Nguyễn Công Phương

Vietnamese footballer
Nguyễn Công Phương
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Công Phương
Date of birth (2006-06-03) 3 June 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Hải Dương, Vietnam
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viettel
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2018 Hải Dương
2018–2023 Viettel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Viettel 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Vietnam U17 11 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Runner-up Indonesia 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023

Nguyễn Công Phương (born 3 June 2006) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for V.League 1 side Viettel.

Early career

Born in Hải Dương, Công Phương started playing football at an early age. At the age of 9, Công Phương joined the Hải Dương football center after his primary teacher's recommendation. At Hải Dương, Công Phương played as a center back and helped his team finished runner-up in the Vietnamese National U-11 Championship in 2016 and 2017.[2] In 2018, Công Phương joined the Viettel FC youth academy.[3]

In 2023, as the captain of Viettel U-19, Công Phương scored 4 goals in the Vietnamese National U-17 Championship, including a goal in the final to help his team win the tournament. He was given the "Player of the tournamenet" and the "Top scorer" award.[4][5]

International career

In March 2022, Công Phương was included in Vietnam U17 19-men squad for a training camp in Germany, where they played friendlies against youth teams of German professional clubs.[6] Later in the year, Công Phương was selected Vietnam U16 squad to participate in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship. He was named as the team captain and scored two goals during the tournament as Vietnam finished as runner-up after losing to Indonesia in the final.[7]

In February 2023, Công Phương was called up to the Vietnam U20 team for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup but refused to join the team to concentrate on the Vietnamese National U-17 Championship with his club.[8] Later in year, Công Phương took part in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup as the Vietnam U17's captain. He started in all three group stage games but displayed a disappointed performance as his team failed to win a game.[9]

In August 2023, Công Phương received his first call-up to the Vietnam U23 side top prepare for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship but was not included in the final squad. A month after, he was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 Asian Games but didn't make into the final list.[10]

Playing style

Công Phương is highly appreciated for his ability to control, to coordinate the ball and to keep tempo in the midfield. Mainly operated as a central midfielder, he can anchor the midfield or line up behind a striker with his capacity to make unexpected breakthoughts to cause chaos in the opponent's penalty area. These qualities made him one the most talented Vietnamese footballers in his generation.[3][11]

Honours

Viettel Youth

Vietnam U16

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Nguyễn Công Phương". soccerway.
  2. ^ "Công Phương - chàng tiền vệ tài hoa U17 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Báo Hải Dương. 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Nguyễn Công Phương U17 quê ở đâu? Năm sinh, chiều cao" (in Vietnamese). The Sporting News. 21 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Công Phương nhận cú đúp danh hiệu sau màn toả sáng ở giải U17 quốc gia 2023" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Cầu thủ xuất sắc nhất U17 Quốc gia mơ được dự V-League, khoác áo tuyển Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). VTC News.
  6. ^ "DANH SÁCH ĐỘI TUYỂN U17 NAM QUỐC GIA ĐI TẬP HUẤN CHLB ĐỨC 18-3-2022" (in Vietnamese). VFF. 23 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Việt Nam thua chung kết U16 Đông Nam Á" (in Vietnamese). Vnexpress. 12 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Vì sao Nguyễn Công Phương "từ chối" khoác áo U20 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 22 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Việt Nam dừng bước ở vòng bảng U17 châu Á 2023" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 23 June 2023.
  10. ^ "HLV Hoàng Anh Tuấn lý giải việc loại Công Phương khỏi Asiad 19" (in Vietnamese). SOHA. 15 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Những tài năng triển vọng của U.17 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 10 October 2022.
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