Biography of defender Tran Thi Thu

Detailed introduction to the biography of Tran Thi Thu - one of the excellent defenders of Vietnamese women's football.

Tran Thi Thu plays as a defender for the Vietnamese women's team. (Source: Channel 14)

Overview of Tran Thi Thu's biography

Tran Thi Thu was born in 1991 in Nghia Trung, Tu Nghia, Quang Ngai. Born into a family in a poor rural area, from a young age, she had to help her family to raise her younger siblings.

At the age of 15, Thu had to drop out of school to go to work. However, this was also the time when the golden girl of Vietnamese women's football fell in love with the round ball.

During a district-level tournament, with her talent for playing football, Tran Thi Thu quickly caught the attention of scouts from Ho Chi Minh City Club. Thu's talent completely convinced the team's coaches and they offered to bring her to the academy.

At the youth team of Ho Chi Minh City Club, Tran Thi Thu quickly integrated and showed herself with a brave and fearless playing style.

After many years of hard work and training, the results have come, she gradually became a pillar of the team and was officially called up by coach Mai Duc Chung to the Vietnam team to participate in the 2017 SEA Games. In the national team, Tran Thi Thu achieved her first achievement with the SEA Games Gold Medal.

Currently, Tran Thi Thu is playing as a defender for Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club I and the Vietnam women's national team.

Tran Thi Thu's club career

Ho Chi Minh City Club I

- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022: National Championship Champion.

- 2018: National Championship runner-up.

- 2020, 2021, 2022: National Cup Champion.

Tran Thi Thu's international career

- 2017: SEA Games Champion

- 2019: SEA Games Champion

- 2022: SEA Games Champion

- 2023: SEA Games Champion

- 2023: Participate in the 2023 Women's World Cup

Tran Thi Thu's playing style

Tran Thi Thu has a brave playing style and is not afraid of collisions. She and her teammates create a solid defense in front of the home team's goal, allowing the attackers to attack with all their might without having to worry about being counterattacked unexpectedly.

Although she is only 1m57 tall, Tran Thi Thu always shows her bravery in aerial combat, dribbling and good pressing ability. She is a terror to the opponent's attack.