Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Quốc Cường.

Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường
Date of birth (2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Đô Lương, Nghệ An, Vietnam
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hồ Chí Minh City
Number 15
Youth career
2014–2020 HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy
2020–2022 Nutifood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Nutifood 8 (4)
2023–2024 Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu 32 (4)
2024– Hồ Chí Minh City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường (born 6 March 2004) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Hồ Chí Minh City.[2]

Early career

Born in Nghệ An, Quốc Cường moved to Đồng Nai at an early age with his family. In 2014, he joined the HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy.[3] He is a member of the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai under 19 team that finished second in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-19 Championship.[4] Shortly after the tournament, he joined the Nutifood JMG Academy [vi], a team that is affiliated with his previous club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. As a starter with the Nutifood under-17s, he finished as runners-up with his team in the 2020 Vietnamese National U-17 Championship.[5]

Club career

Quốc Cường played in the 2022 Vietnamese Football League Third Division with Nutifood. He scored 4 goals after 7 games as his team finish as league leader in the regular season, but his team failed to gain a promotion after losing to Luxury Hạ Long in the promotion play off game.[6][7]

In 2023, he signed for Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, who plays in the V.League 2. Quốc Cường scored 2 goals after 12 league games and secured the team in a safe position in the table to remain in the league.[8] In the following season, he appeared in all 20 league games for the team and scored 2 goals.[9]

On 7 August 2024, Quốc Cường joined V.League 1 side Hồ Chí Minh City.[9]

International career

Quốc Cường was called up several youth categories of the Vietnamese national team, including the under-15, under-16, under-18 and under-23, but never made an official appearance for these teams.[3][4]

Personal life

Quốc Cường is the cousin of Vietnam national team player Nguyễn Công Phượng.[3][10]

References

  1. ^ "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường". VPF. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b c "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường, em họ của Công Phượng là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tỏa sáng ở Học viện Nutifood, em họ Công Phượng được gọi lên U18 Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). VTC News. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Sông Lam Nghệ An nối dài kỷ lục vô địch giải U17 Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Báo Nghệ An. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Ai đã đánh em họ Công Phượng ở giải hạng Ba Quốc gia 2022" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 8 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Dugong Kiên Giang, Luxury Hạ Long giành vé dự giải hạng Nhì Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. 31 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu trụ hạng, Bình Phước đá play-off" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 20 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Em họ của Công Phượng lần đầu gia nhập CLB V.League" (in Vietnamese). VTC News. 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường - 'Em họ Công Phượng' là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 22 September 2020.