Nguyễn Thành Chung
Vietnamese footballer (born 1997)
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Nguyễn Thành Chung (born 8 September 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.[2]
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| Full name | Nguyễn Thành Chung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yên Sơn, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hà Nội | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2015 | Hà Nội | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Công An Nhân Dân (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Hà Nội | 182 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Vietnam U23 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Vietnam | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Hanoi T&T Youth Team
During his time at the Hanoi T&T youth team, Nguyễn Thành Chung wore the number 18 shirt for the U-17, U-19, and U-21 teams. Playing as a defender, he also managed to score several goals, including a double against U-19 Song Lam Nghe An,[3] and a goal that made it 3–0 for the Hanoi team in the semi-final of the 2015 Vietnam U19 Football Championship.[4]
Công An Nhân Dân
In 2015, Thành Chung was one of the 16 players from the Hanoi T&T Youth Football Training Center managed by coach Phạm Minh Đức, playing for the Công An Nhân Dân in the V.League 2.[5] He wore the number 18 shirt and scored a header to help his team achieve their first victory in the First Division.[6]
Hà Nội
In the 2016 V.League 1, Thành Chung made his debut for Hanoi T&T alongside several other young players like Phạm Đức Huy, Đỗ Hùng Dũng, and Nguyễn Quang Hải.[7][8] After the first two seasons, he had played 32 out of 52 matches for the capital city team.[9]
On 1 October 2022, Thành Chung marked his 100th appearance in V.League 1 with a 5–1 victory over Becamex Binh Duong.[10][11]
On 9 March 2025, Thành Chung renewed his contract with Hanoi FC until 2030.[12]
International career
Vietnam U-19
In 2015, Thành Chung was a member of the Vietnam national under-19 football team. He wore the number 3 jersey during his time with the U-19 squad.[13]
Vietnam U-23
In December 2017, Thành Chung was called up for the first time by coach Park Hang-seo to join the Vietnam national under-23 football team.[14] He wore the number 15 jersey in his debut match for the U-23 team in a friendly against South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai.
In January 2018, Thành Chung was one of 25 players selected for Vietnam’s U-23 squad at the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in China.[15] He played in only two matches during the tournament, as Vietnam reached the final.
In December 2019, Nguyễn Thành Chung and the Vietnam U-22 team won the gold medal in men's football at the 30th SEA Games.[16][17] During the group-stage match against U-22 Indonesia, Thành Chung scored a crucial header in the 63rd minute to equalize at 1-1. Vietnam eventually won the match 2-1.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 June 2026
| Club | Division | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hà Nội | V.League 1 | 2016 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14[d] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total career | 182 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 13 | ||
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
- Two appearances in AFC Champions League, twelve appearances and one goal in AFC Cup
International
- As of match played 7 August 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Vietnam | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 0 | |
International goals
U-23
- Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. Only results against national teams were counted
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 March 2019 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Brunei | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2019 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Thailand | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 3 | 1 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Indonesia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
Honours
Hà Nội
- V.League 1: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022[19]
- Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020, 2022
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021
Vietnam U23
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup runners-up: 2018
- SEA Games: 2019
Vietnam
- ASEAN Championship: 2024; runners-up: 2022
- VFF Cup: 2022
Individual
