Nguyễn Thanh Khôi (born 18 November 2001) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Hồ Chí Minh City.

Nguyễn Thanh Khôi
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Thanh Khôi
Date of birth (2001-11-18) November 18, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Huế, Vietnam
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hồ Chí Minh City
Number 16
Youth career
2013–2020 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2020–2022 Nutifood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Nutifood 0 (0)
2022Long An (loan) 16 (2)
2023– Hồ Chí Minh City 29 (0)
2023Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Vietnam U19 6 (1)
2022–2024 Vietnam U23 2 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF U-23 Championship
Winner Cambodia 2022 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Early career

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Born in Huế, Thanh Khôi started youth career at the age of 13 after he was admitted to the Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy. In 2019, he was sent to train with the under-17 side of Feyenoord during a short period.[2] At the same yearm he captained Hoàng Anh Gia Lai U19 to the Vietnamese National U-19 Championship final but failed to win the title after losing to Hà Nội.[3]

In 2020, Thanh Khôi was transferred to the Nutifood JMG Academy [vi], a partner club of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. He was part of the U-21 Nutifood squad that won the 2021 Vietnamese National U-21 Championship.[4]

Club career

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In 2022, Thanh Khôi joined V.League 2 side Long An on a loan deal from Nutifood. He scored 2 goals after 16 league appearances for the team.[5]

In November 2022, after Nutifood was handed over to Hồ Chí Minh City, Thanh Khôi signed for the V.League 1 team.[5][6]

In June 2023, Thanh Khôi was loaned to Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu until the end of the 2023 season.[7]

International career

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Thanh Khôi took part in the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship with Vietnam U23. He played in the opening game against Singapore and scored a goal in the 7–0 win.[8] After the game, he was tested positive for Covid-19 and forfeited for the rest of the tournament.[9] His teammates later secured the title after defeating Thailand in the final.[10]

Honours

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Vietnam U23

References

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  1. ^ "Nguyễn Thanh Khôi". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "4 tài năng trẻ của HAGL được trao cơ hội thử sức ở Feyenoord". Voice of Vietnam. 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ "(NxGn Việt Nam) Nguyễn Thanh Khôi: 'Của để dành' của lò đào tạo HAGL" (in Vietnamese). Goal.com. 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Học viện Nutifood vô địch U21 Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Vnexpress. 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "CLB TP.HCM chiêu mộ "bảo bối" của HLV Troussier" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ "CLB TP.HCM có 2 'viên ngọc quý' từ Học viện Nutifood JMG" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 21 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Bổ sung lực lượng, CLB BRVT chiêu mộ "viên ngọc quý" lò HAGL" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 19 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Hành trình chinh phục ước mơ của cầu thủ Nguyễn Thanh Khôi" (in Vietnamese). 35express. 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ "3 cầu thủ ghi bàn cho U23 Việt Nam bị thay thế do Covid-19". Sport 5. 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "U23 Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á: Nghịch cảnh tạo anh hùng" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 27 February 2022.
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