The historic contract of Vietnamese women’s football

Thai Nguyen T&T Women’s Football Club signed a contract with 3 players Nguyen Thi My Anh, Le Hoai Luong and Tran Thi Kim Anh. This is an unprecedented contract in the history of Vietnamese women’s football, when the players move to a new team after parting with the old club and are paid a support fee, known as a “paddy”. male players.

Nguyen Thi My Anh signed a 2-year contract, “lining” 500 million VND. The monthly income of this defender when wearing Thai Nguyen T&T shirt is about 30 million VND/month, a large number for female players. Meanwhile, Le Hoai Luong’s 2-year contract has a “fade” of 400 million VND.

Before that, My Anh and Hoai Luong were at the center of a rare dispute in the history of Vietnamese football. This duo of players expired their contracts with HCMC FC after the 2021 season and decided not to renew. Thai Nguyen T&T Club contacted these two players and made an offer to recruit.

However, My Anh, Hoai Luong and Ho Chi Minh City Club had disagreements on the settlement of contract liquidation procedures. Ho Chi Minh City Club has a document sent to the Federation Vietnamese football (VFF) by arbitration. After that, VFF determined that My Anh and Hoai Luong were allowed to move to the new team.

Thai Nguyen T&T is a team that has been heavily invested in Vietnamese women’s football in recent years. The salary of the players in the club has been increased significantly. Thai Nguyen T&T Club’s leadership once offered up to 50 million VND for a win and 20 million VND for a draw.

The leadership of Thai Nguyen T&T women’s football club sets a goal that in the next 3-5 years, the team will win the national championship. The contracts signed with the 3 rookies mentioned above continue to show the ambition of this team.