Nguyễn Văn Toàn (footballer, born 1996)

Nguyễn Văn Toàn (born 12 April 1996) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for V.League 1 club Thép Xanh Nam Định and the Vietnam national team.[2]

Nguyễn Văn Toàn
Nguyễn Văn Toàn in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Văn Toàn
Date of birth (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Hải Dương, Vietnam
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Thép Xanh Nam Định
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2014 HAGL–Arsenal JMG Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 177 (46)
2022–2023 Seoul E-Land 9 (0)
2023– Thép Xanh Nam Định 14 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Vietnam U19 12 (13)
2017–2018 Vietnam U22 6 (1)
2015–2019 Vietnam U23 34 (4)
2016– Vietnam 62 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Runner-up Indonesia 2013
Runner-up Vietnam 2014
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place Singapore 2015 Team
AFC U-23 Championship
Runner-up China 2018
AFF Championship
Winner ASEAN 2018 Team
Runner-up ASEAN 2022 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Nguyễn Văn Toàn joined Hoang Anh Gia Lai–Arsenal JMG Academy in 2007. He made his first-team debut for HAGL against Khanh Hoa in January 2015.

Văn Toàn made his senior international debut for Vietnam in 2016 at age 20, and has since earned over 51 caps.

Club career edit

Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC edit

Văn Toàn made his debut for Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC on 4 January 2015, coming on as a second–half substitute in a 4–2 home win over Sana Khanh Hoa in V.League 1.

Seoul E-Land FC edit

On 4 January 2023, Văn Toàn joined K League 2 side Seoul E-Land.[3] On 1 March, he was part of the starting lineup in a K2 League match against Chungbuk Cheongju, his first ever league appearance.

International career edit

 
Nguyễn Văn Toàn's frusttration after Vietnam's defeat against Japan in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals.

Văn Toàn made his international debut against Chinese Taipei on 24 March 2016. That same match he scored two goals in a 4–1 win.[4]

Career statistics edit

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Vietnam 2016 12 3
2017 3 1
2018 1 0
2019 11 0
2021 15 0
2022 6 2
2023 10 1
Total 57 7

International goals edit

Vietnam U19

Vietnam U23

Vietnam Olympic

Vietnam

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 March 2016 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam   Chinese Taipei 2–1 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 3–1
3. 8 November 2016   Indonesia 3–2 3–2 Friendly
4. 28 March 2017 Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Afghanistan 1–0 1–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5. 27 September 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   India 2–0 3–0 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
6. 21 December 2022 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos   Laos 5–0 6–0 2022 AFF Championship
7. 16 November 2023 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines   Philippines 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours edit

Vietnam

Vietnam U-23

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ (in Vietnamese) Chiều cao đội tuyển Việt Nam 2019: Nhỏ nhưng có võ
  2. ^ a b Nguyễn Văn Toàn at Soccerway
  3. ^ "[오피셜] 서울E, 스즈키컵 우승 이끈 '베트남 공격수' 반또안 영입". interfootball.co.kr (in Korean). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ Tam Phong (24 March 2016). "Kết quả, tường thuật Việt Nam 4-1 Đài Loan (TQ)". Bong Da Plus (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ^ (in Vietnamese) Văn Toàn hay nhất V.League 2019: Kiến tạo 11 lần, ghi 9 bàn!

External links edit