The Vietnamese overseas Vietnamese, the idol of Cong Phuong
While V-League teams mainly signed a contract with overseas Vietnamese players from the West, Thanh Hoa Club attracted attention when recruiting a overseas Vietnamese player in a neighboring country of Laos, Damoth Thongkhamsavath. The grandparents of the midfielder in 2004 were from Quang Binh and went to Laos for a long time. This player will face the Vietnamese team at Binh Duong Stadium on March 25.
Originally under Vietnamese, Damoth can communicate in Vietnamese, so it will not take too much time to integrate in the new environment. He himself also watched Vietnamese football quite often and the idol Quang Hai, Van Toan and Cong Phuong.
Damoth has defeated U.23 Malaysia twice in U.23 Southeast Asia 2022
Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang
Star of the Lao team
Besides captain Bounphachan Bounkong, Damoth is one of the most dangerous players on the Lao team. At the Lao National Championship season 2024-2025, he contributed greatly in the journey to win the championship of Ezra Club with 7 goals, 4 assists after 12 matches. As a result, Damoth carried the title of the best player in the tournament. This is also the first time in 22 years of establishment, Ezra Club has stepped on the highest podium. The impressive performance of the 21 -year -old helped him to be eye -catching and recruiting. In the focus of FIFA Days in March, he was also summoned by coach Ha Hyeok-Jun.
In fact, Damoth has “seniority” for 3 years of eating. In 2022, he was released by coach Michael Weiss in Laos in a friendly match against the Brunei team when he was less than 18 years old. At the AFF Cup 2024, this midfielder played all 4 matches in the group stage, competed impressively and left 2 assists. However, because the general quality of the Laos team is not too good, Damoth cannot “carry” the team through the group stage. It can be said that he is now the pillar of the Lao team, despite his young age.
Damoth is a technical player, skillfully walking and always playing confidently so he is often guilty of the opponent
Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang
But if you look at Damoth’s development journey, his adult as it is now is understandable. And the person with great influence in this midfielder is Weiss coach, former head coach of Laos teams (U.19, U.23 and national teams). Right from the beginning of 2022, the German strategist has actively given opportunities to young players. Damoth and his teammates are constantly “tested” in tournaments like U.23 Southeast Asia, SEA Games and the AFF Cup.
During that period, the U.23 Laos team caused many difficulties for rivals such as Singapore, Thailand, and defeated the U.23 Malaysia team twice. In mid -2022, the U.19 Laos team, with Damoth, was the pillar, defeated the U.19 Thailand team in the semi -finals of the U.19 Southeast Asia.
The Vietnamese team will start the journey in the Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers with the confrontation of the Laos team. Coach and coach Kim Sang-Sik is naturally appreciated, but the army of coach Ha Hyeok-jun is also progressing day by day and Damoth, the top star of the Lao team is also ready to surprise. Therefore, the Vietnamese team is not subjective.
