Trần Quang Thịnh

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Trần Quang Thịnh

| image =

| birth_name = Trần Quang Thịnh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|5|12}}

| birth_place = Dương Kinh, Hải Phòng, Vietnam

| height = 1.80 m

| currentclub = Thép Xanh Nam Định

| clubnumber = 71

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs1 = Viettel

| youthyears2 = 2012–2021

| youthclubs2 = Công An Nhân Dân

| years1 = 2020–2024

| clubs1 = Công An Hà Nội

| caps1 = 13

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2024

| clubs2 = → Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (loan)

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2025–

| clubs3 = Thép Xanh Nam Định

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam1 = Vietnam U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam2 = Vietnam U19

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2022–2024

| nationalteam3 = Vietnam U23

| nationalcaps3 = 21

| nationalgoals3 = 0

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

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

| pcupdate = 23 February 2025

| ntupdate = 1 April 2024

}}

Trần Quang Thịnh (born May 12, 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for V.League 1 club Thép Xanh Nam Định.

Club career

= Viettel =

Quang Thịnh entered the youth academy of Viettel after passing the selection test of the academy in his hometown Haiphong. However, because he was deemed unfit for development and left Viettel youth academy in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://webthethao.vn/bong-da-viet-nam/quang-thinh-cu-soc-dau-doi-tuoi-11-va-hanh-trinh-day-nghi-luc-o-u23-viet-nam-9oAz6QBng.htm|title=Quang Thịnh: Cú sốc đầu đời tuổi 11 và hành trình đầy nghị lực ở U23 Việt Nam|date=26 February 2022|website=Webthethao.vn}}

= Công An Nhân Dân/Công An Hà Nội =

In 2012, through a physical education teacher, Quang Thịnh was introduced to participate in the entrance exam of Công An Nhân Dân youth academy. Quang Thịnh passed the exam and played for the youth team of the Ministry of Public Security before getting promoted to the first team in 2020. Quang Thịnh made his debut for the team in May 2022 in a V.League 2 match.{{cite web|url=https://onsports.vn/post/tran-quang-thinh-hau-ve-dt-u23-viet-nam-la-ai|title=Trần Quang Thịnh, hậu vệ ĐT U23 Việt Nam là ai?|date=12 April 2022|website=onsports.vn}} Soon afterm the team changed its name to Công An Hà Nội in December 2022.{{cite web|title=Hanoi Police Football Club makes debut|url=https://en.bocongan.gov.vn/news-events/hanoi-police-football-club-makes-debut-t9679.html/|website=bocongan.gov.vn|access-date=31 January 2023|archive-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201040911/https://en.bocongan.gov.vn/news-events/hanoi-police-football-club-makes-debut-t9679.html|url-status=live}}

In the 2023 V.League 1 season, he won the league title with Công An Hà Nội without making no appearance.{{cite web |title=CAHN vô địch V-League 2023 |trans-title=CAHN won the V.League 2023 |url=https://vnexpress.net/cahn-vs-thanh-hoa-4646598-tong-thuat.html |publisher=VnExpress |access-date=12 January 2024 |language=vi}}

= Loan spell to LPBank HAGL =

In February 2024, Quang Thịnh joined V.League 1 fellow LPBank HAGL on a loan deal until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=CLB Công An Hà Nội cho Hoàng Anh Gia Lai mượn 3 cầu thủ |url=https://tuoitre.vn/clb-cong-an-ha-noi-cho-hoang-anh-gia-lai-muon-3-cau-thu-20240226152531789.htm |publisher=Tuổi Trẻ |date=26 February 2024 |language=vi}}

= Thép Xanh Nam Định =

On 30 August 2024, Thép Xanh Nam Định announced their signature of Quang Thịnh to the team.{{cite web |title=Chuyển nhượng V-League mới nhất: Nam Định có thêm 2 tân binh chất lượng |url=https://vov.vn/the-thao/chuyen-nhuong-v-league-moi-nhat-nam-dinh-co-them-2-tan-binh-chat-luong-post1117829.vov |publisher=VOV |date=30 August 2024 |language=vi}}

International career

= Vietnam U23 =

Quang Thịnh was named to the Vietnam U23 squad for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. Alongside Nguyễn Thanh Nhân, Quang Thịnh Quang Thinh are the two players with the game time in the team during the tournament, both performed brilliantly to help Vietnam U23 win the tournament. Therefore, Quang Thịnh and Thanh Nhân were also in the Team of the Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://vov.vn/the-thao/u23-viet-nam-chi-co-2-cau-thu-lot-vao-doi-hinh-tieu-bieu-giai-u23-dong-nam-a-2022-post927106.vov|title=U23 Việt Nam chỉ có 2 cầu thủ lọt vào đội hình tiêu biểu giải U23 Đông Nam Á 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=vov.vn}}

After his impressive performances at the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship, Quang Thịnh was called up again to the Vietnam U23 team by coach Park Hang-seo to prepare for SEA Games 31.{{cite web|url=https://zingnews.vn/6-cau-thu-u23-viet-nam-duoc-hlv-park-lan-dau-goi-sau-giai-dong-nam-a-post1301616.html|title=6 cầu thủ U23 Việt Nam được HLV Park lần đầu gọi sau giải Đông Nam Á|date=10 March 2022|website=zingnews.vn}} Quang Thịnh was included preliminary squad but wasn't named in the final squad list.{{cite web|url=https://cand.com.vn/the-thao/tran-quang-thinh-vang-mat-trong-danh-sach-rut-gon-u23-viet-nam-i652152/|title=Trần Quang Thịnh vắng mặt trong danh sách rút gọn U23 Việt Nam|date=30 April 2022|website=cand.com.vn}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Appearance	Goal	Appearance	Goal	Appearance	Goal
rowspan="2" \|Công An Hà Nội \|2022 \|V.League 2 \|11	0	1	0	12	0
2023 \|V.League 1 \|0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="3" \|Total !11\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|12\|\|0