Y Êli Niê

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Niê. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Y Êli.
Y Êli Niê
Y Êli Niê in 2020
Personal information
Full name Y Êli Niê[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cư M'gar, Đắk Lắk, Vietnam[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Thanh Hóa
Number 30
Youth career
2015–2016 Đắk Lắk
2016 JMG Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Đắk Lắk 43 (0)
2023– Thanh Hóa 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Vietnam U18 10 (0)
2017–2019 Vietnam U19 7 (0)
2022–2024 Vietnam U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2022

Y Êli Niê (born 8 January 2001) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Thanh Hóa and the Vietnam national under-23 team.[2]

Early life

Y Êli Niê was born as the fifth child of seven. He is part of the Rade ethnic group, who assign surnames matrilineally (contrary to Vietnamese convention).[3]

He started playing football aged 10. He won the National U11 Championship with the Dak Lak U11 team.[3]

Honours

Thanh Hóa

Vietnam U23

References

  1. ^ a b "Y Êli Niê". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Thủ môn Y Eli Niê người dân tộc Ê Đê được triệu tập tham dự Giải U23 Đông Nam Á 2022". Baodantoc.vn. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Y Êli NiÊ khoác áo U22 quốc gia: Từ quá khứ tai tiếng đến niềm tin của ông Park - Báo Giáo dục và Thời đại Online". Giaoducthoidai.vn. Retrieved 3 May 2022.


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