Nguyễn Tiến Linh

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.[1] In 2021, Tiến Linh was nominated by a panel of sports journalists and football experts for Best Footballer in Asia.[2] He is considered one of the best Vietnamese footballers of his generation. After a match with China, he became the all-time leader for Vietnam in the World Cup qualifiers, passing Lê Công Vinh who had 7 goals.[3]

Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Personal information
Full name Nguyễn Tiến Linh
Date of birth (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997
Place of birth Cẩm Giàng, Hải Dương, Vietnam
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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 119 (46)
International career‡
2015–2017 Vietnam U19 11 (5)
2018–2022 Vietnam U23 30 (12)
2018– Vietnam 39 (18)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Vietnam
AFF Championship
WinnerASEAN 2018Team
Runner-upASEAN 2022Team
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 VietnamTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2023

Early life

Nguyễn 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.[4]

Club career

2015

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

2016–present

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

Over four years, Tiến Linh scored twenty-six goals, with fifteen in 2018, five in 2020, and six in 2021 before the cancellation of V.League 1.[5] 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.[6]

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

On 15 October 2019, Tiến Linh scored his first goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Indonesia. One month later, he scored the only goal against UAE. In June 2021, he scored three goals in the last three matches of the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification to promote Vietnam to the third round.

In 2021 AFF Championship, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win against Cambodia, but his team lost in the semifinals to Thailand.

On 1 February 2022, he scored a goal in the match against China to pass Le Cong Vinh as the top scorer for Vietnam in the history of World Cup qualification.

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.

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division MatchGoalMatchGoalMatchGoalMatchGoalMatchGoal
Becamex Binh Duong FC 2016 V.League 1 15 2 4 1 1 0 — 20 3
2017 12 2 5 1 — — 17 3
2018 19 15 6 0 — — 25 15
2019 17 7 3 2 7 1 1 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 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Total 119 46 20 4 8 1 1 0 148 51

International
As of match played 16 January 2023
National TeamYearMatchGoal
 Vietnam 201852
201972
2021157
202273
202354
Total3918

International goals

Vietnam U-23
Scores and results list U23 Vietnam's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 2019Phu Tho, Vietnam Myanmar2–02–0Friendly
2.8 September 2019Wuhan, China China1–02–0Friendly
3.2–0
4.28 November 2019Biñan, Laguna, Philippines Laos1–06–12019 Southeast Asian Games
5.2–0
6.3–0
7.5 December 2019Biñan, Laguna, Philippines Thailand1–22–22019 Southeast Asian Games
8.2–2
9.7 December 2019Manila, Philippines Cambodia1–04–02019 Southeast Asian Games
10.16 January 2020Bangkok, Thailand North Korea1–01–22020 AFC U-23 Championship
11.6 May 2022Phu Tho, Vietnam Indonesia1–03–02021 Southeast Asian Games
12.19 May 2022Phu Tho, Vietnam Malaysia1–01–02021 Southeast Asian Games

Vietnam
Scores and results list Vietnam's goal tally first.[7]
No.Cap.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.224 November 2018Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Cambodia1–03–02018 AFF Championship
2.525 December 2018Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam North Korea1–01–1Friendly
3.1015 October 2019Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia Indonesia3–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.1114 November 2019Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam United Arab Emirates1–01–0
5.137 June 2021Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Indonesia1–04–0
6.1411 June 2021 Malaysia1–02–1
7.1515 June 2021Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–32–3
8.187 October 2021Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates China2–22–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.1912 October 2021Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman1–01–3
10.2519 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Cambodia1–04–02020 AFF Championship
11.2–0
12.281 February 2022Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam China2–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.3221 December 2022New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Laos1–06–02022 AFF Championship
14.3327 December 2022Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Malaysia1–03–0
15.353 January 2023 Myanmar2–03–0
16.379 January 2023 Indonesia1–02–0
17.2–0
18.3813 January 2023 Thailand1–02–2

Honours

Club

Becamex Bình Dương

International

Vietnam

Vietnam U23

Individual

Record

References
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  5. "Huỷ giải V.League 2021: Một quyết định lịch sử". laodong.vn. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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