Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born 19 May 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for V.League 1 side Viettel.
 Hữu Thắng in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Phú Vang, Thừa Thiên Huế, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viettel | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Viettel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Viettel | 52 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Huế (loan) | 12 | (7) |
| 2020 | → Bình Định (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Vietnam U16 | 19 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Vietnam U19 | 12 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Vietnam U23 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Thừa Thiên Huế, Hữu Thắng is a youth product of Hà Nội's based team Viettel FC. He was part of the Viettel U-21 side that won the Vietnamese National U-21 Championship in 2020 and was chosen as the best player of the tournament.[2]
In 2019, he was loaned to his hometown club Huế and made his professional debut during the 2019 V.League 2. He scored 7 goals after 12 games for the club.[3]
In 2020, he remained in V.League 2, joining Bình Định on loan. He scored 6 goals and had 9 assists during the 2020 season, helping the club winning the V.League 2 title.[3][4]
After his successful loan spells, Hữu Thắng was registered in Viettel's squad for the 2021 V.League 1. On 9 October 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Hải Phòng.[2]
International career
editIn 2016, Hữu Thắng took part in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship with Vietnam U16 and scored 4 goals as his team reached the final, but lost to Australia in the penalty shootout.[5] He later featured in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. In the decisive group stage game against Australia, Hữu Thắng scored a brace to help his team win 3–2, qualifying them to the quarter-finals, where they were defeared by Iran.[3]
In 2018, Hữu Thắng was named in Vietnam U19 squad for the AFC U-19 Championship. He appeared in all three group stage matches but Vietnam failed to reach the knockout stage after three defeats.[6]
Playing style
editHữu Thắng is a tricky left-footed player with high tactical awareness and the ability to make breakout dribbles during the match.[7] His playstyle resembles Nguyễn Quang Hải (born 1997).[3]
Honours
editClub
editBình Định
Individual
edit- Vietnamese National U-21 Championship best player: 2020
References
edit- ^ "Nguyễn Hữu Thắng". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Nguyễn Hữu Thắng và bàn thắng đánh dấu sự trở lại V.League". Dân Việt. 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Bước ngoặt của tiền vệ trẻ Nguyễn Hữu Thắng". Báo Người Lao Động. 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Nguyễn Hữu Thắng - niềm hy vọng mới của bóng đá Việt Nam". Báo Giao Thông. 9 January 2021.
- ^ "U16 VN mất chức vô địch dù dẫn trước Australia 3-1". Znews. 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Việt Nam trắng tay rời Giải U19 châu Á 2018". Tuổi Trẻ. 25 October 2018.
- ^ "U.23 Việt Nam: Nỗi lo khựng lại của 2 nhạc trưởng Hai Long, Hữu Thắng". Thanh Niên. 15 April 2022.
External links
edit- Nguyễn Hữu Thắng at Soccerway