Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường (born 6 March 2004) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 2 club Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Đô Lương, Nghệ An, Vietnam | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | HAGL– Arsenal JMG Academy | ||
| 2020–2022 | Nutifood | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Nutifood | 8 | (4) |
| 2023– | Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu | 27 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 | |||
Early career
editBorn 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, 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
editQuốc 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 Ha 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]
International career
editQuốc 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
editQuốc Cường is the cousin of Vietnam national team player Nguyễn Công Phượng.[3][9]
References
edit- ^ "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường". VPF. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường, em họ của Công Phượng là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 22 September 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sông Lam Nghệ An nối dài kỷ lục vô địch giải U17 Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Báo Nghệ An. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Ai đã đánh em họ Công Phượng ở giải hạng Ba Quốc gia 2022" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Dugong Kiên Giang, Luxury Hạ Long giành vé dự giải hạng Nhì Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu trụ hạng, Bình Phước đá play-off" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Nguyễn Thái Quốc Cường - 'Em họ Công Phượng' là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 22 September 2020.