Honors
Vinh is widely regarded as one of the best strikers Vietnamese football has produced since Lê Huỳnh Đức, the first footballer from the country to have played professionally overseas. Only at age 23, Vinh won three Vietnamese Golden Balls (2004, 2006, 2007), the highest award given by the Vietnam Football Federation to the best footballer of the year. He and Duc are the only players who have won three.
In 2009, Vinh ranked number five on Goal.com's Top Ten Most Promising Youngsters in Asian Football. In March 2009, he was given the Vietnamese Bronze Ball 2008, also holding the record for most goals scored in a single season by a Vietnamese player in the V-League for several seasons. By May 2010, he was the top Vietnamese goal-scorer in the league's history, also ranking second in the all-time top scorers table.
- With Vietnam national football team
- Champion ASEAN Football Championship: 2008
- Third place ASEAN Football Championship: 2007
- Champion Cup football Ho Chi Minh city: 2005; Runners-up: 2004, Third place: 2006
- Third place King's Cup: 2007
- Individuals
- Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2004, 2006, 2007
- Vietnamese Sliver Ball: 2005
- Vietnamese Copper Ball: 2008
- Top Scorer Cup football Ho Chi Minh city: 2004
- Top Scorer Vietnamese Cup: 2004
- Cầu thủ xuất sắc nhất của Vietnam Football Federation: 2004
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