Phan Văn Tài Em (born April 23,ănTà 1982 in Châu Thành District, Long An) is a retired Vietnamese footballer who last played as a midfielder for Đong Tam Long An. He was a member of the Vietnam national football team. He was awarded as the Vietnamese Golden Ball in 2005.
Discovered by Henrique Calisto in 2002, he, since then, became a regular starter in the national team. He has played for the U-23 Vietnam in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2007 Southeast Asian Games. In 2007, he was chosen to play for the national team in the 2007 Asian Cup.
In 2008, Em, along with Nguyễn Minh Phương, captained Vietnam to win the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.
He spent most of his career in Gach Dong Ta Long An, but he had considered a move to Navibank Sai Gon
After the retirement of Nguyễn Minh Phương, Phan Văn Tài Em was handed the captain band of the Vietnam national football team by the new coach Falko Goetz.
In September 2016 Phan Văn Tài Em announced that he was retiring from football.
International goals
Honours
Club
Long An
V.League 1: Champions : 2005, 2006 Runner-up : 2003, 2007, 2008 Third place : 2004 Vietnamese Super Cup: Champions : 2006 Runner-up : 2005 Vietnamese National Cup: Champions : 2005 Runner-up : 2006 V.League 2: Champions : 2001-2002, 2012 Xuan Thanh Sai Gon Vietnamese National Cup: Champions : 2012 Navibank Sai Gon Vietnamese National Cup: Champions : 2011