Ngọc Minh Chuyên

Ngọc Minh Chuyên

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Chiêm Hóa, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Thái Nguyên T&T
Number	9
Youth career
2019–2023	Thái Nguyên T&T
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Thái Nguyên T&T	27	(19)
International career^‡
2022–	Vietnam U20	26	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024

Ngọc Minh Chuyên (born 23 June 2004) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Thái Nguyên T&T.[1]

Club career

Born in Tuyển Quang, Minh Chuyên started playing football at a youth age, playing for her school team. In 2019, she joined the Thái Nguyên youth academy after her school's football coach presented her to the team.[2]

At the age of 17, he was promoted to Thái Nguyên T&T first team in 2021. She scored her first senior goal in her team 3–1 victory Vietnamese Women's National League win against Phong Phú Hà Nam.[3] In 2023, she was named as the Best Vietnamese Young Women Player of the Year.[4]

International career

With Vietnam U19, Minh Chuyên was the joint-top scorer of the 2022 and 2023 AFF U-19 Women's Championship. During both times, Vietnam finished as runners-up in the tournament.[5][6]

In October 2023, she received her first call up to the Vietnam national team, featuring in the preliminary squad for the 2022 Asian Games but was not included in the final list.[7]

Honours

Individual

• AFF U-19 Women's Championship Top Scorer: 2022, 2023
• Best Vietnamese Young Women Player of the Year: 2023

References

1. Ngọc Minh Chuyên at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. "Ngọc Minh Chuyên: ngôi sao trẻ tài năng của Bóng đá nữ Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Cục Thể Dục Thể Thao. 17 December 2023.
3. "Ngọc Minh Chuyên: Công Phượng mới của bóng đá nữ và chuyện được cả thôn hãnh diện" (in Vietnamese). Báo Bóng Đá. 14 December 2023.
4. "Quả bóng vàng Việt Nam 2023: Ngọc Minh Chuyên là Cầu thủ nữ trẻ xuất sắc nhất" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 19 February 2024.
5. "Tiền đạo U.19 nữ Việt Nam gây ấn tượng mạnh ở giải Đông Nam Á" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 15 July 2023.
6. "Nữ cầu thủ Ngọc Minh Chuyên 2 lần giành danh hiệu Vua phá lưới" (in Vietnamese). Báo Tuyên Quang. 16 July 2023.
7. "Ngọc Minh Chuyên: Được gọi lên đội tuyển là cơ hội để hoàn thiện bản thân" (in Vietnamese). Voices of Vietnam. 12 October 2023.