# Nguyễn Thành Chung

Nguyễn Thành Chung (born 8 September 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team.

## Club Career
### Hanoi T&T Youth Team

During his time at the Hanoi T&T youth team, Nguyễn Thành Chung wore the number 18 shirt for the U-17, U-19, and U-21 teams. Playing as a defender, he also managed to score several goals, including a double against U-19 Song Lam Nghe An, and a goal that made it 3–0 for the Hanoi team in the semi-final of the 2015 Vietnam U19 Football Championship.

### Công an Nhân dân

In 2015, Thành Chung was one of the 16 players from the Hanoi T&T Youth Football Training Center managed by coach Phạm Minh Đức, playing for the Công an Nhân dân Football Club. He wore the number 18 shirt and scored a header to help his team achieve their first victory in the First Division.

### Hanoi FC

In the 2016 V.League, Thành Chung made his debut for Hanoi T&T alongside several other young players like Phạm Đức Huy, Đỗ Hùng Dũng, and Nguyễn Quang Hải. After the first two seasons, he had played 32 out of 52 matches for the capital city team.
On October 1, 2022, Thành Chung marked his 100th appearance in V.League 1 with a 5–1 victory over Becamex Binh Duong.

## International Career
### Vietnam U-19

In 2015, Thành Chung was a member of the Vietnam national under-19 football team. He wore the number 3 jersey during his time with the U-19 squad.

### Vietnam U-23

In December 2017, Thành Chung was called up for the first time by coach Park Hang-seo to join the Vietnam national under-23 football team. He wore the number 15 jersey in his debut match for the U-23 team in a friendly against South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai.
In January 2018, Thành Chung was one of 25 players selected for Vietnam’s U-23 squad at the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in China. He played in only two matches during the tournament, as Vietnam reached the final.
In December 2019, Nguyễn Thành Chung and the Vietnam U-22 team won the gold medal in men's football at the 30th SEA Games. During the group-stage match against U-22 Indonesia, Thành Chung scored a crucial header in the 63rd minute to equalize at 1-1. Vietnam eventually won the match 2-1.

## Career statistics
### International

    As of match played 5 January 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Vietnam |
| Vietnam | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32 | 0 |

## International goals
### U-23

    Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. Only results against national teams were counted
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 22 March 2019 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Brunei | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2019 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Thailand | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 3 | 1 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Indonesia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |

## Honours

Hà Nội
* V.League 1: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
* Vietnamese National Cup: 2019, 2020, 2022
* Vietnamese Super Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021
Vietnam U23
* AFC U-23 Asian Cup runners-up: 2018
* SEA Games: 2019
Vietnam
* ASEAN Championship: 2024; runners-up: 2022
* VFF Cup: 2022