Ngọc Minh Chuyên (born 23 June 2004) is a Vietnamese

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club Thái Nguyên T&T.

Club career

Born in Tuyển Quang, Minh Chuyên started playing football at a youth age, playing for her school team. In 2019, she joined the

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youth academy after her school's football coach presented her to the team. At the age of 17, he was promoted to Thái Nguyên T&T first team in 2021. She scored her first senior goal in her team 3–1 victory

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win against Phong Phú Hà Nam. In 2023, she was named as the Best Vietnamese Young Women Player of the Year.

International career

With Vietnam U19, Minh Chuyên was the joint-top scorer of the

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. During both times, Vietnam finished as runners-up in the tournament. In October 2023, she received her first call up to the Vietnam national team, featuring in the preliminary squad for the

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but was not included in the final list. On 29 June 2025, she made her debut and also scored a goal for national team against

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International goals

Vietnam U20

National team

Honours

Individual *

Top Scorer:

* Best Vietnamese Young Women Player of the Year: 2023

References

2004 births Living people Women's association football forwards Vietnamese women's footballers Vietnam women's international footballers 21st-century Vietnamese sportswomen People from Tuyên Quang province {{Vietnam-women-footy-bio-stub