Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường

Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường (born 6 March 2004) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 2 club Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, on loan from Nutifood.[2]

Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường
Date of birth (2004-03-06) March 6, 2004
Place of birth Đô Lương, Nghệ An, Vietnam
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2020 HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy
2020–2022 Nutifood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Nutifood 8 (4)
2023– → Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (loan) 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023

Early career

Born in Nghệ An, Quốc Cường moved to Đồng Nai at an early age with his family. In 2014, he joined the HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy.[3] He is a member of the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai under 19 team that finished second in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-19 Championship.[4] Shortly after the tournament, he joined the Nutifood JMG Academy, a team that is affiliated with his previous club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. As a starter with the Nutifood under-17s, he finished as runners-up with his team in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-17 Championship.[5]

Club career

Quốc Cường played in the 2022 Vietnamese Football League Third Division with Nutifood. He scored 4 goals after 7 games as his team finish as league leader in the regular season, but his team failed to gain a promotion after losing to Luxury Ha Long in the promotion play off game.[6][7]

In 2023, he was loaned to Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, who plays in the V.League 2. Quốc Cường scored 2 goals after 12 league games and secured the team in a safe position in the table to remain in the league.[8]

International career

Quốc Cường was called up several youth categories of the Vietnamese national team, including the uner-15, under-16, under-18 and under-23, but never made an official appearance for these teams.[3][4]

Personal life

Quốc Cường is the cousin of Vietnam national team player Nguyễn Công Phượng.[3][9]

References
  1. "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường". VPF. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường at Soccerway
  3. "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường, em họ của Công Phượng là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 22 September 2020.
  4. "Tỏa sáng ở Học viện Nutifood, em họ Công Phượng được gọi lên U18 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). VTC News. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. "Sông Lam Nghệ An nối dài kỷ lục vô địch giải U17 Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Báo Nghệ An. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. "Ai đã đánh em họ Công Phượng ở giải hạng Ba Quốc gia 2022" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 8 October 2022.
  7. "Dugong Kiên Giang, Luxury Hạ Long giành vé dự giải hạng Nhì Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. 31 October 2022.
  8. "Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu trụ hạng, Bình Phước đá play-off" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 20 August 2023.
  9. "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường - 'Em họ Công Phượng' là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 22 September 2020.
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