Filip Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Filip, born 14 September 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội. Born in Czechoslovakia, he represents the Vietnam national team.
 Filip Nguyen in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nguyễn Filip[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Công An Hà Nội | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Loko Vltavín (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | SK Union 2013 | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vlašim | 45 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Slovan Liberec | 94 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Slovácko (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Slovácko | 46 | (0) |
| 2023– | Công An Hà Nội | 42 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Vietnam | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editNguyen played youth football with Loko Vltavín and Sparta Prague, joining the latter in 2012.[3] 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.[2] He departed the club in 2015 to play for SK Union Čelákovice.[3] 2016 saw Nguyen complete a move to Czech National Football League side Vlašim.[2] He made his professional debut for Vlašim v. Karviná on 26 March.[2] Forty-two appearances followed across his first three seasons.[2] In February 2018, Slovan Liberec completed the signing of Nguyen; signing until 2021.[4][5] In the 2022–23 Czech First League, Nguyen was the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets.[6]
Công An Hà Nội
editOn 28 June 2023, Nguyen signed for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội on a three-year contract.[7][8] Nguyen made his league debut for the club on 2 July 2023, in a 0–1 loss against SHB Đà Nẵng at Hòa Xuân Stadium.[9] His first season with the Police team ended in success, as they won the V.League 1 title.[10]
In 6 December 2023, Nguyen received approval to naturalize as a Vietnamese citizen.[11][12]
International career
editFilip Nguyen is eligible to play for either the Czech Republic or Vietnam at international level.
In July 2019, it was reported that Nguyen was in the process of becoming naturalized as a Vietnamese citizen, which would allow him to represent the country's national team for the succeeding 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15][16][17]
On 6 December 2023, Nguyen announced on his Facebook page that he had successfully completed his Vietnamese naturalization, thus making him eligible to play for Vietnam.[11]
On 25 December 2023, Nguyen was selected in Vietnam's 34-man provisional squad for the 2023 Asian Cup,[18] and later made the final squad.[19][20] He made his first senior international appearance against Kyrgyzstan in a 1–2 friendly defeat on 9 January 2024 in preparation for the tournament. Nguyen played in all of Vietnam's three matches at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals.
Personal life
editFilip Nguyen was born in Prague to a Vietnamese father and a Czech mother.[21] His father is from Haiphong.
Nguyen married his long-term girlfriend Aneta Ngova in August 2021. She also is of Vietnamese and Czech descent.[22] They have a son Filip Jr (born January 2021).[23]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 15 September 2024[2]
| 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 | First League | 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 | National Football League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | National Football League | 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 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | First League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | First League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Slovácko | 2021–22 | First League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | First League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Công An Hà Nội | 2023 | V.League 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 256 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League, 7 appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in ASEAN Club Championship
International
edit- As of match played 12 October 2024[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
editSlovácko
Công An Hà Nội
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Quyết định 1477/QĐ-CTN 2023 cho nhập quốc tịch Việt Nam đối với Ông Nguyễn Filip" (in Vietnamese). Thu Vien Phap Luat.
- ^ a b c d e f "Czech Republic - F. Nguyen". Soccerway. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Statistiky: Brankáři". fortunaliga.cz. Fortuna Liga.
- ^ "CLB CÔNG AN HÀ NỘI HOÀN TẤT THỦ TỤC CHIÊU MỘ FILIP NGUYỄN". Cong An Ha Noi FC (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Filip Nguyễn signs as a goalkeeper for HN Police". Vietnam News.
- ^ "Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper struggles with hot weather in Hanoi". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "CAHN vô địch V-League 2023" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b VnExpress. "Thủ môn Filip Nguyen có quốc tịch Việt Nam". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Hanoi Department of Justice awards the decision to acquire Vietnamese citizenship to goalkeeper Nguyen Filip". Vietnam Football Federation. 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Vietnamese-Czech goalkeeper applies for Vietnamese citizenship". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ VnExpress. "Filip Nguyễn được gọi lên tuyển Czech". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Nominace na pondělní utkání se Skotskem". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Vietnam may lose talented goalkeeper to Czech Republic". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ VnExpress. "Filip Nguyễn xin không vào sân ở đội tuyển Czech". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "The Vietnam team prepares for the 2023 Asian Cup with 34 players". Vietnam Football Federation. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "The Vietnam team announced the official list of 26 players participating in the 2023 Asian Cup". Vietnam Football Federation. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Danh sách đội tuyển Việt Nam dự Asian Cup 2023 do AFC công bố". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Naturalized goalkeeper talks childhood, learning Vietnamese". VnExpress International. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "V.League's most expensive transfer and wife enjoy married bliss". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Vietnamese-Czech footballer's wife loves living in Vietnam". VnExpress International. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Filip Nguyen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
edit- Filip Nguyen at Soccerway