Nguyễn Văn Tùng (born 2 June 2001) is a Vietnamese professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

Hà Nội Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

and the Vietnam national team.

Club career

Early career

Nguyễn Văn Tùng initiated his football journey at the Gia Lam Sports Center of the Hà Nội football academy. 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.

Hanoi FC

On 26 June 2022, Văn Tùng was named on the substitutes bench for a match against

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in the

. He made his competitive debut for the club on 3 July in a V.League 1 match against

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. Van Tung was replaced by

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in the 86th minute as Hanoi lost 2–1. He scored his first goal for the club at the

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quarter-finals against

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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 Becamex Binh Duong Football Club (), simply known as Becamex Binh Duong, is a professional football club based in Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương province, Vietnam. It currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V.League 1. Their home grou ...

International career

In 2019, Văn Tùng was called up by coach

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to the Vietnam U-19 national team for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. At the AFF U-23 Championship, he scored 2 goals in his debut match for Vietnam U-23 against Singapore U-23. At the

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, Văn Tùng scored 5 goals and became the top scorer, but the Vietnam U-22 team only secured a bronze medal after being eliminated early in the semifinals by Indonesia U-22. Văn Tùng was called up to the senior Vietnam squad for the first time to face

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and

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in June 2023. He made his Vietnam senior team debut on 15 June 2023 against the former at the

Lạch Tray Stadium The Lạch Tray Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Hai Phong, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for association football matches and is the home stadium of the V.League 1 club Hải Phòng F.C., Hải Phòng. The stadium holds 30,000 spectators ...

. In January 2024, he was included in Vietnam's 26-men squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

;Vietnam U19 ;Vietnam U23

Honours

;Hanoi FC *

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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 ...

;Vietnam U23 *

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Gold medal:

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; Bronze medal:

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;Individual *

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Top scorer:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Van Tung 2001 births Living people Vietnamese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Hanoi Hanoi FC players V.League 1 players Vietnam men's international footballers SEA Games gold medalists for Vietnam SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Vietnamese sportsmen