Nguyễn Minh Trung

Nguyễn Minh Trung
Minh Trung in 2023
Personal information
Birth name Nguyễn Minh Trung
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hồ Chí Minh City
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2009 Thống Nhất
2011–2013 Hồ Chí Minh City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Hồ Chí Minh City 63 (9)
2020–2022 Sài Gòn 31 (0)
2023– Hồ Chí Minh City 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2023

Nguyễn Minh Trung (born 9 December 1992) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 side Hồ Chí Minh City.

Career

Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Minh Trung started his career playing for the local amateur team Thống Nhất FC. In 2011, he was recruited to the Hồ Chí Minh City FC youth team. He was promoted to the senior team in 2013 and won a promotion to the 2014 V.League 2 with the team. In 2016, as a regular starter, he played a big role helping his team winning the 2016 V.League 2.[2][failed verification] In the following season, he made his V.League 1 debut with Hồ Chí Minh City.[3]

In 2020, he joined Sài Gòn on a free transfer and was part of the team that finished third in the 2020 V.League 1, thus gaining a qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup. This was the first time the club appear in a continental competition.[4]

In 2023, after Sài Gòn dissolved, Minh Trung made his return to Hồ Chí Minh City FC.[5]

Honours

Hồ Chí Minh City

References

  1. ^ "Nguyễn Minh Trung". VPF. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Người thân cầu thủ TP.HCM chung vui ngày đội bóng vô địch" (in Vietnamese). Bongda.com.vn. 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Nguyễn Minh Trung - Ra đi để khẳng định" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Nguyễn Minh Trung: Người TP.HCM duy nhất "bay cao" ở Sài Gòn FC" (in Vietnamese). Webthethao. 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Danh sách cầu thủ câu lạc bộ TP. Hồ Chí Minh dự V-League 2023" (in Vietnamese). The Sporting News. 2 February 2023.