Lê Quốc Nhật Nam

Lê Quốc Nhật Nam (born 23 March 2001) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 2 club Huế, on loan from Viettel and the Vietnam national under-23 team.[1]

Lê Quốc Nhật Nam
Personal information
Full name Lê Quốc Nhật Nam
Date of birth (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001
Place of birth Kỳ Anh, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huế
(on loan from Viettel)
Number 20
Youth career
2012–2021 Viettel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Viettel 0 (0)
2021– → Huế (loan) 27 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Vietnam U17 5 (0)
2023– Vietnam U23 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023

Club career

Nhật Nam was discovered by coach Hồ Sỹ Phúc after his great performances at a youth football tournament in Hà Tĩnh. In 2012, he was admitted to Viettel youth academy after the enrollment period that year. In 2018, he won the Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship with Viettel U17 as the team's vice captain.[2] In 2020, Nhật Nam played a crucial role on Viettel U21's successful campaign in Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship, leading the team winning the competition and he was named the best player of the tournament.[3]

In 2021, Nhật Nam joined V.League 2 side Huế on a long-term loan deal.[4]

International career

Nhật Nam was named by coach Philippe Troussier on Vietnam U22 squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[5]

Honours

Viettel Youth

Individual
  • Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship best player: 2020

References
  1. "Tiểu sử cầu thủ Lê Quốc Nhật Nam U22 Việt Nam quê ở đâu?". Web Thể Thao. 26 April 2023.
  2. "Hai cầu thủ người Hà Tĩnh cùng Viettel vô địch U17 quốc gia". Báo Hà Tĩnh. 7 July 2018.
  3. "Lê Quốc Nhật Nam: Chờ đợi gì từ 'dị nhân' của HLV Philippe Troussier?". Bóng Đá Plus. 27 April 2023.
  4. "Những cầu thủ Viettel trưởng thành ở Huế". Báo Thừa Thiên Huế. 26 February 2022.
  5. "Lê Quốc Nhật Nam của CLB Huế được HLV Philippe Troussier triệu tập". Thừa Thiên Huế Online. 3 March 2023.


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