Filip Nguyen
Filip Nguyen (born September 14, 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Cong An Ha Noi FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Nguyen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cong An Ha Noi | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2012–2013 | Loko Vltavín | ||
| 2013 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | SK Union Čelákovice | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vlašim | 43 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Slovan Liberec | 69 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → 1. FC Slovácko (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | 1. FC Slovácko | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cong An Ha Noi | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 | |||
Club career
Nguyen played youth football with Loko Vltavín and Sparta Prague, joining the latter in 2012.[2] On 20 October 2013, Nguyen appeared in the Sparta first-team squad for the first-team, being an unused substitute for a Czech First League home win over city rivals Dukla Prague.[1] He departed the club in 2015 to play for SK Union Čelákovice.[2] 2016 saw Nguyen complete a move to Czech National Football League side Vlašim.[1] He made his professional debut for Vlašim v. Karviná on 26 March.[1] Forty-two appearances followed across his first three seasons.[1] In February 2018, Slovan Liberec completed the signing of Nguyen; signing until 2021.[3][4]
On the evening of June 28, Cong An Ha Noi officially announced the successful recruitment of Filip Nguyen.[5] It is expected that he will sign a 3-year contract with the club and be able to register for overseas Vietnamese players.[6] On 2 July, He made his V.League 1 debut in a 0-1 loss against SHB Da Nang at Hòa Xuân Stadium.
International career
Nguyen is eligible to play for Czech Republic or Vietnam at international level.
In July 2019, it was reported that Nguyen, who is of Vietnamese descent, was in the process of becoming naturalizsed as a Vietnamese citizen, which would allow him to represent the country's national team for the succeeding 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[7]
In September 2020, Nguyen received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national team for their UEFA Nations League match against Scotland on 7 September. Due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the previous Czech squad, all players and the coaching staff which faced Slovakia on 4 September had to be replaced.[8]
Personal life
Nguyen was born in Slovakia to a Vietnamese father and a Czech mother. His father is from Haiphong.
In August 2021, Filip married his long-term girlfriend Aneta Nguyen. Aneta gave birth to the couple's first son, Filip Jr, in 2020.
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 July 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2013–14 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vlašim | 2015–16 | National Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Slovan Liberec | 2017–18 | First League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Slovácko | 2021–22 | First League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Cong An Ha Noi | 2023 | V.League 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- "Czech Republic - F. Nguyen". Soccerway. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- "Filip Nguyen - Slovan Liberec". Football Database. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "Posila do branky: Filip Nguyen přestupuje do Slovanu!". FC Slovan Liberec. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "Velké loučení v Liberci! Nguyen ztratil pozici, zkusí to ve Slovácku". blesk.cz. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- "CLB CÔNG AN HÀ NỘI HOÀN TẤT THỦ TỤC CHIÊU MỘ FILIP NGUYỄN". Công An Hà Nội FC (in Vietnamese).
- "Filip Nguyễn signs as a goalkeeper for HN Police". Vietnam News.
- "BREAKING: Filip Nguyen to be called up to the national team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers?". Thethao247.vn. 11 July 2019.
- "Nominace na pondělní utkání se Skotskem". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
External links
- Filip Nguyen at Soccerway