Nguyễn Ngọc Thắng

Nguyễn Ngọc Thắng
Personal information
Birth name	Nguyễn Ngọc Thắng
Date of birth	2 August 2002
Place of birth	Kỳ Anh, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
Number	38
Youth career
2013–2020	Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
2021	→ Nutifood-JMG (loan)
2022	→ Long An (loan)
International career‡
2022–	Vietnam U23
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Vietnam
AFF U-23 Championship
SEA Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

Nguyễn Ngọc Thắng (born 2 August 2002) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for V.League 1 club Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh and the Vietnam national under-23 team.[1]

Club career

Born in Hà Tĩnh, Ngọc Thắng was admitted to the youth team of Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh in 2013 after his performances during a local tournament. He was promoted to Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh's first team for the 2020 V.League 1 season but didn't make any appearances.[2]

In 2021, Ngọc Thắng was loaned to Nutifood-JMG and won the 2021 Vietnamese National U-21 Championship as his team's main centre back.[2]

On 13 February 2023, Ngọc Thắng made his professional debut, starting in Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh's 2–3 V.League 1 defeat against defending champions Hà Nội.[3][4]

Ngọc Thắng was named to the Vietnam national under-23 team squad for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. He played in the opening game against Singapore before getting replaced in the squad for being tested positive for Covid-19.[5] His teammates later secured the title after the 1–0 against Thailand in the final.[6]

In April 2022, Ngọc Thắng was selected by coach Philippe Troussier to participate in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games with Vietnam under-22.[7]

Nutifood JMG Academy

Vietnam U23[1]

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