Nguyễn Việt Thắng

Nguyễn Việt Thắng
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-13) September 13, 1981
Place of birth Long An, Vietnam
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Thanh Hóa
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Hồ Chí Minh City Police
2002–2003 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2005–2009 Đồng Tâm Long An
2005Porto B (training)
2010–2011 XM The Vissai Ninh Bình 21 (7)
2011–2013 Becamex Bình Dương 8 (0)
2012Thanh Hóa (loan) 13 (2)
2012–2013Đồng Tâm Long An (loan) (8)
2013– Đồng Tâm Long An
National team
2001–2003 Vietnam U23 8 (3)
2001–2012 Vietnam 37 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Nguyễn Việt Thắng (born September 13, 1981) is a Vietnamese footballer who is now playing for XM The Vissai Ninh Bình as a striker. He is a member of the Vietnam national football team.

Club career

Thắng was one of the talent of Vietnam football after being found Ho Chi Minh City Police F.C. In 2002, he moved to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai after spending 3 years playing for the club.

In 2003, he was believed to participate in a match-fixing scandal with another Hoàng Anh Gia Lai player in 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.[1] Vietnam Football Federation decided to ban him from all domestic league for 3 years. In 2006, he came back and played for Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. [2]

During the time he was banned by the Vietnam Football Federation in 2005, he was sent to F.C. Porto B for training so that he could prepare for his returning to play in V-League.[3]

International career

Việt Thắng was chosen to play for the national team in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification along with other stars such as Lê Huỳnh Đức. However, two years later, because of the ban from the federation, he could not play for the national team for 3 years.

In 2007, Việt Thắng returned to the national team but he missed the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. In 2008, He was chosen to play in 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. He is the partner of striker Le Cong Vinh in the starting line-up at the tournament. He finished the tournament with one goal and one assist.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. December 15, 2008 Shenyang, China China China U23 3–2 Loss Friendly
2. November 16, 2008 Hanoi, Vietnam  Thailand 2–2 Draw T&T Cup 2008
3. December 10, 2008 Phuket, Thailand  Laos 4–0 Won 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honour

Vietnam

References

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