Patrik Le Giang

Patrik Lê Giang (born 8 September 1992) is a Slovakian football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Cong An Ha Noi. He was a member of the Slovakia national under-21 football team. His older brother Emil is also footballer.[1]

Patrik Le Giang
Patrik Le Giang in 2013
Personal information
Full name Patrik Lê Giang
Date of birth (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992
Place of birth Lučenec, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hanoi Police FC
Number 89
Youth career
1997–2007 Fiľakovo
2007–2011 Žilina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Žilina 7 (0)
2011–2012 → Zemplín Michalovce (loan) 15 (0)
2014–2016 Žilina B 39 (0)
2016–2019 Sellier & Bellot Vlašim 14 (0)
2017–2018 → Karviná (loan) 17 (0)
2019 → Prostějov (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2021 Bohemians 1905 50 (0)
2022 Pohronie 14 (0)
2023– Hanoi Police FC 2 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Slovakia U19
2012–2015 Slovakia U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2023

Club career

Le Giang was born in Lučenec. He started off his career in Fiľakovo. He joined the Žilina youth system when he was fifteen. In 2011, he was promoted to the first team of MŠK Žilina. In July 2011, he joined Slovak club Zemplín Michalovce[2] on a one-year loan from Žilina. Patrik made his debut for Michalovce against LAFC Lučenec on 23 July 2011.[3] In June 2012, Le Giang returned to Žilina after his loan spell in Michalovce expired. Le Giang played his first match for Žilina on 15 May 2013 against ViOn Zlaté Moravce.

On 19 February 2023, he made his debut for Hanoi Police FC in a draw 1–1 against Hoang Anh Gia Lai. He joined Hanoi Police FC after the club failed to recruit Filip Nguyen from 1. FC Slovácko since Slovácko didn't found a replacement for Filip.

International career

Although born in Slovakia and available to play for Slovakia, he is also available to represent for Vietnam due to his origin, as well as he also possesses Vietnamese citizenship.[4] He has played for the U19 Slovakia before representing its U21 team, as well as capping for the U23 Vietnam team.[4]

Due to Vietnam's rising successes in football competition since 2019, there have been attempts to recruit the goalie into the Vietnamese team, but it is not clear will he decide to represent Vietnam or not.[5]

Recognitions

On 16 November 2021, FIFPro has awarded Le Giang Merit Award for charitable contributions.[6]

See also

References
  1. Slovenský brankár Patrik Le Giang píše zaujímavý životný príbeh sport.aktuality.sk
  2. Michalovce sa posilnili aj o trojicu mladých Žilinčanov Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine 23.06.2011, profutbal.sk
  3. Víťazná premiéra MFK Zemplín proti Lučencu 25.08.2011, mfkzemplin.sk
  4. "Three Vietnam-origin players making ASEAN clubs covet".
  5. "Thủ môn tỏa sáng ở CH Czech mang quốc tịch Việt Nam, thầy Park có quan tâm?". 16 August 2021.
  6. "Slovenský brankár získal medzinárodné ocenenie za charitatívny prínos". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
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