Nguyễn Thành Chung

Nguyễn Thành Chung
Thanh Chung in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Thành Chung
Date of birth (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997
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)
2015 → Công An Nhân Dân (loan)
2016– Hà Nội 182 (8)
International career‡
2017–2020 Vietnam U23 18 (3)
2018– Vietnam 44 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFC U-23 Championship
Runner-upChina 2018
SEA Games
Gold medal – first placeManila 2019Team
ASEAN Championship
Runner-upASEAN 2022Team
WinnerASEAN 2024Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 August 2026

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

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Division League National cup Continental Other Total
SeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hà Nội V.League 1 2016 190702[a]01[b]0290
2017 131103[c]01[b]0181
2018 10141——142
2019 1744014[d]11[b]0365
2020 16143—1[b]0214
2021 8000—1[b]090
2022 22130——251
2023 16000—1[b]0170
2023–24 210405[a]0—300
2024–25 19000——190
2025–26 21010——220
Total career 18282842416024013
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in AFC Champions League and two appearances in AFC Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances in AFC Champions League, twelve appearances and one goal in AFC Cup

International

As of match played 7 August 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Vietnam
201810
2021100
202270
202340
202480
202550
202650
Total400

International goals

U-23

Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. Only results against national teams were counted
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 March 2019Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Brunei2–06–02020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
226 March 2019Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Thailand3–04–02020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
31 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Indonesia1–12–12019 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

Hà Nội

Vietnam U23

Vietnam

Individual

References

  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.
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