web |date=2015-12-17 |title=Quế Ngọc Hải đã trả đủ 834 triệu đồng chi phí điều trị cho Anh Khoa |url=https://laodong.vn/archived/que-ngoc-hai-da-tra-du-834-trieu-dong-chi-phi-dieu-tri-cho-anh-khoa-679027.ldo |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=laodong.vn |language=vi}} Of the above money, 400 million đồng was donated by Đoàn Nguyên Đức (Bầu Đức), 70 million đồng came from donations from the Sông Lam Nghệ An fan club, and the rest was provided by the sponsors of Sông Lam Nghệ An.{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Quế Ngọc Hải trao 834 triệu đồng tận tay Anh Khoa |url=https://vnexpress.net/que-ngoc-hai-trao-834-trieu-dong-tan-tay-anh-khoa-3329637.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=vnexpress.net |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=VTV |first=BAO DIEN TU |date=2015-12-18 |title=VIDEO: Quế Ngọc Hải vào Đà Nẵng trao tiền cho Anh Khoa! |url=https://vtv.vn/news-20160223013555741.htm |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=BAO DIEN TU VTV |language=vi}}

This foul effectively ended Trần Anh Khoa's professional football career.{{Cite web |last=daidoanket.vn |date=2021-03-24 |title=Điểm lại một số pha vào bóng kinh hoàng tại V- League |url=https://daidoanket.vn/diem-lai-mot-so-pha-vao-bong-kinh-hoang-tai-v-league-10184271.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=daidoanket.vn |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=B.Vân |first=Tin-ảnh |title=VnEsports |url=https://vnesports.vn/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=VnEsport.vn |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=toquoc.vn |title=Nạn nhận của bạo lực sân cỏ- Anh Khoa treo giày ở tuổi 26: Thêm một hồi chuông cảnh tỉnh |url=https://toquoc.vn/nan-nhan-cua-bao-luc-san-co-anh-khoa-treo-giay-o-tuoi-26-them-mot-hoi-chuong-canh-tinh-99166902.htm |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=toquoc.vn |language=vi}}

International career

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Vietnam
2014	7	1
2015	3	0
2016	12	0
2017	3	0
2018	10	0
2019	12	2
2021	15	1
2022	6	1
2023	9	1
2024	3	0
Total	80	6

= International goals =

=U-23=

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

7 June 2015

Bishan, Bishan Stadium

3–0

4–0

2015 Southeast Asian Games

15 June 2015

Kallang, National Stadium

5–0

2015 Southeast Asian Games

=Vietnam=

:Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.{{NFT player|id=57175|accessdate=9 January 2019}}

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	22 November 2014	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	{{fb\|IDN}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|2–2}}	2014 AFF Championship
2.	16 January 2019	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	{{fb\|YEM}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup
3.	15 October 2019	Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia	{{fb\|IDN}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 3–1	rowspan=2 \| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	11 June 2021	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	{{fb\|MAS}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 2–1
5.	27 December 2022	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	{{fb\|MAS}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 3–0	2022 AFF Championship
6.	15 June 2023	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam	{{fb\|HKG}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–0	Friendly

Personal life

Ngọc Hải was born in Diễn Châu District. At an early age, due to financial difficulties, he moved to Vinh, where his parents made a living as fruit sellers. Ngọc Hải and his older brother Ngọc Mạnh are very close and attended the Sông Lam Nghệ An football academy together. Ngọc Mạnh suffered a serious knee injury however, and with little money the family had to rely on Ngọc Hải to work hard and become professional, both to provide for his family and pay for his brothers surgery.

name="Hậu vệ Quế Ngọc Hải">{{cite web|title=Hậu vệ Quế Ngọc Hải: Cố đá bóng để cứu giấc mơ của anh trai (Defender Que Ngoc Hai: Try to kick the ball for his brother's dream)|url=http://bongdaplus.vn/tin-bai/65/108409/hau-ve-que-ngoc-hai-co-da-bong-de-cuu-giac-mo-cua-anh-trai.bdplus|website=Bong Da Plus|date=1 December 2014|access-date=16 May 2016|language=vi|author=Trung Yên}}

After scoring the opening goal against Indonesia in the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup Ngọc Hải lifted his shirt to reveal a picture of Nguyễn Hữu Thắng to thank his former coach for the opportunities he gave him.

Honours

Sông Lam Nghệ An

Vietnamese National Cup: 2017

Viettel

V.League 1: 2020

Vietnam

Individual

AFF Championship All-time XI: 2021{{cite web|url= https://ampe.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/vietnam-national-captain-makes-aff-cup-all-time-xi-4386085.html |title= Vietnam national captain makes AFF Cup all-time XI |publisher=VnExpress|access-date=8 December 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211208131553/https://ampe.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/vietnam-national-captain-makes-aff-cup-all-time-xi-4386085.html |archive-date=8 December 2021|url-status=dead}}
AFF Championship Best XI: 2014
ASEAN Football Federation Best XI: 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/aff-awards-quang-hai-pitsamai-claim-top-honours/|title=AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|date=8 November 2019|access-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109115204/https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/aff-awards-quang-hai-pitsamai-claim-top-honours/|archive-date=9 November 2019}}