Trần Thị Thu

Trần Thị Thu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tư Nghĩa, Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Center back[1]
Team information
Current team	Thái Nguyên T&T
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2024	Hồ Chí Minh City
2024–	Thái Nguyên T&T
International career^‡
2017–	Vietnam	40	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2021

Trần Thị Thu (born 15 January 1991) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a center back for Women's Championship club Thái Nguyên T&T and the Vietnam women's national team.^[2]

Club career

Trần Thị Thu has played for Hồ Chí Minh City for 13 years. In March 2024, she joined Thái Nguyên T&T, signing a two-year contract.^[3]

International career

With Vietnam national team, Thu featured in the 2021 and 2023 SEA Games as Vietnam won the gold medal in both occasions. She represented Vietnam at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4]

Personal life

Trần Thị Thu held a wedding with Nguyễn Thị Thương on 6 January 2024. She is the first female football player in Vietnam to publicly hold a wedding with someone of the same sex.^[5]

References

1. "WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2020". AFC. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
2. "Tư Nghĩa vinh danh tuyển thủ bóng đá nữ Việt Trần Thị Thu". tunghia.quangngai.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
3. "CLB Thái Nguyên chính thức chiêu mộ bộ ba cầu thủ nữ TP HCM". Người Lao Động. 15 March 2024.
4. "HLV Mai Đức Chung chốt danh sách 23 cầu thủ tham dự VCK bóng đá nữ thế giới 2023" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 2 July 2023.
5. "Chuyện tình hậu vệ tuyển nữ Việt Nam và vợ". laodong.vn. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

External links

• Trần Thị Thu at Global Sports Archive
• Trần Thị Thu at Soccerway
• "TRAN THI THU". AFC. Retrieved 21 May 2021.