Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn (born 28 July 2003) is a Vietnamese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a winger or a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Smal ...

for

V.League 2 The Vietnamese National Football First League (), known simply as the V.League 2 and for sponsorship purposes as Gold Star V.League 2, is the second-highest of the Vietnamese football league system after V.League 1, and is currently contested ...

club PVF-CAND and the Vietnam national team.

Early career

Born in

Tây Ninh Tây Ninh () is a provincial city in Southeastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tây Ninh Province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland. Tây Ninh is one of nine provinces and cities in the ''Southern Key Economic R ...

, Thanh Nhàn started his youth career by participating in local youth football tournaments. His talent quickly impressed the local football managers, who advised him to take part in the admission test of youth football academies. Although in 2013 Thanh Nhàn was admitted to

PVF Football Academy The Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talent Football Academy (PVF), officially operating as the PVF Youth Football Training Center - Ministry of Public Security (), is a privately-established football academy based in Hưng Yên. The instituti ...

, he couldn't join the academy for personal reasons. In 2014, he joined

youth academy. His performances during the 2019

Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship The Vietnamese National U17 Football Championship (), is the national championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Vietnam Football Federation The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF; ) is the governing bo ...

caught the attention of Vietnam U19 manager

Philippe Troussier Philippe Omar Troussier,October's ten – Religious conversions
...

signed Thanh Nhàn under Troussier's demand. Thanh Nhàn won two consecutives

Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship The Vietnamese National U19 Football Championship () is the national championship of association football for male players under the age of 19 organized by the Vietnam Football Federation The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF; ) is the governing ...

s with PVF and was named as best player in the 2021 edition with seven goals scored.

Club career

In 2022, Thanh Nhàn was promoted to PVF Football Academy's first team Phố Hiến. In his first season with club, Thanh Nhàn became a crucial starter and scored 10 goals after 20 matches in

, making him the league top scorer and helping the club finish third in the league. In the 2023 season, Thanh Nhàn continued to be in form with his team despite missing the beginning of the season due an injury. He scored two goals in the

2023 Vietnamese Cup The 2023 Vietnamese Cup () is the 31st edition of the Vietnamese National Football Cup, the premier knockout competition in Vietnamese football. A total of 24 clubs contested, including all teams from the top two tiers of the Vietnamese football ...

to help PVF-CAND reaching the semi finals for the first time in the history before getting eliminated by Đống Á Thanh Hóa. In

, Thanh Nhàn bagged 10 goals like the previous season and finished as the top scorer for the second season in a row, as PVF-CAND ended up the season as the league's runner-up. In the following season, Thanh Nhàn missed out several games due to injury, but manage to contribute 4 goals in PVF-CAND's runner-up campaign in the 2023–24 V.League 2. He was therefore named in the league's Team of the season.

International career

Thanh Nhàn participated in the

2023 AFC U-20 Championship The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup was the 41st edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Footbal ...

. He played in all three group stage matches but Vietnam under-20 failed to reach the quarter-finals despite having won two out of their three matches. At the same year, Thanh Nhàn was named on Vietnam U22 squad for the

2023 SEA Games The 2023 Southeast Asian Games (, UNGEGN: ''Kar Brâkuŏt Keila Brâchéachéatĕ Asi Aknéy 2023''), also known as the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, or the 32nd SEA Games, and commonly known as Cambodia 2023, were the 32nd edition of the Southe ...

. On 21 November 2023, Thanh Nhàn made his debut with the Vietnam national team in a

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada men's national soccer team, Canada, Mexico national football team, Mexico, and the United States men's national soccer team, United States at the 2026 FIFA ...

against

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

. In December, he was named by coach

Philippe Troussier Philippe Omar Troussier,October's ten – Religious conversions
...

in the preliminary squad for the

2023 AFC Asian Cup The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 20 ...

but later withdrew due to an injury.

Playing style

Thanh Nhàn is a versatile attacker who can play well as a winger as well as a

. He was called "Pace King" and "Lungless Man" by the Vietnamese press, referring to his quick accelerations, his good stamina and good workrates in the field when constantly switch position during the game.

Honours

PVF-CAND *

Vietnamese National Cup Vietnamese National Football Cup (), commonly recognized and branded as the National Cup (), is a Vietnamese Association football, football competition. It is one of the most important club competitions in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Cup was first he ...

third place:

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

PVF Football Academy *

: 2020, 2021 Vietnam U23 *

SEA Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as 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 su ...

bronze medal:

Individual

* Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship best player: 2021 *

top scorer:

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

* V.League 2 Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Thanh Nhan Living people 2003 births People from Tây Ninh province Vietnamese men's footballers 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen Men's association football forwards Vietnam men's youth international footballers V.League 2 players Vietnam men's international footballers SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Vietnam Medalists at the 2023 SEA Games