Nguyễn Văn Tùng initiated his football journey at the Gia Lam Sports Center of the Hà Nội football academy.[6] After a brief stint with the U16 Hanoi team, his career faced a two-year interruption due to injury. In 2019, he returned to the U19 Hanoi squad, scoring 6 goals in 5 matches and helping the team clinch the U19 National Championship.[7]
Hanoi FC
On 26 June 2022, Văn Tùng was named on the substitutes bench for a match against Nam Dinh FC in the V.League 1. He made his competitive debut for the club on 3 July in a V.League 1 match against SHB Da Nang FC. Van Tung was replaced by Phạm Tuấn Hải in the 86th minute as Hanoi lost 2–1. He scored his first goal for the club at the 2022 Vietnamese Cup quarter-finals against Binh Phuoc FC which ended 5–0 for Hanoi.
On 27 May 2023, Văn Tùng scored his first V.League 1 goal in a 1–1 away draw at Becamex Binh Duong.
Văn Tùng was called up to the senior Vietnam squad for the first time to face Hong Kong and Syria in June 2023. He made his Vietnam senior team debut on 15 June 2023 against the former at the Lạch Tray Stadium.[16]
In January 2024, he was included in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[17]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 7 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition