Mạc Hồng Quân (born 1 January 1992) is a Vietnamese professional

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who plays as an

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and as a forward for

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club Quy Nhơn Bình Định and the

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Early life

Born in Hải Dương, Hong Quan migrated to

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with his family in 2000 at the age of 8. As a child, he played with FK Tachov, before joining

AC Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

in 2007.

Club career

AC Sparta Prague B

Hồng Quân began his professional career with the B squad of

. He captained the club during 2011–2012.

FLC Thanh Hoa

Hồng Quân made his highly anticipated debut in the

when he signed with FLC Thanh Hóa before Matchday 12 of the 2013 season. However, after a poor start to the 2014 V.League 1 season, Thanh Hóa released Hồng Quân.

International career

In June 2012, Mạc Hồng Quân was invited to train with the Vietnam U22 by the

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after being scouted by the Vietnam U19's coach Mai Đức Chung. He was selected for the final roster for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championships qualifiers. On 15 September 2014, the underdogs Vietnam thrash Iran 4-1 in shock win in the men's football event of the 2014 Asian Games. Hong Quan assisted the first and scored the second goal after passing two Iran defenders before defeating goalkeeper Sedghi. He was praised by the Vietnamese media for his movement and ability to find space in dangerous areas. Hong Quan was part of

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's squad in the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.''

Under-23

Vietnam

:''Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.''

Honours

Than Quang Ninh FC *

Vietnamese Cup Vietnamese National Football Cup ( vi, Giải Bóng đá Cúp Quốc Gia Việt Nam), now officially recognized as the BaF Meat National Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club compet ...

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Vietnamese Super Cup Vietnamese National Football Super Cup ( vi, Siêu cúp bóng đá Việt Nam), also called the Thaco National Football Super Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is Vietnamese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous V.L ...

: 2016 Vietnam U23 *

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

Bronze medal: 2015 Individual *

Team of the Season:

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Personal life

Mạc Hồng Quân began dating Vietnamese model Kỳ Hân in early 2016. The couple got married on June 26, 2016. Their first child, a son, Tỏi, was born in 2017.Ba năm hôn nhân của Kỳ Hân - Mạc Hồng Quân
August 26, 2020

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac, Hong Quan 1992 births Living people Vietnamese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Vietnam men's international footballers Vietnamese expatriate men's footballers Vietnamese emigrants to the Czech Republic Vietnamese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic People from Hải Dương province V.League 1 players Than Quang Ninh FC players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Vietnam