Nguyễn Văn Quyết

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

Nguyễn Văn Quyết (born 1 July 1991) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for V.League 1 club Hà Nội.

Nguyễn Văn Quyết

Nguyễn Văn Quyết in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Văn Quyết
Date of birth	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Thạch Thất, Hanoi, Vietnam
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hà Nội
Number	10
Youth career
2006–2008	Thể Công
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Viettel	23	(8)
2010–	Hà Nội	306	(121)
International career‡
2009–2010	Vietnam U19	21	(5)
2011–2013	Vietnam U23	19	(11)
2011–2024	Vietnam	58	(16)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Vietnam AFF Championship Winner ASEAN 2018 Team Runner-up ASEAN 2022 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 April 2024

Nguyễn Văn Quyết started his career with Thể Công before moving to V.League 1 side Hanoi FC in 2011, where he established himself as one of the best player in the league. He won thirteen trophies at Hanoi, including five V.League 1 titles, three National Cups and five Super Cups.

A youth international for Vietnam from under-19 to under-23 level, Văn Quyết made his senior debut in 2011. He has represented his nation at five editions of the ASEAN Championship, as well as the 2018 Asian Games. He retired from international football in 2024.

International career

Nguyễn Văn Quyết represented Vietnam at youth level between 2009 and 2013, progressing from the under-19 team up to the under-23 team. His debut for the senior national team came on 29 June 2011, against Macau where he came on as a substitute and scored a goal in a 6–0 home win in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[1]

Nguyễn Văn Quyết was elected captain of the Vietnam national team at the 2018 AFF Championship. However, his contribution in the journey to winning this tournament is very limited.

On 12 October 2024, Quyết announced that he had retired from international football after the match against India.^[2] He earned 58 caps, scoring 16 goals.

Personal life

In 2015, Nguyen Van Quyet married Nguyen Huyen Mi, eldest daughter of former Saigon FC president Nguyen Giang Dong. The couple has a son and a daughter.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Asia		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Viettel FC	2010	V.League 2	23	8	2	0	—		—		25	8
Hanoi FC	2011	V.League 1	25	9	1	0	5[a]	1	1[b]	0	32	10
	2012		24	12	4	1	—		—		28	13
	2013		22	7	0	0	—		—		22	7
	2014		22	11	1	0	10[c]	7	1[b]	0	34	18
	2015		25	13	4	3	2[d]	0	—		31	16
	2016		19	5	7	6	1[d]	0	1[b]	0	28	11
	2017		24	9	1	0	7[e]	5	1[b]	1	33	15
	2018		19	7	6	0	—		—		25	7
	2019		15	9	4	4	13[f]	9	1[b]	0	33	22
	2020		20	5	3	5	—		1[b]	0	24	10
	2021		10	1	0	0	—		1[b]	0	11	1
	2022		18	6	3	3	—		—		21	9
	2023		13	9	0	0	—		1[b]	0	14	9
	2023–24		25	11	4	1	5[d]	0	—		34	12
	2024–25		3	2	0	0	0	0	—		3	2
	Total		284	116	38	23	43	22	8	1	373	162
Total career			307	124	40	23	43	22	8	1	398	170

1. Appearances in AFC Cup
2. Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
3. Two appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League, eight appearances and six goals in AFC Cup
4. Appearances in AFC Champions League
5. One appearance in AFC Champions League, six appearances and five goals in AFC Cup
6. Two appearances and two goals in AFC Champions League, elenven appearances and seven goals in AFC Cup

International

As of match played 12 October 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Vietnam	2011	5	1
	2012	9	2
	2013	2	0
	2014	10	4
	2015	4	0
	2016	10	4
	2017	5	2
	2018	4	0
	2022	5	3
	2023	3	0
	2024	1	0
Total		58	16

International goals

Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Quyết goal.

List of international goals scored by Nguyễn Văn Quyết

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 June 2011	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	1	Macau	6–0	6–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	10 June 2012	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	7	Hong Kong	1–1	2–1	Friendly
3	30 November 2012	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	14	Thailand	1–2	1–3	2012 AFF Championship
4	2 July 2014	Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam	18	Myanmar	6–0	6–0	Friendly
5	9 November 2014	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	20	Palestine	1–3	1–3	Friendly
6	16 November 2014	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	21	Malaysia	2–1	3–1	Friendly
7	7 December 2014	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	25	Malaysia	2–1	2–1	2014 AFF Championship
8	31 May 2016	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	31	Syria	2–0	2–0	Friendly
9	6 June 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	33	Singapore	2–0	3–0 (a.e.t.)	2016 AYA Bank Cup
10	20 November 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	37	Myanmar	1–0	2–1	2016 AFF Championship
11	3 December 2016	Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia	39	Indonesia	1–1	1–2	2016 AFF Championship
12	5 September 2017	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	43	Cambodia	1–0	2–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13	10 October 2017	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	44	Cambodia	2–0	5–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14	21 September 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	52	Singapore	1–0	4–0	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
15	27 September 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	53	India	3–0	3–0	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
16	14 December 2022	Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	54	Philippines	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Hanoi FC

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 April 2011	Hanoi, Hàng Đẫy Stadium	Tampines Rovers	1-0	1-1	2011 AFC Cup
2.	29 January 2014	Pune, Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex	Pune	2-0	2-0	2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
3.	25 February 2014	Hanoi, Hàng Đẫy Stadium	Maziya	1-1	5-1	2014 AFC Cup
4.				2-1
5.				4-1
6.	11 March 2014	Malang, Kanjuruhan Stadium	ARE	3-1	3-1	2014 AFC Cup
7.	19 March 2014	Hanoi, Hàng Đẫy Stadium	Selangor	1-0	1-0	2014 AFC Cup
8.	9 April 2014	Malé, Galolhu National Stadium	Maziya	2-0	2-0	2014 AFC Cup
9.	21 February 2017	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Ceres–Negros	1-1	1-1	2017 AFC Cup
10.	15 March 2017	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Tampines Rovers	2-0	4-0	2017 AFC Cup
11.	4 April 2017	Singapore, Jalan Besar Stadium	Tampines Rovers	1-1	2-1	2017 AFC Cup
12.	3 May 2017	Hanoi, Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Felda United	2-0	4-1	2017 AFC Cup
13.				3-0
14.	12 February 2019	Pathum Thani, Thailand	Bangkok United	1-0	1-0	2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
15.	19 February 2019	Jinan, Shandong, China	Shandong Luneng	1-0	1-4	2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
16.	26 February 2019	Hanoi, Vietnam	Nagaworld FC	4-0	10-0	2019 AFC Cup
17.	25 June 2019	Hanoi, Vietnam	Ceres–Negros	2-0	2-1	2019 AFC Cup
18.	31 July 2019	Binh Duong, Vietnam	Becamex Bình Dương	1-0	1-0	2019 AFC Cup
19.	20 August 2019	Hanoi, Vietnam	Altyn Asyr	3-2	3-2	2019 AFC Cup
20.	27 August 2019	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Altyn Asyr	1-0	2-2	2019 AFC Cup
21.				2-1
22.	25 September 2019	Hanoi, Vietnam	April 25	1-1	2-2	2019 AFC Cup

U-23/Olympic

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 November 2011	Jakarta, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	Philippines	3–1	3-1	2011 Southeast Asian Games
2.	12 November 2011	Jakarta, Lebak Bulus Stadium	Brunei	1-0	8–0	2011 Southeast Asian Games
3.				2-0
4.				3-0
5.	17 November 2011	Jakarta, Lebak Bulus Stadium	Laos	2–1	3–1	2011 Southeast Asian Games
6.	25 June 2012	Yangon, Thuwunna Stadium	Myanmar	1–0	1–3	2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
7.	15 December 2013	Naypyidaw, Zayarthiri Stadium	Laos	2–0	5–0	2013 Southeast Asian Games
8.				3–0
9.	14 August 2018	Cikarang, Indonesia	Pakistan	2–0	3–0	2018 Asian Games
10.	1 September 2018	Cibinong, Indonesia	United Arab Emirates	1–1	1–1 (pens. 3–4)	2018 Asian Games

Honours

Hanoi

• V.League 1: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
• Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020, 2022
• Vietnamese Super Cup: 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Vietnam U23/Olympic

• Asian Games Fourth place: 2018
• VFF Cup: 2018

Vietnam

• AFF Championship: 2018; runner-up: 2022
• AYA Bank Cup: 2016
• VFF Cup: 2022

Individual

• Vietnamese Young Player of the Year: 2010, 2011
• Vietnamese Silver Ball: 2014, 2015
• Vietnamese Golden Ball: 2020,^[4] 2022^[5]
• V.League 1 Player of the Season: 2018, 2020, 2022
• V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023–24
• Top 10 outstanding Vietnamese athletes of the Year: 2020 (Top 1)^[6]

Controversy

On 13 March 2016, in a match against Sanna Khánh Hòa, Quyết was sent off after pushing over the referee who had just made a controversial call.^[7]