Nguyễn Văn Trường

Vietnamese footballer (born 2003)
Nguyễn Văn Trường
Văn Trường celebrating his 20th birthday in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Văn Trường
Date of birth (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Văn Giang, Hưng Yên, Vietnam
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Hà Nội
Number 19
Youth career
2019–2022 Hà Nội
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Hà Nội 21 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Vietnam U20 13 (3)
2022– Vietnam U23 21 (0)
2024– Vietnam 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Third place Indonesia 2022
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place Phnom Penh 2023 Team
AFF U-23 Championship
Winner Thailand 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2023

Nguyễn Văn Trường (born 10 September 2003) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.

Early career

Văn Trường is a product of Hà Nội's youth academy. At the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship 2022, Văn Trường scored a goal from close to the halfway line to help Hanoi U19 defeat Viettel U19 2–1 in the final, and therefore win the tournament.[2] In December 2022, he helped Hà Nội U-21 winning their sixth National U-21 Championship title, and was therefore awarded the "Best player of the tournament" award.[3]

Club career

Hanoi FC

Following his great performances with Hanoi youth teams and Vietnam youth national teams, Văn Trường was promoted to Hanoi FC's first team for the 2023 season. He was given the number 19 shirt last worn by Nguyễn Quang Hải. On 13 April, he made his debut as a substitute for Đậu Văn Toàn in a 3–0 home league win over rivals Hải Phòng.[4]

International career

Văn Trường was called up to Vietnam under-23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Championship.[5] He played in all 4 matches during the tournament, and impressed the Vietnamese media by his mobility, his impressive height and his ability to retain possession.[6]

In July 2022, Văn Trường participated 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship with Vietnam under-19. He played in every match and scored a goal against Philippines in group stage.[7] Vietnam U19 finished third at the tournament.[8]

Văn Trường participated in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship and scored a victorious 90th minute header against Qatar in Vietnam's second match in the group stage. Despite winning two out three of their group stage matches, Vietnam only finished third out of four teams in the group and was eliminated from the tournament.[9]

In late April 2023, Văn Trường was included by coach Philippe Troussier in Vietnam under-22's 20 men squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[10] Later, he took part in Vietnam U23's successful campaign in the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship, winning their second title in the history.[11]

On 9 January 2024, he made his international debut, playing 30 minutes in Vietnam's 1–2 defeat against Kyrgyzstan. Later, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hanoi FC 2023 V.League 1 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2023–24 V.League 1 12 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 24 0
Total 21 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 0
Total career 21 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 0

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League.

Honours

Hanoi Youth[2]

Vietnam U19

Vietnam U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Nguyen Van Truong's birthday". Facebook. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Cầu thủ ghi bàn từ 60 m ở chung kết U19 Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Vnexpress. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Hà Nội FC lập kỷ lục vô địch U21 quốc gia". Vnexpress. 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Ha Noi vs. Hai Phong - 13 April 2023". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Danh sách 23 gương mặt U23 Việt Nam tham dự VCK U23 Châu Á 2022" (in Vietnamese). Lao động. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Nguyễn Văn Trường 1m82: Em út U23 Việt Nam và "đặc sản" sút xa" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. ^ "U19 Việt Nam - U19 Philippines 4-1: Tạo đà hưng phấn" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Việt Nam giành huy chương đồng giải U19 Đông Nam Á 2022" (in Vietnamese). Quân đội nhân dân. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ "U20 Việt Nam bị loại từ vòng bảng U20 châu Á 2023: Hay không bằng may" (in Vietnamese). VOV. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  10. ^ "ĐT U22 Việt Nam chốt danh sách chính thức 20 cầu thủ dự SEA Games 32". Vietnamese Football Federation. 29 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á lần thứ hai liên tiếp" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 26 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Đội tuyển Việt Nam công bố danh sách chính thức 26 cầu thủ tham dự VCK Asian Cup 2023" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

External links

  • Nguyễn Văn Trường at Soccerway
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Hanoi FC – current squad
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Vietnam squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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