Phạm Thành Lương

Phạm Thành Lương (born 10 September 1988) is a Vietnamese football manager and former player who is the assistant coach to Kiatisuk with V.League 1 club Công an Hà Nội.

Thành Lương played as a midfielder. After emerging through ACB Hanoi's youth academy and spending seven seasons with the senior side, he moved to Hanoi T&T in December 2012. Since then, he went on to become a mainstay for Hanoi FC, and had won 12 major honours, including five V.League 1 titles, three Vietnamese Cups and four Vietnamese Super Cups. At international level, Thành Lương won 78 caps for Vietnam, and was a part of the squad which won 2008 AFF Championship. He retired in 2023, at age 35.

Thành Lương began his managerial career in 2023, when he was appointed by Hòa Bình.

Club
Phạm Thành Lương was born in Ung Hoa district, Ha Tay Province (now in Hanoi). He trained at Ha Tay Football Club before joining ACB Hanoi Young Club. In 2005, he led his club to the finals of the National U-21 Football Championship. Later on, Lương was chosen to play for the first team of Hà Nội ACB.

In 2008, he was assigned to move to Thể Công but it was rejected. Later that year, he won the Young Player of the Year award, Young Player of Asia in 2009.

After Hà Nội F.C. folded in 2012, he moved to rival Hà Nội T&T.

International
Lương was the member of the squad that won the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. On December 8, 2008, he scored his first goal for the national team against Malaysia national football team in the tournament. Two days later, he scored a goal against Laos in the 4–0 win. He captained the U-23 Vietnam to win the silver medal at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. His performance in the tournament was seen by the Vietnamese press and he was awarded the Vietnamese Golden Ball. Lương announced his retirement from Vietnam National team after being eliminated by Indonesia in the 2nd leg of AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 Semi Final.

Managerial career
On 8 September 2023, Thành Lương was appointed manager of V.League 2 club Hoa Binh FC, at age 35. In March 2024, he left Hòa Bình to become assistant manager to Kiatisuk Senamuang at Công an Hà Nội.

Personal life
Thành Lương married Nguyễn Thanh Huyền in 2011. The couple have a daughter and a son.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.

Honours
Hanoi ACB
 * V.League 2: 2010; Runners-up: 2009
 * Vietnamese National Cup: 2006, 2008
 * Vietnamese Super Cup runner-up: 2008

Hanoi T&T/Hanoi FC
 * V.League 1: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022; Runners-up : 2014, 2015, 2020
 * Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020, 2022; Runner-up: 2015, 2016
 * Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021; Runners-up: 2014, 2016, 2017

Vietnam U23
 * Southeast Asian Games: Runners-up 2009
 * VFF Cup: 2009; Runners-up 2011

Vietnam
 * AFF Championship: 2008
 * VFF Cup: Runners-up 2008

Individual
 * AFF Championship Best XI: 2014
 * Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016
 * Vietnamese Silver Ball: 2010
 * Best Young Player of Vietnam Football Federation: 2010, 2011
 * Best player of the Vietnamese U21 National Championship: 2005
 * Team of the tournament (Best XI) ASEAN Football Championship: 2014