Hoàng Vũ Samson - Wikipedia

Nigerian footballer Samson OlaleyeHoàng Vũ Samson

Samson in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Hoàng Vũ Olaleye Samson
Birth name	Samson Kayode Olaleye
Date of birth	(1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Striker
Team information
Current team	PVF-CAND
Number	39
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Than Quảng Ninh	22	(15)
2009–2011	Đồng Tháp	49	(43)
2011	Atlético Madrid B	0	(0)
2011	→ Braga (loan)	0	(0)
2011–2017	Hà Nội	128	(93)
2018	Buriram United	2	(0)
2018–2019	Hà Nội	25	(21)
2019	→ Quảng Nam (loan)	12	(7)
2020–2021	Đông Á Thanh Hóa	22	(9)
2022–2023	Hồ Chí Minh City	38	(14)
2023–2025	Quảng Nam	41	(17)
2025–	PVF-CAND	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2025

Samson Kayode Olaleye (born 6 October 1988), also known as Hoàng Vũ Samson, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club PVF-CAND.[1][2]

Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in V.League 1 history, he holds the V.League 1's record of being the all-time goal scorer with 202 goals becoming the first player to reach the 200 goals milestones.[3]

Club career

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Than Quảng Ninh

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Samson started his playing in Vietnam for Than Quảng Ninh. He scored 15 goals in his two years at the club.

Đồng Tháp

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In 2009, Samson joined Đồng Tháp and later became one of the most popular foreign players in Vietnam. He scored 17 goals in 18 games in the 2011 season.

Atletico Madrid B

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In August 2011, after being liquidated by Đồng Tháp ahead of time due to a hand injury, Kayode moved to Atlético Madrid B on a free transfer. He was then loaned to Braga because Atlético Madrid B had run out of quotas to sign non-EU players.[4][5]

However, as soon as they learned that Atlético Madrid B signed a contract with Samson, the representative of Hà Nội had a file submitted to the VFF requesting not to issue an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) for the Nigerian striker because he had previously submitted a certificate to him. Then, Samson finally agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to play for the capital team from the 2012 season with a part of the transfer money and a compensation clause in case of any violation.

Hà Nội

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With Hà Nội, Samson was the V.League 1 top scorer in the 2013 and 2014 season. In October 2013, Samson was also naturalized to become a Vietnamese citizen, thus making him a domestic player in the league.[1]

Buriram United

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From the 2018 season, teams in the top two divisions of Thailand allow teams to register a foreign player of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) origin in the squad. Buriram United quickly reached an agreement with Hoàng Vũ Samson on 29 December 2017. However, he and his club ended their contract shortly after.

Return to Hà Nội

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Returning to Hà Nội on 11 March 2018, Hoàng Vũ Samson is still trusted by coach Chu Đình Nghiêm. At this team, the 30-year-old has scored 21 goals in the 2018-19 season.

Quảng Nam (loan)

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In 2019, Hoàng Vũ Samson was loaned out to Quảng Nam, scoring 7 goals in 12 matches.

Đông Á Thanh Hóa

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From the 2020 season, the Nigerian-born player moved to Đông Á Thanh Hóa where he scored 9 goals in 22 matches.

Hồ Chí Minh City

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On 19 October 2021, Samson joined his sixth Vietnamese club Hồ Chí Minh City.[6]

Quảng Nam

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On 27 September 2023, Samson joined Quảng Nam.

PVF-CAND

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Following Quảng Nam's withdrawal from the 2025–26 V.League 1, Samson joined newly promoted V.League 1 side PVF-CAND.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 3 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Than Quang Ninh	2008	Vietnamese First Division	22	15	0	0	—		—		22	15
TĐCS Đồng Tháp	2009	V-League	16	13	1	0	—		—		17	13
	2010	V-League	15	13	1	0	—		—		16	13
	2011	V-League	18	17	1	0	—		—		19	17
	Total		49	43	3	0	0	0	0	0	52	43
Hà Nội T&T	2012	Vietnamese Super League	24	14	4	0	—		—		28	14
	2013	V.League 1	21	14	2	1	—		—		23	15
	2014	V.League 1	19	24	1	0	9[a]	2	1[b]	1	30	27
	2015	V.League 1	19	15	4	4	2[c]	2	—		25	21
	2016	V.League 1	23	15	7	4	2[c]	0	1[b]	0	33	19
	2017	V.League 1	22	11	1	1	2[d]	0	0	0	25	12
	Total		128	93	19	10	15	4	2	1	166	108
Buriram United	2018	Thai League 1	2	0	—		—		1[e]	0	3	0
Hà Nội	2018	V.League 1	13	15	5	3	—		—		18	18
	2019	V.League 1	12	6	1	0	7[d]	1	1[b]	2	21	9
	Total		25	21	6	3	7	1	1	0	40	29
Quảng Nam (loan)	2019	V.League 1	12	7	2	0	—		—		14	7
Thanh Hóa	2020	V.League 1	17	6	2	1	—		—		19	7
	2021	V.League 1	5	3	0	0	—		—		10	6
	Total		22	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	10
Hồ Chí Minh City	2022	V.League 1	21	5	0	0	—		—		21	5
	2023	V.League 1	17	9	1	0	—		—		18	9
	Total		38	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	39	15
Quảng Nam	2023–24	V.League 1	26	13	2	0	—		—		28	13
	2024–25	V.League 1	23	5	1	0	—		—		24	5
	Total		49	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	52	21
PVF-CAND	2025–26	V.League 1	5	1	0	0	—		—		5	1
Total			293	215	36	14	22	3	4	3	355	234

1. ^ Two appearances in AFC Champions League, Seven appearances and two goals in AFC Cup
2. ^ a b c Appearances in Vietnamese Super Cup
3. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
4. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Cup
5. ^ Appearance in Thailand Champions Cup

Honours

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Hà Nội

• V.League 1: 2013, 2016, 2018; Runner-up 2012, 2014, 2015
• Vietnamese National Cup: Runner-up 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019
• Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019; Runner-up 2014, 2016, 2017

Individuals

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• V.League 1 top scorer: 2013, 2014

References

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1. ^ a b "Vua phá lưới V-League 2013 được nhập quốc tịch Việt Nam". VnExpress. 21 October 2013.
2. ^ VnExpress. "Veteran Vietnamese-Nigerian striker gets multiple bans for violent play - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
3. ^ Hoàng Vũ Samson at Soccerway
4. ^ "El Atlético ficha a Olaleye y se lo 'presta' al Braga - MARCA.com". www.marca.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
5. ^ "Atletico Madrid sign Dong Thap's Samson Kayode and loan him out to Braga - report | Goal.com".
6. ^ "V. League club recruits veteran Nigerian-Vietnamese striker". VnExpress. 19 October 2021.
7. ^ "CHUYỂN NHƯỢNG: (V.League 1 🇻🇳) --> Tiền đạo Hoàng Vũ Samson sẽ khoác áo CLB PVF - Công An Nhân Dân tham dự V.League 1 - 2025/26". Facebook. Vietnam Football - VFF. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

v t e PVF-CAND FC – current squad
1 Sỹ Huy 3 Đức Anh 4 Hiểu Minh 5 Anh Việt 7 Văn Trạng 8 Công Đến 9 Xuân Bắc 10 Mpande 11 Thanh Nhàn 12 Bảo Long 14 Văn Thuận 17 Bá Đạt 20 Anh Quân 24 Eyenga 29 Huy Hùng (c) 30 Trung Phong 31 Văn Chưởng 33 Minh Long 36 Anh Tuấn 37 Viết Trường 39 Samson 57 Antônio 74 Thái Quý 79 Văn Việt 88 Văn Vinh 89 Thái Hiếu 94 Văn Dũng 99 Amarildo Manager: Bảo Khanh

Awards

v t e V.League 1 top scorers 1980s 1980: Văn Đặng 1981–82: Thành Sơn 1982–83: Cao Cường 1984: Văn Dũng 1985: Văn Dũng 1986: Minh Huy & Văn Dũng 1987–88: Tấn Liêm 1989: Ngầu Nại 1990s 1990: Hồng Sơn 1991: Ngầu Nại 1992: Minh Toàn 1993–94: Công Long & Sỹ Thành 1995: Minh Chiến 1996: Huỳnh Đức 1997: Huỳnh Đưc 1998: Văn Dũng 1999–2000: Sỹ Thủy 2000s 2000–01: Đặng Đạo 2001–02: Văn Lợi 2003: Achilefu 2004: Amaobi 2005: Kesley 2006: Elenildo 2007: Almeida 2008: Almeida 2009: Merlo & Lázaro 2010s 2010: Merlo 2011: Merlo 2012: Anjembe 2013: Gonzalo & Samson 2014: Samson 2015: Patiyo 2016: Merlo 2017: Anh Đức 2018: Oseni 2019: Faye & Bruno 2020s 2020: Rimario & Pedro Paulo 2021: Season cancelled 2022: Rimario 2023: Rafaelson 2023–24: Rafaelson 2024–25: Lucão & Alan v t e 2013 V.League Team of the Season GK: Akpan LB: Trần Đình Hoàng CB: Quế Ngọc Hải CB: Nguyễn Văn Biển RB: Lê Quang Hùng LM: Lê Công Vinh CM: Hector CM: Ceh RM: Phan Tấn Tài ST: Gonzalo ST: Samson v t e 2014 V.League Team of the Season GK: Esele LB: Nguyễn Văn Việt CB: Van Bakel CB: Nguyễn Huy Cường RB: Âu Văn Hoàn LM: Nguyễn Văn Quyết CM: Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng CM: Hoàng Minh Tâm RM: Abass ST: Nguyễn Anh Đức ST: Samson