Nguyễn Thanh Khôi (born 18 November 2001) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Hồ Chí Minh City.

Nguyễn Thanh Khôi
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Thanh Khôi
Date of birth (2001-11-18) November 18, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Huế, Vietnam
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hồ Chí Minh City
Number 16
Youth career
2013–2020 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2020–2022 Nutifood
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Nutifood 0 (0)
2022Long An (loan) 16 (2)
2023– Hồ Chí Minh City 14 (0)
2023Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Vietnam U19 6 (1)
2022– Vietnam U23 2 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF U-23 Championship
Winner Cambodia 2022 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Early career edit

Born in Huế, Thanh Khôi started youth career at the age of 13 after he was admitted to the Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy. In 2019, he was sent to train with the under-17 side of Feyenoord during a short period.[2] At the same yearm he captained Hoàng Anh Gia Lai U19 to the Vietnamese National U-19 Championship final but failed to win the title after losing to Hà Nội.[3]

In 2020, Thanh Khôi was transferred to the Nutifood JMG Academy [vi], a partner club of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. He was part of the U-21 Nutifood squad that won the 2021 Vietnamese National U-21 Championship.[4]

Club career edit

In 2022, Thanh Khôi joined V.League 2 side Long An on a loan deal from Nutifood. He scored 2 goals after 16 league appearances for the team.[5]

In November 2022, after Nutifood was handed over to Hồ Chí Minh City, Thanh Khôi signed for the V.League 1 team.[5][6]

In June 2023, Thanh Khôi was loaned to Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu until the end of the 2023 season.[7]

International career edit

Thanh Khôi took part in the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship with Vietnam U23. He played in the opening game against Singapore and scored a goal in the 7–0 win.[8] After the game, he was tested positive for Covid-19 and forfeited for the rest of the tournament.[9] His teammates later secured the title after defeating Thailand in the final.[10]

Honours edit

Vietnam U23

References edit

  1. ^ "Nguyễn Thanh Khôi". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "4 tài năng trẻ của HAGL được trao cơ hội thử sức ở Feyenoord". Voice of Vietnam. 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ "(NxGn Việt Nam) Nguyễn Thanh Khôi: 'Của để dành' của lò đào tạo HAGL" (in Vietnamese). Goal.com. 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Học viện Nutifood vô địch U21 Quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Vnexpress. 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "CLB TP.HCM chiêu mộ "bảo bối" của HLV Troussier" (in Vietnamese). Lao Động. 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ "CLB TP.HCM có 2 'viên ngọc quý' từ Học viện Nutifood JMG" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 21 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Bổ sung lực lượng, CLB BRVT chiêu mộ "viên ngọc quý" lò HAGL" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 19 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Hành trình chinh phục ước mơ của cầu thủ Nguyễn Thanh Khôi" (in Vietnamese). 35express. 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ "3 cầu thủ ghi bàn cho U23 Việt Nam bị thay thế do Covid-19". Sport 5. 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "U23 Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á: Nghịch cảnh tạo anh hùng" (in Vietnamese). VOV. 27 February 2022.

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