Nguyễn Tiến Linh

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Nguyễn Tiến Linh

Nguyễn Tiến Linh (born 20 October 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương and the Vietnam national team.[2] In 2021, Tiến Linh was nominated by a panel of sports journalists and football experts for Best Footballer in Asia.[3] He is considered one of the best Vietnamese footballers of his generation. After the match against China in February 2022, he became the all-time leader for Vietnam in the World Cup qualifiers, passing Lê Công Vinh who had 7 goals.[4]

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Nguyễn Tiến Linh
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Tiến Linh in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Date of birth (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Cẩm Giàng, Hải Dương, Vietnam
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Becamex Bình Dương
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2015 Becamex Bình Dương
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Becamex Bình Dương 176 (68)
International career
2015–2017 Vietnam U19 11 (5)
2018–2022 Vietnam U23 30 (12)
2018– Vietnam 61 (25)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
ASEAN Championship
WinnerASEAN 2018Team
Runner-upASEAN 2022Team
WinnerASEAN 2024Team
SEA Games
2019 PhilippinesTeam
2021 VietnamTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025
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Early life

Nguyễn Tiến Linh was born and raised in the Cẩm Hoàng commune of the Cẩm Giang district, Hải Dương. At the age of 2, his mother moved to South Korea for work. At the age of 6, he followed his father to Bình Dương. His mother returned to Vietnam when he was 9 years old.[5]

Tiến Linh began playing football for his school team. At the age of 13, he followed his PE teacher's advice and participated in the trial test of Becamex Bình Dương, in which he was later admitted to the club. At first, he played as midfielder, but then switched to striker.[6]

Club career

Becamex Binh Duong U19

With 5 goals, Tiến Linh was the top scorer of Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship.

Becamex Binh Duong

Tiến Linh made his first debut with Becamex Binh Duong in 2016.

Over 4 years, Tiến Linh scored 26 goals: 15 in 2018, 5 in 2020, and 6 in 2021 before the cancellation of the league due to Covid-19.[7] Becamex Binh Duong won the Vietnamese National Football Super Cup and also placed second in the Vietnamese National Football Super Cup, also earning the Vietnamese Bronze Ball in 2021.[8] In 2022, he earned the Vietnamese Silver Ball.

Tiến Linh won the Vietnamese Golden Ball award for the first time in 2024.[9]

International career

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2018: First Match for Vietnam and won AFF Championship

On 8 November 2018, Tiến Linh made his debut for the national team in the match against Laos. He scored his first goal for Vietnam against Cambodia in their last group match. At the end, Tiến Linh and Vietnam won 2018 AFF Championship.

2019-present

2022 World Cup qualification

On 15 October 2019, Tiến Linh scored his first goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Indonesia. A month later, he scored the only goal against UAE. In June 2021, he scored 3 goals in the last 3 matches of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification to promote Vietnam to the third round. On 1 February 2022, he scored a goal in the match against China to surpass Le Cong Vinh as the top scorer for Vietnam in the history of World Cup qualification.[citation needed]

2020 AFF Championship

In 2020 AFF Championship, he scored a brace in a 40 win against Cambodia, but his team lost in the semi-finals to Thailand.

2022 AFF Championship

Tiến Linh scored 6 goals in 2022 AFF Championship to share the top goalscorer award with Thai striker Teerasil Dangda, but Vietnam once again lost Thailand by 2-3 on aggregate in the finals.

2026 World Cup qualification

During the 2nd round, Tiến Linh scored two goals against the Philippines and was awarded the Player of the Match title. Vietnam however was eliminated of the World Cup.

2024 ASEAN Championship

Tiến Linh scored 4 goals in 2024 ASEAN Championship, contributed greatly to helping the Vietnam win the Southeast Asian championship for the third time.

Career statistics

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Club

As of match played 13 April 2025
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Becamex Binh Duong 2016 V.League 1 152411[a]0203
2017 12251173
2018 1915602515
2019 177327[b]11[c]02810
2020 18510195
2021 11610126
2022 20900209
2023 18321204
2023–24 268332911
2024–25 1811322113
Total career 174682810811021178
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  1. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup

International

As of match played 25 March 2025[10]

More information National Team, Year ...
National TeamYearAppsGoals
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Vietnam 201852
201972
2021167
202273
202394
2024137
202540
Total6125
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Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. [10]

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List of international goals scored by Nguyễn Tiến Linh
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 November 2018Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Cambodia1–03–02018 AFF Championship
2.25 December 2018Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam North Korea1–01–1Friendly
3.15 October 2019Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia Indonesia3–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.14 November 2019Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam United Arab Emirates1–01–0
5.7 June 2021Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Indonesia1–04–0
6.11 June 2021 Malaysia1–02–1
7.15 June 2021Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–32–3
8.7 October 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates China2–22–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.12 October 2021Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman1–01–3
10.19 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Cambodia1–04–02020 AFF Championship
11.2–0
12.1 February 2022Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam China2–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.21 December 2022New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Laos1–06–02022 AFF Championship
14.27 December 2022Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Malaysia1–03–0
15.3 January 2023 Myanmar2–03–0
16.9 January 2023 Indonesia1–02–0
17.2–0
18.13 January 2023 Thailand1–02–2
19.6 June 2024 Philippines1–13–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.2–1
21.10 September 2024 Thailand1–01–22024 LPBank Cup
22.9 December 2024New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Laos2–04–12024 ASEAN Championship
23.21 December 2024Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì, Vietnam Myanmar5–05–0
24.26 December 2024Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore1–02–0
25.29 December 2024Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì, Vietnam3–13–1
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Honours

Club

Becamex Bình Dương

International

Vietnam

Vietnam U23

Individual

References

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