[2] Two years after his debut in the U-17 youth team of Huế FC, Thanh Minh was summoned to the first team by coach Nguyễn Đức Dũng, but he spent most of his first season as a backup for his teammate of the same age, Trần Danh Trung.

After Trung left Huế, the 20-year-old Thanh Minh became the main striker of the team.

[citation needed] Thanh Minh participated at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification phase, scoring the winning goal against Myanmar.

He was part of the Vietnam team that won the gold medal in the 2021 SEA Games.

[5][6] Thanh Minh comes from a farming family belonging to the Tà Ôi ethnic group in A Lưới, Thừa Thiên Huế.