Lê Nguyên Hoàng (born 14 February 2005) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Sông Lam Nghệ An and the Vietnam national under-23 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lê Nguyên Hoàng | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Cửa Lò, Nghệ An, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Vietnam U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Vietnam U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Vietnam U23 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023 | |||
Early career edit
Nguyên Hoàng started playing football at an early age for his local team in Cửa Lò. In 2014, Song Lam Nghe An scouts spotted Nguyên Hoàng in a youth football tournament in Nghệ An and decided to recruit him to the team youth academy.[2] In 2023, he captained the under-19 side of Sông Lam Nghệ An to finish as runners-up in the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship as they were defeated by Thanh Hóa U19 in the final. His solid defending during the tournament gained him a spot in the "Best XI".[3]
Club career edit
Nguyên Hoàng was promoted to Sông Lam Nghệ An's first team for the 2023–24 V.League 1 season. He made his professional debut on 28 October 2023, replacing the injured Hồ Khắc Lương on the 34th minute of a 2–2 V.League 1 draw against their Nghệ-Tĩnh Derby rival Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh.[4]
International career edit
In March 2022, Nguyên Hoàng was chosen alongside 18 other Vietnam U17 players for a training camp in Germany.[5]
In February 2023, Nguyên Hoàng took part in Vietnam U20 squad in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship as one of the three starter center backs.[6] He displayed good defending skills a good despite his country failed to pass through the group stage.[7] Against Australia and Qatar made blocked several shots from the opponent and won in most of the aerial duels despite having an average height (1.77m).[8][9]
A few months after, he was named in Vietnam U23 squad for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.[10] He appeared in all four games as Vietnam ended up winning the tournament.[11]
Honours edit
Sông Lam Nghệ An Youth
- Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship runner-up: 2023
Vietnam U23
References edit
- ^ "Ai là cầu thủ cao nhất U23 Việt Nam? Chi tiết chiều cao U23 Việt Nam". Sporting News.
- ^ "Lê Nguyên Hoàng quyết tâm đưa U19 Sông Lam Nghệ An vượt qua vòng loại". baonghean (in Vietnamese). 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Ngọc Mỹ tỏa sáng, Thanh Hóa vô địch U19 quốc gia 2023" (in Vietnamese). VFF. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh vs Sông Lam Nghệ An". vpf.vn. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "DANH SÁCH ĐỘI TUYỂN U17 NAM QUỐC GIA ĐI TẬP HUẤN CHLB ĐỨC 18-3-2022". VFF. 23 March 2022.
- ^ "U20 Việt Nam chốt danh sách dự Giải U20 châu Á 2023" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Trung vệ tuổi teen vô danh và dấu ấn tại giải U20 châu Á" (in Vietnamese). Báo Giao Thông. 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Hai chàng "tí hon" của U20 Việt Nam khiến những "gã khổng lồ" nản lòng" (in Vietnamese). Báo Giao Thông. 5 March 2023.
- ^ "U20 Việt Nam dừng bước tại Vòng chung kết U20 châu Á" (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Đội tuyển U.23 Việt Nam vô địch trên đất Thái Lan: Liệu có khả thi?" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á lần thứ hai liên tiếp" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 26 August 2023.