Lê Nguyên Hoàng
Vietnamese footballer (born 2005)
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Lê Nguyên Hoàng (born 14 February 2005) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Sông Lam Nghệ An and the Vietnam national under-23 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lê Nguyên Hoàng | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Cửa Lò, Nghệ An, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Vietnam U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Vietnam U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Vietnam U23 | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2026 | |||
Early career
Nguyên Hoàng started playing football at an early age for his local team in Cửa Lò. In 2014, Song Lam Nghe An scouts spotted Nguyên Hoàng in a youth football tournament in Nghệ An and decided to recruit him to the team youth academy.[2] In 2023, he captained the under-19 side of Sông Lam Nghệ An to finish as runners-up in the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship as they were defeated by Thanh Hóa U19 in the final. His solid defending during the tournament gained him a spot in the "Best XI".[3]
Club career
Nguyên Hoàng was promoted to Sông Lam Nghệ An's first team for the 2023–24 V.League 1 season. He made his professional debut on 28 October 2023, replacing the injured Hồ Khắc Lương on the 34th minute of a 2–2 V.League 1 draw against their Nghệ-Tĩnh Derby rival Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh.[4]
International career
In March 2022, Nguyên Hoàng was chosen alongside 18 other Vietnam U17 players for a training camp in Germany.[5]
In February 2023, Nguyên Hoàng took part in Vietnam U20 squad in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship as one of the three starter center backs.[6] He displayed good defending skills a good despite his country failed to pass through the group stage.[7] Against Australia and Qatar made blocked several shots from the opponent and won in most of the aerial duels despite having an average height (1.77m).[8][9]
A few months after, he was named in Vietnam U23 squad for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.[10] He appeared in all four games as Vietnam ended up winning the tournament.[11]