Nguyễn Thành Chung - Wikipedia

Vietnamese footballer Nguyễn Thành Chung

Thanh Chung in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Thành Chung
Date of birth	(1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Yên Sơn, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hà Nội
Number	16
Youth career
2007–2015	Hà Nội
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Hà Nội	168	(8)
International career‡
2017–2020	Vietnam U23	18	(3)
2018–	Vietnam	35	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFC U-23 Championship Runner-up China 2018 SEA Games Manila 2019 Team ASEAN Championship Runner-up ASEAN 2022 Team Winner ASEAN 2024 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyen. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.

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]

Club career

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Hanoi T&T Youth Team

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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

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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 Football Club.[5] He wore the number 18 shirt and scored a header to help his team achieve their first victory in the First Division.[6]

Hanoi FC

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In the 2016 V.League, 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 October 1, 2022, Thành Chung marked his 100th appearance in V.League 1 with a 5–1 victory over Becamex Binh Duong.[10][11]

On March 9, 2025, Thành Chung renewed his contract with Hanoi FC until 2030.[12]

International career

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Vietnam U-19

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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

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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

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International

[edit] As of match played 5 January 2025[18] Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Vietnam
	2018	1	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	8	0
	2025	2	0
Total		32	0

International goals

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U-23

[edit] Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. Only results against national teams were counted

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

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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

• V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2022, 2024–25

References

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1. ^ "Đội Hình: Đội 1" [Players: First team] (in Vietnamese). HANOI Football Club. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
2. ^ Nguyễn Thành Chung at Soccerway
3. ^ "Chung kết U19 QG: Chủ nhà Sông Lam Nghệ An thất bại ở trận mở màn". baonamdinh.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 24 February 2025.
4. ^ "VCK U19 Quốc gia: Xác định được 2 đội vào chung kết". Báo Công An Nghệ An (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
5. ^ "Hà Nội | VPF". Retrieved 24 February 2025.
6. ^ "Center-back Thành Chung scores, Công An Nhân Dân wins their first victory". Youtube.
7. ^ "Di sản của HLV Chu Đình Nghiêm ở CLB Hà Nội". Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
8. ^ "Cầu thủ được nhận xét "nóng tính nhất tuyển Việt Nam": Gây chú ý với căn hộ cao cấp 11 tỷ đồng ở Hà Nội và cơ ngơi khang trang tại quê nhà". cafef (in Vietnamese). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
9. ^ "U23 Việt Nam gọi bổ sung trung vệ Thành Chung". bongdaplus.vn. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
10. ^ "Văn Quyết lập cú đúp kiến tạo trong ngày CLB Hà Nội thắng 5-1". Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). 1 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
11. ^ Online, TTVH (2 October 2022). "Video bàn thắng Hà Nội 5-1 Bình Dương: Sự trở lại của ứng cử viên vô địch". thethaovanhoa.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 24 February 2025.
12. ^ "Nguyễn Thành Chung gắn bó đến năm 2030". hanoifc.com.vn. 9 March 2025.
13. ^ "VFF - Chung kết U19 QG - Cúp Tôn Hoa Sen 2015: PVF lên ngôi vô địch sau loạt "đấu súng"". VFF (in Vietnamese). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
14. ^ "Đội tuyển U23 quốc gia chính thức tập trung vào ngày 1-12". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
15. ^ "4 tuyển thủ bị loại trước giờ U23 Việt Nam lên đường dự VCK châu Á". Báo điện tử An ninh Thủ đô (in Vietnamese). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
16. ^ "Thắng thuyết phục 3-0, U22 Việt Nam giành HCV SEA Games lịch sử". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
17. ^ "Thắng đậm Indonesia, U22 Việt Nam giành HCV SEA Games sau 60 năm". Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
18. ^ "Thành Chung, Nguyễn". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
19. ^ "Hà Nội win V.League 1 for record sixth time". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

v t e Hanoi FC – current squad
1 Văn Chuẩn 2 Duy Mạnh 5 Văn Hoàng 6 Đức Hoàng 7 Xuân Mạnh 8 Văn Toàn 9 Tuấn Hải 10 Văn Quyết (c) 11 Hoàng Hên 15 Lamothe 16 Thành Chung 17 Văn Nam 19 Văn Trường 21 Đình Hai 22 Công Nhật 23 Văn Tùng 25 Xuân Tú 28 Văn Hà 29 Duy Dũng 35 Adriel 45 Văn Xuân 55 Maranhão 67 Văn Thắng 80 Fernando 88 Hùng Dũng 99 Passira Manager: Kewell

v t e Vietnam squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup
1 Bùi Tiến Dũng II 2 Đỗ Duy Mạnh 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c) 4 Bùi Tiến Dũng I 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu 6 Lương Xuân Trường 7 Nguyễn Huy Hùng 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 9 Nguyễn Văn Toàn 10 Nguyễn Công Phượng 11 Ngân Văn Đại 12 Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy 13 Nguyễn Tuấn Mạnh 14 Trần Minh Vương 15 Phạm Đức Huy 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng 17 Hồ Tấn Tài 18 Hà Đức Chinh 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải 20 Phan Văn Đức 21 Nguyễn Thành Chung 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh 23 Đặng Văn Lâm Coach: Park Hang-seo

Awards

v t e 2022 V.League Team of the Season GK: Trần Nguyên Mạnh LB: Đàm Tiến Dũng CB: Nguyễn Thành Chung CB: Nguyễn Thanh Bình RB: Hồ Tấn Tài CM: Đỗ Hùng Dũng CM: Nguyễn Hải Huy CM: Nguyễn Hoàng Đức LW: Phạm Tuấn Hải ST: Rimario Gordon RW: Nguyễn Văn Quyết v t e 2024–25 V.League Team of the Season GK: Nguyễn Đình Triệu LB: Pendant CB: Nguyễn Thành Chung CB: Adou RB: Bùi Tiến Dũng LM: Nguyễn Văn Vĩ CM: Nguyễn Quang Hải CM: Caio César RM: Nguyễn Hai Long ST: Nguyễn Tiến Linh ST: Alan

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