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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Tiến Linh.
Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Tiến Linh in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Date of birth (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Cẩm Giàng, Hải Dương, Vietnam
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Becamex Bình Dương
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2015 Becamex Bình Dương
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Becamex Bình Dương 162 (63)
International career‡
2015–2017 Vietnam U19 11 (5)
2018–2022 Vietnam U23 30 (12)
2018– Vietnam 50 (21)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF Championship
Winner ASEAN 2018 Team
Runner-up ASEAN 2022 Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024

Nguyễn Tiến Linh (born 20 October 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương and the Vietnam national team.[2] In 2021, Tiến Linh was nominated by a panel of sports journalists and football experts for Best Footballer in Asia.[3] He is considered one of the best Vietnamese footballers of his generation. After the match against China in February 2022, he became the all-time leader for Vietnam in the World Cup qualifiers, passing Lê Công Vinh who had 7 goals.[4]

Early life

Nguyễn Tiến Linh was born and raised in the Cam Hoang commune of the Cam Giang district, Hai Duong. At the age of 2, his mother moved to South Korea for work. At the age of 6, he followed his father to Binh Duong. His mother returned to Vietnam when he was 9 years old. Currently, his family owns a football theme coffee shop in the city of Thuận An.[5]

Club career

Becamex Binh Duong U19

2015

With 5 goals, Tiến Linh was the top scorer of Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship.

Becamex Binh Duong

2016–present

Tiến Linh made his first debut with Becamex Binh Duong in 2016.

Over 4 years, Tiến Linh scored 26 goals, with fifteen in 2018, five in 2020, and six in 2021 before the cancellation of V.League 1.[6] Becamex Binh Duong won the Vietnamese National Football Super Cup and also placed second in the Vietnamese National Football Super Cup, also earning the Vietnamese Bronze Ball in 2022.[7]

International career

2018: First Match for Vietnam and won AFF Championship

On 8 November 2018, Tiến Linh made his debut for the national team in the match against Laos. He scored his first goal for Vietnam against Cambodia in their last group match. At the end, Tiến Linh and Vietnam won 2018 AFF Championship.

2019-present

2022 World Cup qualification

On 15 October 2019, Tiến Linh scored his first goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Indonesia. A month later, he scored the only goal against UAE. In June 2021, he scored 3 goals in the last 3 matches of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification to promote Vietnam to the third round. On 1 February 2022, he scored a goal in the match against China to surpass Le Cong Vinh as the top scorer for Vietnam in the history of World Cup qualification.[citation needed]

2020 AFF Championship

In 2020 AFF Championship, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win against Cambodia, but his team lost in the semi-finals to Thailand.

2022 AFF Championship

Tiến Linh scored 6 goals in 2022 AFF Championship to share the top goalscorer award with Thai striker Teerasil Dangda, but Vietnam once again lost Thailand by 2-3 on aggregate in the finals.

2026 World Cup qualification

During the 2nd round, Tiến Linh scored two goals against the Philippines and was awarded the Player of the Match title. Vietnam however was eliminated of the World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Becamex Binh Duong 2016 V.League 1 15 2 4 1 1[a] 0 — 20 3
2017 12 2 5 1 — — 17 3
2018 19 15 6 0 — — 25 15
2019 17 7 3 2 7[b] 1 1[c] 0 28 10
2020 18 5 1 0 — — 19 5
2021 11 6 1 0 — — 12 6
2022 20 9 0 0 — — 20 9
2023 18 3 2 1 — — 20 4
2023-24 26 8 3 3 — — 29 11
2024-25 6 6 1 1 — — 7 7
Total career 162 63 26 9 8 1 1 0 197 73
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup

International

As of match played 12 October 2024[8]

National Team Year Apps Goals
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Vietnam 2018 5 2
2019 7 2
2021 16 7
2022 7 3
2023 8 4
2024 7 3
Total 50 21

Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first. [8]

List of international goals scored by Nguyễn Tiến Linh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 November 2018 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Cambodia 1–0 3–0 2018 AFF Championship
2. 25 December 2018 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  North Korea 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3. 15 October 2019 Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia  Indonesia 3–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 14 November 2019 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0
5. 7 June 2021 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Indonesia 1–0 4–0
6. 11 June 2021  Malaysia 1–0 2–1
7. 15 June 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–3 2–3
8. 7 October 2021 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  China 2–2 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 12 October 2021 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman  Oman 1–0 1–3
10. 19 December 2021 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore  Cambodia 1–0 4–0 2020 AFF Championship
11. 2–0
12. 1 February 2022 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  China 2–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 21 December 2022 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 1–0 6–0 2022 AFF Championship
14. 27 December 2022 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Malaysia 1–0 3–0
15. 3 January 2023  Myanmar 2–0 3–0
16. 9 January 2023  Indonesia 1–0 2–0
17. 2–0
18. 13 January 2023  Thailand 1–0 2–2
19. 6 June 2024  Philippines 1–1 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
20. 2–1
21. 10 September 2024  Thailand 1–0 1–2 2024 LPBank Cup

Honours

Club

Becamex Binh Duong

International

Vietnam

Vietnam U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Nguyễn Tiến Linh".
  2. ^ Nguyễn Tiến Linh at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Nguyễn Tiến Linh được đề cử danh hiệu Cầu thủ xuất sắc nhất châu Á 2021". congluan.vn. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Tiền đạo Nguyễn Tiến Linh: Phá kỷ lục, đặt mục tiêu mới". thanhnien.vn. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Cầu thủ Nguyễn Tiến Linh quê ở đâu? Tiểu sử cầu thủ Tiến Linh". 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Huỷ giải V.League 2021: Một quyết định lịch sử". laodong.vn. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Quả bóng Đồng - Nguyễn Tiến Linh: 'Xứng danh' trung phong số 1 Việt Nam". thethao247.vn. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Nguyễn Tiến Linh". at National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Register". Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via instagram.
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