Thái Bá Đạt

Thái Bá Đạt

Bá Đạt in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Thái Bá Đạt
Date of birth	(2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Thanh Hóa, Vietnam
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	PVF-CAND
Number	17
Youth career
2012–2014	Viettel
2014–2023	PVF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	PVF	13	(0)
2023–	PVF-CAND	8	(4)
International career^‡
2023–	Vietnam U23	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFF U-23 Championship Winner Thailand 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2023

Thái Bá Đạt (born 23 March 2005) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 2 club PVF-CAND and the Vietnam national under-23 team.

Early career

Born in Thanh Hóa, Bá Đạt started his youth career playing for local team Viettel Sầm Sơn. In 2014, after participating in the Vietnamese National U11 Tournament qualifiers, Bá Đạt gained the attention of Nguyễn Duy Đông, the manager of U15 PVF. After his parents' agreement, Bá Đạt joined the PVF Football Academy.^[2] In 2020, Bá Đạt won the National U-15 Championship with PVF.^[3] Two years after, in 2022, as the captain of U17 PVF, Bá Đạt lead his team win the Vietnamese National U-17 Championship. He was the top scorer of the tournament with 5 goals and won the "Player of the tournament" award".^[4] His performances in the tournament made him one the most promising midfielders in his generation according to Vietnamese media.^[5][6][7]

In 2023, he captained PVF at the Vietnamese National U-21 Championship. He scored 3 goals during his team's campaign to ensure progression to the final match, where he scored the tournament-winning penalty kick for PVF against Sông Lam Nghệ An, which allowed his club to win their first U-21 title. Aftermath, he was given the "Best player of the tournament" award.^[8]

Club career

With PVF, Bá Đạt played in the Vietnamese Football League Second Division during the 2022 and the 2023 season as his team finished 7th and 4th in the league regular season table, respectively.^[9][10]

Following much individual success for the reserves, Bá Đạt was promoted to PVF's first team PVF-CAND for the 2023–24 season. On 5 November 2023, made his professional debut in PVF-CAND 0–0 V.League 2 draw against SHB Đà Nẵng. On 3 December 2023, on his ever match as a starter for PVF-CAND, he scored a brace to help his team secure a 2–2 draw against Long An.^[11]

International career

In March 2022, Bá Đạt took part in a training camp in Germany with Vietnam U17 team and played several friendlies against the youth side of Bundesliga teams.^[12]

In early 2023, Bá Đạt was included in Vietnam U20's final 23-men squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship but didn't make any appearance as Vietnam was eliminated after three group stage games.^[13][14]

In August 2023, he received his first call up with Vietnam U23 and was selected in the final for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.^[15] He started in Vietnam U23 first group stage game against Laos U23.^[16] Bá Đạt appeared in the final match against Indonesia, as he came in as a substitute for Nguyễn Minh Quang during the extra time. The two teams ended on a goalless tie after 120 minutes and went to the penalty shootouts. Bá Đạt succeeded his shot on Vietnam's sixth attempt, scoring the winning penalty allowing his country to win their second AFF U-23 Championship title.^[17]

Honours

PVF Football Academy

• Vietnamese National U-15 Championship: 2020
• Vietnamese National U-17 Championship: 2022
• Vietnamese National U-21 Championship: 2023

Vietnam U23

• AFF U-23 Championship: 2023

Individual

• Vietnamese National U-17 Championship top scorer: 2022
• Vietnamese National U-21 Championship best player: 2023

References

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2. "'Chat' với Thái Bá Đạt" (in Vietnamese). PVF. 3 June 2021.
3. "Ngôi sao trẻ nào sẽ tỏa sáng tại U.19 Quốc gia 2023?" (in Vietnamese). Duyên Dáng Việt Nam. 28 March 2023.
4. "U17 PVF vô địch giải U17 Quốc gia 2022" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 11 September 2022.
5. "Sao mai xuất sắc của U.17 Việt Nam giúp PVF lên ngôi" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 4 May 2022.
6. "Cầu thủ Thái Bá Đạt: Chờ ngày tỏa sáng tại U23 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). BongDaPro. 10 March 2023.
7. "Những nhân tố triển vọng của đội tuyển U23 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Công Đoàn Việt Nam. 8 August 2023.
8. "Sao trẻ Việt Nam từng sang Đức vừa lập kỷ lục khó tin" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao & Văn Hóa. 2 October 2023.
9. "Danh sách CLB PVF tham dự Giải hạng Nhì quốc gia 2023". PVF. 1 May 2023.
10. "Kết thúc vòng loại giải hạng Nhì quốc gia 2023: Xác định các cặp đấu tại VCK". Vietnam Football Federation. 5 August 2023.
11. "Long An vs PVF-CAND". vpf.vn. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
12. "DANH SÁCH ĐỘI TUYỂN U17 NAM QUỐC GIA ĐI TẬP HUẤN CHLB ĐỨC 18-3-2022". VFF. 23 March 2022.
13. "U20 Việt Nam chốt danh sách dự Giải U20 châu Á 2023" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 25 February 2023.
14. "U20 Việt Nam dừng bước tại Vòng chung kết U20 châu Á" (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 7 March 2023.
15. "Đội tuyển U.23 Việt Nam vô địch trên đất Thái Lan: Liệu có khả thi?" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 16 August 2023.
16. "Sao 18 tuổi của U23 Việt Nam tự tin tuyệt đối khi gặp Lào" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 18 August 2023.
17. "Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á lần thứ hai liên tiếp" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 26 August 2023.