Lê Nguyên Hoàng

Lê Nguyên Hoàng (born 14 February 2005) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Sông Lam Nghệ An and the Vietnam national under-23 team.

Lê Nguyên Hoàng
Personal information
Full name Lê Nguyên Hoàng
Date of birth (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005
Place of birth Cửa Lò, Nghệ An, Vietnam
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sông Lam Nghệ An
Number 3
Youth career
2014–2023 Sông Lam Nghệ An
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Sông Lam Nghệ An 7 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Vietnam U17 2 (0)
2023– Vietnam U20 3 (0)
2023– Vietnam U23 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023

Early career

Nguyên Hoàng started playing football at an early age for his local team in Cửa Lò. In 2014, Song Lam Nghe An scouts spotted Nguyên Hoàng in a youth football tournament in Nghệ An and decided to recruit him to the team youth academy.[2] In 2023, he captained the under-19 side of Sông Lam Nghệ An to finish as runners-up in the Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship as they were defeated by Thanh Hóa U19 in the final. His solid defending during the tournament gained him a spot in the "Best XI".[3]

Club career

Nguyên Hoàng was promoted to Sông Lam Nghệ An's first team for the 2023–24 V.League 1 season. He made his professional debut on 28 October 2023, replacing the injured Hồ Khắc Lương on the 34th minute of a 2–2 V.League 1 draw against their Nghệ-Tĩnh Derby rival Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh.[4]

International career

In March 2022, Nguyên Hoàng was chosen alongside 18 other Vietnam U17 players for a training camp in Germany.[5]

In February 2023, Nguyên Hoàng took part in Vietnam U20 squad in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship as one of the three starter center backs.[6] He displayed good defending skills a good despite his country failed to pass through the group stage.[7] Against Australia and Qatar made blocked several shots from the opponent and won in most of the aerial duels despite having an average height (1.77m).[8][9]

A few months after, he was named in Vietnam U23 squad for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship.[10] He appeared in all four games as Vietnam ended up winning the tournament.[11]

Honours

Sông Lam Nghệ An Youth

Vietnam U23

References
  1. "Ai là cầu thủ cao nhất U23 Việt Nam? Chi tiết chiều cao U23 Việt Nam". Sporting News.
  2. "Lê Nguyên Hoàng quyết tâm đưa U19 Sông Lam Nghệ An vượt qua vòng loại". baonghean (in Vietnamese). 25 March 2023.
  3. "Ngọc Mỹ tỏa sáng, Thanh Hóa vô địch U19 quốc gia 2023" (in Vietnamese). VFF. 4 May 2023.
  4. "Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh vs Sông Lam Nghệ An". vpf.vn. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. "DANH SÁCH ĐỘI TUYỂN U17 NAM QUỐC GIA ĐI TẬP HUẤN CHLB ĐỨC 18-3-2022". VFF. 23 March 2022.
  6. "U20 Việt Nam chốt danh sách dự Giải U20 châu Á 2023" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 25 February 2023.
  7. "Trung vệ tuổi teen vô danh và dấu ấn tại giải U20 châu Á" (in Vietnamese). Báo Giao Thông. 10 March 2023.
  8. "Hai chàng "tí hon" của U20 Việt Nam khiến những "gã khổng lồ" nản lòng" (in Vietnamese). Báo Giao Thông. 5 March 2023.
  9. "U20 Việt Nam dừng bước tại Vòng chung kết U20 châu Á" (in Vietnamese). Nhân Dân. 7 March 2023.
  10. "Đội tuyển U.23 Việt Nam vô địch trên đất Thái Lan: Liệu có khả thi?" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 16 August 2023.
  11. "Việt Nam vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á lần thứ hai liên tiếp" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 26 August 2023.
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