# Nguyễn Văn Tùng

Nguyễn Văn Tùng (born 2 June 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Nguyễn Văn Tùng initiated his football journey at the Gia Lam Sports Center of the Hà Nội football academy. After a brief stint with the U16 Hanoi team, his career faced a two-year interruption due to injury. In 2019, he returned to the U19 Hanoi squad, scoring 6 goals in 5 matches and helping the team clinch the U19 National Championship.

### Hanoi FC

On 26 June 2022, Văn Tùng was named on the substitutes bench for a match against Nam Dinh FC in the V.League 1. He made his competitive debut for the club on 3 July in a V.League 1 match against SHB Da Nang FC. Van Tung was replaced by Phạm Tuấn Hải in the 86th minute as Hanoi lost 2–1. He scored his first goal for the club at the 2022 Vietnamese Cup quarter-finals against Binh Phuoc FC which ended 5–0 for Hanoi.
On 27 May 2023, Văn Tùng scored his first V.League 1 goal in a 1–1 away draw at Becamex Binh Duong.

## International career

In 2019, Văn Tùng was called up by coach Philippe Troussier to the Vietnam U-19 national team for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. At the AFF U-23 Championship, he scored 2 goals in his debut match for Vietnam U-23 against Singapore U-23. At the 2023 SEA Games, Văn Tùng scored 5 goals and became the top scorer, but the Vietnam U-22 team only secured a bronze medal after being eliminated early in the semifinals by Indonesia U-22.
Văn Tùng was called up to the senior Vietnam squad for the first time to face Hong Kong and Syria in June 2023. He made his Vietnam senior team debut on 15 June 2023 against the former at the Lạch Tray Stadium.
In January 2024, he was included in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 7 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Asia | Asia | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hanoi FC | 2022 | V.League 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Hanoi FC | 2023 | V.League 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Hanoi FC | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Hanoi FC | Total | Total | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Total career | Total career | Total career | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
* ↑ Appearance in AFC Champions League

### International

    As of match played 19 January 2024.
| National team | Years | Apps | Goals |
| Vietnam | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 0 |

### International goals
#### Vietnam U19

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 6 November 2019 | Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | Mongolia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |

#### Vietnam U23

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 19 February 2022 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Singapore | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship |
| 2. | 19 February 2022 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Singapore | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship |
| 3. | 22 April 2022 | Hanoi, Vietnam | South Korea U-20 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 15 May 2022 | Phu Tho, Vietnam | Timor-Leste | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Southeast Asian Games |
| 5. | 5 June 2022 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Thailand | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
| 6. | 30 April 2023 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Laos | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 SEA Games |
| 7. | 3 May 2023 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Singapore | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2023 SEA Games |
| 8. | 8 May 2023 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023 SEA Games |
| 9. | 8 May 2023 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Malaysia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2023 SEA Games |
| 10. | 13 May 2023 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Indonesia | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2023 SEA Games |
| 11. | 6 September 2023 | Phu Tho, Vietnam | Guam | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| 12. | 17 April 2024 | Al Wakrah, Qatar | Kuwait | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |

## Honours
### Hanoi FC

* V.League 1: 2022
* Vietnamese National Cup: 2022

### Vietnam U23

* AFF U-23 Championship: 2022
* SEA Games Gold medal: 2021; Bronze medal: 2023

### Individual

* Southeast Asian Games Top scorer: 2023