Phí Minh Long (born 11 February 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Thể Công–Viettel.
Formerly an international from under-19 to under-23 level, Minh Long was called up to the national team in 2017 and made his senior debut in a friendly match against Chinese Taipei on 22 March 2017.
Club career Hà Nội Minh Long came through the Hà Nội T&T Youth Football Training Center. He was promoted to the first team in 2015. On 22 May 2016, Minh Long made his debut for Hà Nội T&T's first team when he started in a 3–0 win over Quảng Nam.
After a loan spell at Quảng Nam, he returned to Hà Nội. However, Minh Long was not registered to play in the 2023 V.League 1 and expressed his desire to leave the club.
Loan at Quảng Nam In May 2021, Minh Long was loaned to Quảng Nam for the 2021 season. After the 2021 season was canceled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, he continued to stick with Quảng Nam for one more season. In the 2022 season, he was the substitute goalkeeper for Tống Đức An, playing a total of 6 matches in V.League 2 and 2 matches in the National Cup.
PVF-CAND At the end of February 2023, he went to work at PVF-CAND. On April 2, Minh Long made his PVF-CAND debut when he caught the match against SHB Đà Nẵng in the first round of the 2023 Vietnamese Cup. In this match, he played excellently and became the hero of the home team when he successfully saved 2 penalty kicks to help PVF-CAND advance. Four days later, he continued to be the main player in the 1–0 victory at Hòa Bình's field in the first round of the 2023 V.League 2.
Thể Công–Viettel On 21 August 2026, Minh Long joined V.League 1 side Thể Công–Viettel.
International career 2014 AFC U-19 Championship In the last 2 matches of the group stage against Japan and China U19, Minh Long was assigned as the main goalkeeper. He was chosen to replace Lê Văn Trường in the match against Japan. With excellent saves, Minh Long was praised by coach Guillaume Graechen after the game.
Disaster at 2017 SEA Games Minh Long was included in Vietnam U22 squad for the 2017 SEA Games. On 24 August, in the final match of group stage against U22 Thailand, he handled the ball with his hands in the penalty area after a pass from teammate. Due to this mistake, U22 Thailand got an indirect free kick, and Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul scored the opening goal. Later, he made another mistake, jumping off the ground and kicked his defender straight into the face, which led to Thailand's second goal. Vietnam eventually lost 0-3 and was eliminated. He was heavily criticized by the media and since then has never gotten a chance to play for the national team at any level.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupAsiaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHà Nội2015V.League 1000000—002016V.League 1803000—1102017V.League 1200020—402018V.League 1704000—1102019V.League 110200000302020V.League 10000—00002021V.League 10000——00Total180902000290Quảng Nam (loan)2021V.League 20000——002022V.League 26020——80Total6020000080PVF-CAND2023V.League 213010——1402023–24V.League 218010—102002024–25V.League 20000—0000Total310200010340Career total5501302010710
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsVietnam201710Total10
Honours Hà Nội V.League 1: 2016, 2018, 2019 Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020 Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021
PVF-CAND V.League 2 runner-up: 2023 Vietnamese Cup third place : 2023
Vietnam U23 Southeast Asian Games bronze medal: 2015
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