Nguyễn Hoàng Đức
Vietnamese professional sport player
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Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (born 11 January 1998) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Ninh Bình and the Vietnam men's national team.[2]
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| Full name | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cẩm Giàng, Hải Dương, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ninh Bình | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Viettel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Viettel B | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2024 | Thể Công-Viettel | 152 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ninh Bình | 41 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Vietnam U19 | 17 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Vietnam U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Vietnam U23 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Vietnam | 63 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early career
Hoàng Đức started playing football from the second grade for his school team. In 2008, a manager of the Viettel FC football academy in Hải Dương discovered him during a youth tournament and signed him to the academy. He integrated without much difficulties into the team and was formed to become a forward. Throughout the years in the academy, he was highly appreciated by the managers for his outstanding playing technique and his will to strive for excellence. He was regularly assigned by the managers to be the team captain during youth tournaments.[3][4]
In 2016, Hoàng Đức lead Viettel to the Vietnamese National U-19 Championship final before they lost against Hanoi FC in the final and was named as the "Player of the tournament".[5]
Club career
Viettel
In 2017, he was promoted to the first team squad, playing in the V.League 2. With his impressive height, his unique skillful left-foot and his high workrate in the field, coach Nguyễn Hải Biên repositioned Hoàng Đức to play in different midfield positions.[3][4]
In 2018, Hoàng Đức started 17 of the 18 games in various positions,[6][7] scoring 9 goals and providing 3 assists to help Viettel win the 2018 V.League 2, thus promoting to the V.League 1 in 2019.[8] He was also voted the player of the season.[9]
In 2020, Hoàng Đức was part of the Viettel squad that win the 2020 V.League 1, being a crucial starter. Later, he and Viettel failed to win the 2020 National Super Cup, after losing to Hanoi FC with a score of 0-1.[10] In the 2021 AFC Champions League, he played all 6 games and scored 1 goal as Viettel failed to advance to the next stage.[11][12]
In the 2023 V.League 1 season, as the key playmaker of Viettel, Hoàng Đức scored 5 goals and had 5 assists, helping Viettel finish third in the league. Therefore he was named as the league's Player of the Season.[13][14]
Ninh Bình
On 8 October 2024, with only 3 months in contract left with Thể Công-Viettel, Hoàng Đức was transferred to V.League 2 side Phù Đổng Ninh Bình.[15][16]
International career

In 2017, Hoàng Đức was called up to the Vietnam U-20 team to participate in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He missed an open goal chance in the opening game against New Zealand which ended in a goalless draw. Vietnam later lost in the remaining matches and was eliminated from the group stage.[17][18][19]
On 14 September 2019, he made his debut for Vietnam national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification game against the United Arab Emirates, coming in as a substitute in the 81th minute. Later, when Vietnam reached the third round of the qualifiers, he established himself as an important starter in the team with his impressive capacities in both defending and attacking.[20][21]
On 12 December 2021, Hoàng Đức scored first goal for Vietnam in the 3–0 win against Malaysia as part of the 2020 AFF Championship.[22][23]
In 2022, Hoàng Đức had won his first Vietnamese Golden Ball.[24][25]
In 2024, he was named in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but was later removed from the squad to fully recover from his ankle injury.[26]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 June 2026[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viettel B | 2015 | Third Division | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Thể Công-Viettel | 2016 | V.League 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | V.League 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | V.League 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 9 | |||
| 2019 | V.League 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | V.League 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | V.League 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 6[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | V.League 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | V.League 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 152 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 29 | ||
| Ninh Bình | 2024–25 | V.League 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| Total | 41 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
| Total career | 198 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 44 | ||
- Appearance in Second Division promotion play-off
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- Appearances in the Vietnamese Super Cup
International
- As of 8 August 2026[28]
| Vietnam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 2 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2019 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
| 2 | 1 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
Vietnam
- 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. | 12 December 2021 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2020 AFF Championship | |
| 2. | 27 December 2022 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 2022 AFF Championship | |||
Honours
Viettel
- V.League 1: 2020
- V.League 2: 2018
- Vietnamese National Cup runners-up: 2020, 2023
- Vietnamese Super Cup runners-up: 2020
Ninh Bình
- V.League 2: 2024–25
- Vietnamese National Cup runners-up: 2025–26
ASEAN All-Stars
Vietnam U23/Olympic
Vietnam
- ASEAN Championship: 2024; runner-up 2022
- VFF Cup: 2022
Individual
- Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2021, 2023, 2025
- Vietnamese Bronze Ball: 2022
- AFF Championship All-Star XI: 2022[29]
- V.League 1 Player of the Season: 2023
- V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2023, 2025–26
- V.League 2 Team of the Season: 2024–25
- V.League 2 Player of the Season: 2024–25
Orders
- Third-class Labor Order: 2025[30]