Nguyễn Việt Thắng

Nguyễn Việt Thắng (born September 13, 1981) is a retired Vietnamese footballer who is now playing for XM The Vissai Ninh Bình as a striker. He is a member of the Vietnam national football team.[1]

Nguyễn Việt Thắng
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-13) September 13, 1981
Place of birth Tân An, Long An, Vietnam
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Hồ Chí Minh City Police 4 (q)
2002–2003 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 5 (1)
2005–2009 Đồng Tâm Long An 4 (3)
2005 → Porto B (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011 XM The Vissai Ninh Bình 21 (7)
2011–2013 Becamex Bình Dương 8 (0)
2012 → Thanh Hóa (loan) 13 (2)
2012–2013 → Đồng Tâm Long An (loan) 10 (8)
2013–2014 Đồng Tâm Long An 12 (3)
National team
2001–2003 Vietnam U23 8 (3)
2001–2012 Vietnam 37 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Thắng was one of the talent of Vietnam football after being found Ho Chi Minh City Police F.C. In 2002, he moved to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai after spending 3 years playing for the club.

In 2003, he was believed to participate in a match-fixing scandal with another Hoàng Anh Gia Lai player in 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.[2] Vietnam Football Federation decided to ban him from all domestic league for 3 years. In 2006, he came back and played for Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. [3]

During the time he was banned by the Vietnam Football Federation in 2005, he was sent to F.C. Porto B for training so that he could prepare for his returning to play in V-League.[4]

International career

Việt Thắng was chosen to play for the national team in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification along with other stars such as Lê Huỳnh Đức. However, two years later, because of the ban from the federation, he could not play for the national team for 3 years.

In 2007, Việt Thắng returned to the national team but he missed the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. In 2008, he was chosen to play in 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. He is the partner of striker Le Cong Vinh in the starting line-up at the tournament. He finished the tournament with one goal and one assist.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.December 15, 2008Shenyang, China China U233–2LossFriendly
2.November 16, 2008Hanoi, Vietnam Thailand2–2DrawT&T Cup 2008
3.December 10, 2008Phuket, Thailand Laos4–0Won2008 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honour

Vietnam

References
  1. Tiền đạo Việt Thắng: Từ "cậu bé hư" đến chức vô địch AFF Cup, May 4, 2020
  2. Hai cầu thủ HA Gia Lai bị công an xét hỏi
  3. Sự trở lại của Thắng "bế"
  4. Tiền đạo Việt Thắng đi Bồ Đào Nha thử việc
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