 Hữu Thắng in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-19) 19 May 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Phú Vang, Thừa Thiên Huế, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| 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 | |||
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born 19 May 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for V.League 1 side Viettel.
Club career
Born 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.
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.
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.
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.
International career
In 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. 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.
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.
Playing style
Hữu Thắng is a tricky left-footed player with high tactical awareness and the ability to make breakout dribbles during the match. His playstyle resembles Nguyễn Quang Hải (born 1997).
Honours
Club
Bình Định
Individual
- Vietnamese National U-21 Championship best player: 2020
References
- "Nguyễn Hữu Thắng". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Nguyễn Hữu Thắng và bàn thắng đánh dấu sự trở lại V.League". Dân Việt. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "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
- Nguyễn Hữu Thắng at Soccerway
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