Nhâm Mạnh Dũng (born 12 April 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Viettel and the Vietnam national team.[1][2][3]

Nhâm Mạnh Dũng
Nhâm Mạnh Dũng in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nhâm Mạnh Dũng
Date of birth (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Đông Hưng, Thái Bình, Vietnam
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Viettel
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2019 Viettel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Viettel 66 (6)
International career
2015–2017 Vietnam U16 7 (0)
2018–2020 Vietnam U19 9 (1)
2020–2022 Vietnam U23 21 (2)
2022– Vietnam 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place Hanoi 2021 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022

A versatile player, he can be deployed as a forward or a centre back. Once Mạnh Dũng even played as a goalkeeper for Vietnam U23, when the team's usual starting goalkeeper was sent off.

International career

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Youth

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With the Vietnam under-23s, Nhâm Mạnh Dũng participated in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. In this competition, he played five matches, scoring the only goal in the final to help defeat rivals Thailand.[4]

Senior

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Nhâm Mạnh Dũng made his senior international debut in a friendly against Singapore on 21 September 2022.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Asia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viettel 2019 V.League 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
2020 V.League 1 2 0 4 1 6 1
2021 V.League 1 3 0 0 0 4[a] 0 0 0 7 0
2022 V.League 1 14 2 2 2 4[b] 1 20 5
2023 V.League 1 20 2 5 3 25 5
2023–24 V.League 1 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total career 54 5 11 6 8 1 0 0 73 12
  1. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup

International

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As of match played 21 September 2022
National team Years Apps Goals
Vietnam 2022 1 0
Total 1 0

International goals

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Vietnam U19

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 April 2018 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   South Korea 1–0 1–1 2018 Suwon JS Cup

Vietnam U23

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 May 2022 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam   Thailand 1–0 1–0 2021 Southeast Asian Games
2. 8 June 2022 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Malaysia 1–0 2–0 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Honours

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Viettel

Vietnam U23

Vietnam

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Gia đình mình vui bất thình lình Nhâm Văn Thìn Television series; 1 episode [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Nhâm Mạnh Dũng, tiền đạo đá ở Champions League hy vọng cạnh tranh vị trí trên U23 Việt Nam". Bongdaplus-Báo Bóng đá.
  2. ^ "Vietnam - Nhâm Mạnh Dũng - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ Đức, Nguyễn (28 February 2019). "Nhâm Mạnh Dũng".
  4. ^ "Nhâm Mạnh Dũng: 'Ghi bàn vào lưới Thái Lan là bàn thắng quan trọng nhất đời tôi'". bongdaplus.vn. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Tiền đạo Nhâm Mạnh Dũng đóng phim Gia đình mình vui bất thình lình". Lao Động. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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