Trần Nguyễn Bảo Châu (born 24 March 1991) is a Vietnamese

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

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Bảo Châu made her debut for

in 2010. Following the retirement of

Đoàn Thị Kim Chi Đoàn Thị Kim Chi (born 29 April 1979) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer who is the currently assistant coach for Vietnam national team and the head coach of Hồ Chí Minh City I. Career She has won 4 gold medals in S ...

in 2013, Bảo Châu became one of the most important players of the team. In March 2025, Bảo Châu scored a goal in Hồ Chí Minh City's historical 5–4 win against

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at the

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, advancing to the semi-finals with the club.

International career

Bảo Châu was part of the

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's squad that won the

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and the

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Gold medal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tran Nguyen, Bao Chau 1991 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Vietnamese women's footballers Vietnam women's international footballers 21st-century Vietnamese sportswomen People from Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province