Nguyễn Hai Long

Nguyễn Hai Long
Personal information
Full name	Nguyễn Hai Long
Date of birth	27 August 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth	Tiên Yên, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hà Nội
Number	14
Youth career
2011–2015	Viettel
2015–2019	Than Quảng Ninh
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2021	Than Quảng Ninh
2022–	Hà Nội
National team‡
2014–2015	Vietnam U16
2020–	Vietnam U23
2021–	Vietnam
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2022

Nguyễn Hai Long (born 27 August 2000) is a Vietnamese professional football player who plays as Central midfielder for Hà Nội in V.League 1^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Club career[]

Born in Quảng Ninh in a family that did not follow football, Nguyễn Hai Long had always shown a passion for football from a young age and soon trained at Viettel Football Center. He and Viettel won the runner-up of the U-13 tournament and the National U-15 champion before returning to train for Than Quang Ninh's youth team in 2015.

In 2020, he officially competed in the V.League 1 in the shirt of Than Quang Ninh with the shirt number 88 .^[6]

2020[]

He was ranked as the main stone by coach Phan Thanh Hùng during his trip to Viettel in the 4th round of the V-League 2020. He immediately left a big mark thanks to his confidence, bravery and ability to control. controlled the ball well on the day coach Park Hang-seo attended. The poise continued to be shown by him in the match Than Quang Ninh as a guest against Hai Phong. He received many compliments from the fans for his skillful and convincing performance, helping the "mine team" win against the opponent in the 5th round of the V-League 2020.

2021[]

In October 2021, after the news that Than Quang Ninh was in danger of shutting down, the Hanoi club quickly recruited him with a 5-year contract.

International career[]

In 2020, he was called up by coach Park Hang-seo to Vietnam U22. Although this is only a small gathering for the Korean strategist to check his expertise, it is also a worthy achievement for the efforts of this young midfielder.