Diệp Hoài Xuân

Diệp Hoài Xuân

Personal information
Full name	Diệp Hoài Xuân
Date of birth	9 November 1992
Place of birth	Cà Mau Province, Vietnam
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender, Forward
Club information
Current team	Dong Thap
Number	2
Youth career
	Ca Mau FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013-2014	Vinh Long F.C.
2015	Ca Mau F.C.
2015-2016	Kirivong Sok Sen Chey
2016-	Dong Thap	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Diệp Hoài Xuân (born 9 November 1992) is a Cambodian-Vietnamese footballer who plays as a Forward for V-League (Vietnam) club Dong Thap FC^[1]

Personal life

Diệp Hoài Xuân was born to a poor Khmer Krom family in Cà Mau Province. A tall and gifted footballer he joined the local youth team of Ca Mau.^[2] He has dual Cambodian-Vietnamese citizenship.^[3]

Club career

Hoài Xuân initially had aspirations to join Dong Thap FC, but after he was told he didn't have any opportunity there he spent the next three years playing for lower club sides in the second and third division.^[2] In 2015 he joined Kirivong Sok Sen Chey and played a crucial role in the team's season, and was awarded Cambodian citizenship as a result,^[2] even though they did finish last in the 2015 Cambodian League. In 2016 he finally joined Dong Thap FC and started playing in top flight football in Vietnam.

Playing style

Hoài Xuân is known as a versatile player, he initially started out as a goalkeeper while he was playing in the youth club, and then became a forward as he played in the lower divisions and Cambodian league. He now plays as a central defender for Dong Thap FC.^[2]

References

1. Diệp Hoài Xuân profile at Soccerway
2. "Vietnamese defender fond of Cambodian League experience". Football Channel Asia. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
3. Vĩnh Linh (20 February 2016). "Former "Star of Cambodia" moves to Dong Thap". Dan Việt (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 30 April 2016.