Striker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy is currently actively training with the Gresik Petrokimia Pupuk club to prepare for the opening day of the 2025 Indonesian National Volleyball Championship (Proliga).
The Vietnamese hitter will have her first match in this tournament on January 5, facing Jakarta Pertamina Enduro. Fans are hoping that the captain of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team will be given the opportunity and soon make her mark in the new club's jersey.
In this trip abroad, besides the professional factor, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy's salary is also an issue that many people are interested in. Thanh Thuy's contract with the team will have an immediate term of 1 season. Her transfer value to the team in Indonesia has not been disclosed.
According to Salary Expert, Proliga is the highest-paying league in Southeast Asia and is among the top 5 in Asia. It is known that players in this league earn an average of 135 million Ruipah (equivalent to about 8,360 USD = 213 million VND) for each 4-month season, 5 times higher than the average income per capita in Indonesia.
The salaries for foreign players playing in the Proliga are even more attractive. Player Gina Mambru (Dominica), who played for the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Volleyball Club in the Vietnam National Championship in 2023, set a record with a salary of 60,000 USD when playing for Pgn Popsivo Polwan in the 2017 season.
The 2025 Proliga season will take place from January 3 to May 11, 2025 (more than 4 months). Striker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy can receive a salary of about 40-60 million VND/month, not including bonuses and outside expenses.
This is not the largest amount of money that the Binh Duong native has ever received when playing abroad compared to the time he played in Japan, Thailand or Türkiye. However, with his ability and the marks he has shown, Thanh Thuy will certainly receive a salary many times higher than the average of players playing domestically.
In addition, the salary of a volleyball player also depends on many objective factors such as playing position, individual and team achievements, popularity, club funding...
Gresik Petrokimia Pupuk is the 6th foreign club in Tran Thi Thanh Thuy's career after Bangkok Glass (Thailand), Attack Line (Taiwan, China), Denso Airybees, PFU BlueCats (Japan) and Kuzeyboru (Türkiye).
VTV Binh Dien Long An team affirmed that the company as well as the team always create conditions for the female striker to have the opportunity to compete abroad, thereby further developing her professional skills.
At Gresik Petrokimia Pupuk, Thanh Thuy will be the oldest player on the team, along with libero Ayu Salsabila. The rest are young players, mostly players born from 2000 onwards.
Thanh Thuy is also the only player in the world's top 500 in the Gresik Petrokimia Pupuk squad, so the opportunity for her to compete is very large. If she competes regularly, Thanh Thuy will have the opportunity to compete with veteran athletes with high professional qualifications, thereby accumulating professional experience and competitive spirit for herself.
