Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường (born 27 December 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương.[2][3]
 Việt Cường in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tân Uyên, Bình Dương, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Becamex Bình Dương | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Becamex Bình Dương | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Becamex Bình Dương | 58 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Vietnam U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Vietnam U23 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Bình Dương, Việt Cường was a youth product of Becamex Bình Dương. In 2017, he was promoted to the first team of Becamex Bình Dương. On 6 October 2017, Việt Cường made his professional debut in his team's 2–1 win against SHB Đà Nẵng as part of the Vietnamese Cup semi finals. This made him the first player born in the 21st century to appear in a professinal match in Vietnam.[4]
On 24 August 2019, Việt Cường scored his first career goal, in Becamex Bình Dương's 1–0 V.League 1 win against Than Quảng Ninh.[5]
International career edit
Việt Cương took part in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship with Vietnam U16 and scored 2 goals as his team finished as runner-up.[6] He later participated in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Việt Cường, 'phiên bản' giữa Anh Đức và Tiến Linh cộng lại" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường: Sự trở lại ngọt ngào của kỳ vọng 'Tiến Linh 2.0'" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 2 April 2023.
- ^ "B.Bình Dương là đội đầu tiên của Việt Nam sử dụng cầu thủ sinh năm 2000" (in Vietnamese). Goal.com. 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Vòng 22 V-League 2019: Hải Phòng thoát hiểm, Thanh Hóa lâm nguy" (in Vietnamese). Báo Quảng Ngãi. 24 August 2019.
- ^ "U16 VN mất chức vô địch dù dẫn trước Australia 3-1". Znews. 23 July 2016.
External links edit
- Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường at Soccerway