Brandon Ly

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Brandon Ly
Personal information
Full name Brandon Michael Ly
Date of birth (2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Longford, Ireland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cong An Hanoi
Number 27
Youth career
–2023 Sheffield United
2023–2025 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2025– Cong An Hanoi 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2025

Brandon Michael Ly (born 7 December 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cong An Hanoi.

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Early life

Ly was born on 7 December 2005 in Longford, Ireland, to an Irish mother and a Hoa ethnic Vietnamese father. [2] [3]

Career

As a youth player, Ly joined the youth academy of English side Sheffield United. During the summer of 2023, he was sent on loan to English 7th tier side Hyde United.

After leaving the Burnley youth academy, he moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 side Cong An Hanoi ahead of the 2025–26 season. [4]

Style of play

Ly plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. Vietnamese newspaper People's Army Newspaper wrote in 2025 that "[his] position is defensive midfielder, where he shows his ability to win the ball back, control the tempo of the game and has outstanding physical strength. In addition, his versatility allows him to play well in the central midfield or right-back positions". [5]

References

  1. "Ly Brandon Micheal". vpf.vn.
  2. ""Bom tấn" Việt kiều Brandon Ly - CLB CAHN: "Tôi mơ 1 ngày khoác áo ĐT Việt Nam"" ["Blockbuster" Vietnamese-American Brandon Ly - CAHN Club: "I dream of one day wearing the Vietnam national team jersey"] (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. "Brandon Ly trình làng V.League, HLV châu Âu động viên" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 29 August 2025.
  4. Brandon Ly at Soccerway
  5. "Brandon Ly: Từ sân cỏ châu Âu tới V-League" [Brandon Ly: From European football to V-League] (in Vietnamese). People's Army Newspaper. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.