Nguyễn Mạnh Hưng

Nguyễn Mạnh Hưng (born 8 August 2005) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a center back for V.League 1 team Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh, on loan from Thể Công-Viettel, and the Vietnam national under-23 team.

Nguyễn Mạnh Hưng

Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Mạnh Hưng
Date of birth	(2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Thanh Hà, Hải Dương, Vietnam[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position	Center back
Team information
Current team	Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh (on loan from Thể Công-Viettel)
Number	66
Youth career
–2023	Viettel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Thể Công-Viettel	2	(0)
2023–2024	→ Trường Tươi Bình Phước (loan)	10	(0)
2025–	→ Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	Vietnam U16	2	(0)
2023–2025	Vietnam U20	3	(0)
2023–	Vietnam U23	9	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFF U-23 Championship Winner Thailand 2023
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 April 2024

Club career

Born in Hải Dương, Mạnh Hưng trained in the Viettel youth academy.^[3][4]

In August 2023, Mạnh Hưng joined V.League 2 side Trường Tươi Bình Phước on a loan deal. On 31 October 2023, he made his professional debut, starting in his team's 2–2 draw against SHB Đà Nẵng.^[5]

In August 2025, Mạnh Hưng was loaned to V.League 1 side Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh.^[6]

International career

In March 2022, Mạnh Hưng was named in the Vietnam under-17's 19-player squad for a training camp in Germany.^[7] After the training camp ended, he was one of the two players selected by the staff of Eintracht Frankfurt to stay and train with the team for one more week.^[8]

In 2023, Mạnh Hưng participated at the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup with the Vietnam under-20s,^[9] starting all three group matches.^[10] Later that year, he was included in the Vietnam U23s' 23-men squad for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship as Vietnam were later crowned as champions.^[11][12]

Honours

Vietnam U23

• AFF U-23 Championship: 2023