Nguyễn Lê Phát
Vietnamese footballer (born 2007)
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Nguyễn Lê Phát (born 12 January 2007) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for V.League 1 club Ninh Bình and the Vietnam national under-23 team.
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Lê Phát in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nguyễn Lê Phát | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tuy Đức, Đắk Nông, Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ninh Bình | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2024 | PVF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Deinze (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | PVF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → PVF-CAND B (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ninh Bình | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Vietnam U17 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vietnam U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Vietnam U23 | 10 | (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 20 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Early career
Born in Đắk Nông, Lê Phát was admitted to the PVF at the age of 9 after getting being by the team scouts during a player recruitment in Cần Thơ.[2] At PVF, he became a key player at several youth categories, helping his team achieve good results in Vietnamese youth tournaments. In January 2023, Lê Phát was invited by Belgian side Deinze to train with the club during a period of three months.[3]
Club career
In 2023, Lê Phát was included in PVF's squad to participate in the Vietnamese Second Division.[4]
On 30 July 2025, Lê Phát signed for V.League 1 side Ninh Bình.[5]
International career
Lê Phát gained Vietnamese media attention after his performances 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification. Being the youngest member in the team, he scored 2 goals against Chinese Taipei.[6] He later featured in the final tournament, featuring in all three group stage matches as Vietnam U17 failed to reach the knockout stage.[7]
Playing style
Lê Phát is a versatile player, being able to operate as a winger, a striker and also as an attacking midfielder thanks to his playmaking abilities. He is given the nickname "Vietnamese Mbappé" due to physical and playing style resemblances.[7][8]