Phạm Văn Quyến (born April 29, 1984) is a retired Vietnamese footballer. Since his days as a Vietnamese U-16 international, Quyến was considered one of the most promising young players in Vietnam and a worthy successor to the legendary Lê Huỳnh Đức. Quyến is known for his pace, dribbling ability and shot accuracy and was also a free kick specialist. Controversy Phạm Quyến was a part of the Vietnamese U-23 team at the SEA Games 23 in the Philippines. He and several players of the team were arrested for alleged gambling and match-fixing scandals. In January, 2007, it was decided that Quyến would be sentenced to 2 years in prison, ending his hope of becoming a star player. Also, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) decided to ban him from all domestic competition for four years. However, it is rumoured that he can return as soon as 2008, if he shows good progress during the banning period. Since the start of V-League 2009, Quyến was able to play in domestic matches. International career International goals Vietnam U-23 Vietnam Honours Club Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C. V.League 1: Winners : 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2011 Runners-up : 2001-2002 Vietnamese Super Cup: Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011 Vietnamese National Cup: Winners : 2002, 2010 Xuân Thành Sài Gòn F.C. Vietnamese National Cup: Winners : 2012 Vissai Ninh Bình F.C. Vietnamese National Cup: Winners : 2013 Vietnamese Super Cup: Winners : 2013 International Vietnam U16 Fourth place AFC U-16 Championship: 2000 Vietnam U23 Runners-up : Southeast Asian Games: 2003, 2005 Vietnam Third place : AFF Championship: 2002 Individuals Best Player of AFC U-16 Championship: 2000 Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2003 Best Young Player of Vietnam Football Federation: 2000, 2002 References Vietnamese footballers 1984 births Living people Song Lam Nghe An FC players Xuan Thanh Saigon Cement FC players V.League 1 players Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Vietnam international footballers Association football forwards Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Vietnam Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam