Nguyễn Thành Chung

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]

Nguyễn Thành Chung

Thanh Chung in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Thành Chung
Date of birth	(1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Yên Sơn, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	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	162	(8)
International career‡
2017–2020	Vietnam U23	18	(3)
2018–	Vietnam	34	(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, correct as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

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

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 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

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]

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.^[12]

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.^[13] 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.^[14] 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.^[15][16] 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

International

As of match played 5 January 2025^[17]

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

U-23

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

Hà Nội

• V.League 1: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022^[18]
• 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