Nguyễn Quang Vinh (footballer)

Nguyễn Quang Vinh (born 27 January 2005) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Sông Lam Nghệ An.

Earlycareer
Born in Nghệ An, Quang Vinh started playing football from a young age for his school team. After displaying good performances in a U11 district tournament in 2016, he was recruited to the Sông Lam Nghệ An football academy. With his good ability to play well with both feet, he was trained to become a playmaker. He captained Sông Lam Nghệ An youth teams from U13 to U17. He was part of the Sông Lam Nghệ An that finished as runners-up in the 2023 Vietnamese National U-19 Championship and the 2023 Vietnamese National U-21 Championship.

Club career
He was promoted to Sông Lam Nghệ An's first team for the 2023–24 V.League 1 season. On 22 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Sông Lam Nghệ An's 1–1 home draw against Viettel, coming in as a substitute for Trần Mạnh Quỳnh in the 90th minute. He scored his first professional goal on 26 November 2023 against Đồng Tháp in his team's 6–2 Vietnamese Cup win. On 18 May 2024, he scored the winning goal in Sông Lam Nghệ An's 2–1 victory against Khánh Hòa, thus secure his team from the direct relegation position.

International career
With Vietnam U15, Quang Vinh took part squad for the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship. He made four appearances during the tournament as Vietnam finished in fourth place.

In 2023, Quang Vinh was named in the preliminary squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship and 2023 AFF U-23 Championship both didn't feature in the final squad for both tournaments.