# 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.
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 sat age 20, and has since earned over 64 caps as of October 2024.

## Club career
### Hoàng Anh Gia Lai

Văn Toàn made his debut for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai on 4 January 2015, coming on as a second–half substitute in a 4–2 home win over Sanna Khanh Hoa in V.League 1. In the 2019 season, he scored 9 goals and had 11 assists, which made him the top assist provider of the league. As the result, he was named in the league's Team of the season for the first time in his career.

### Seoul E-Land FC

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

### Thép Xanh Nam Định

On 20 September 2023, Văn Toàn returned to Vietnam and joined V.League 1 club Thép Xanh Nam Định. In the 2023–24 season, he was part of Nam Định's squad that won the V.League 1 title. As the team's starter right winger, he scored 5 goals and assisted twice in the league during the season, and was named in the league's Team of the season.

## International career

Văn Toàn made his international debut for Vietnam against Chinese Taipei on 24 March 2016 and scored a brace in a 4–1 win.
Văn Toàn has represented Vietnam in the 2019 and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He has also played in the 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 and the 2024 ASEAN Championship in which he won the 2018 and 2024 edition.

## Career statistics
### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Vietnam | 2016 | 12 | 3 |
| Vietnam | 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| Vietnam | Total | 68 | 8 |

## International goals

Vietnam U19
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 September 2013 | Gresik, Petrokimia Stadium | Thailand | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 2. | 10 September 2013 | Gresik, Petrokimia Stadium | Thailand | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 3. | 14 September 2013 | Gresik, Petrokimia Stadium | Indonesia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 4. | 16 September 2013 | Gresik, Petrokimia Stadium | Myanmar | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 5. | 16 September 2013 | Gresik, Petrokimia Stadium | Myanmar | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 6. | 16 September 2013 | Gresik, Petrokimia Stadium | Myanmar | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 7. | 3 October 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, KLFA Stadium | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 8. | 3 October 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, KLFA Stadium | Chinese Taipei | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 9. | 5 October 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, KLFA Stadium | Hong Kong | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 10. | 7 October 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, KLFA Stadium | Australia | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| 11. | 9 August 2014 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Track & Field Sports Complex | Singapore | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
| 12. | 9 September 2014 | Hà Nội, Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Japan | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 13. | 11 September 2014 | Hà Nội, Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Myanmar | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
Vietnam U23
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 2 June 2015 | Bishan, Bishan Stadium | Malaysia | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2015 Southeast Asian Games |
| 2. | 21 July 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium | Macau | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 3. | 21 July 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City, Thống Nhất Stadium | Macau | 8–1 | 8–1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 4. | 20 August 2017 | Shah Alam, Shah Alam Stadium | Philippines | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Southeast Asian Games |
Vietnam Olympic
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 27 August 2018 | Bekasi, Indonesia | Syria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
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. | 24 March 2016 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 8 November 2016 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 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 |
| 8. | 9 December 2024 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | Laos | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2024 ASEAN Championship |

## Honours

Thép Xanh Nam Định
* V.League 1: 2023–24
* Vietnamese Super Cup: 2024
Vietnam U23
* VFF Cup: 2018
Vietnam
* ASEAN Championship: 2018, 2024; runner-up: 2022
* VFF Cup: 2022
Individual
* AFF U-19 Youth Championship Top goalscorer: 2013
* V.League 1 top assist provider: 2019, 2020